An Ba-ul

An Ba-ul
An in 2017
Personal information
Native name안바울
NationalitySouth Korean
Born (1994-03-25) 25 March 1994
Anyang, South Korea
Home townSeoul, South Korea
Alma materYongin University
OccupationJudoka
Height168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight69 kg
Korean name
Hangul
안바울
RRAn Baul
MRAn Paul
Sport
CountrySouth Korea
SportJudo
Weight class66 kg
Rank     2nd dan black belt
TeamNamyangju City Hall
Taeneung Korea National Team
Coached byChoi Min-ho
Song Dae-nam
Achievements and titles
Olympic Games (2016)
World Champ. (2015)
Asian Champ. (2017, 2018)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  South Korea
Olympic Games
2016 Rio de Janeiro66 kg
2020 Tokyo66 kg
2024 ParisMixed team
World Championships
2015 Astana66 kg
2018 Baku66 kg
2022 Tashkent66 kg
Asian Games
2018 Jakarta66 kg
2022 Hangzhou66 kg
Asian Championships
2017 Hong Kong66 kg
2015 Kuwait City66 kg
2021 Bishkek66 kg
World Masters
2016 Guadalajara66 kg
2021 Doha66 kg
2023 Budapest66 kg
IJF Grand Slam
2015 Abu Dhabi66 kg
2018 Paris66 kg
2020 Paris66 kg
2021 Tashkent66 kg
2022 Paris66 kg
2016 Paris66 kg
2017 Tokyo66 kg
2019 Abu Dhabi66 kg
IJF Grand Prix
2016 Düsseldorf66 kg
2020 Tel Aviv66 kg
2014 Jeju66 kg
2023 Almada66 kg
2015 Düsseldorf66 kg
2018 Hohhot66 kg
2022 Almada66 kg
World Juniors Championships
2013 Ljubljana60 kg
2011 Cape Town60 kg
Summer Universiade
2015 Gwangju66 kg
2017 Taipei66 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF9713
JudoInside.com58513
Updated on 25 September 2023

An Ba-ul (a.k.a. An Baul; Korean: 안바울, Korean pronunciation: [an.ba.ul]; born 25 March 1994) is a South Korean judoka.

An is the 2015 World Champion at the half-lightweight division (66 kg). He rose to prominence by becoming South Korea's first half-lightweight champion in more than a decade.

Before transitioning to senior level, An was a noted junior judoka, where he was also junior World Champion. He is known for his tactical style of fighting and versatile seoi nage. He is currently ranked No. 1 in the world (as of 7 September 2021).

At the 2016 Olympics, An won a silver medal in the men's 66 kg.