An Ba-ul

An Ba-ul
An in 2017
Personal information
Native name
안바울
NationalitySouth Korean
Born (1994-03-25) 25 March 1994
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 class‍–‍66 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 Janeiro ‍–‍66 kg
2020 Tokyo ‍–‍66 kg
2024 Paris Mixed team
World Championships
2015 Astana ‍–‍66 kg
2018 Baku ‍–‍66 kg
2022 Tashkent ‍–‍66 kg
Asian Games
2018 Jakarta ‍–‍66 kg
2022 Hangzhou ‍–‍66 kg
Asian Championships
2017 Hong Kong ‍–‍66 kg
2015 Kuwait City ‍–‍66 kg
2021 Bishkek ‍–‍66 kg
World Masters
2016 Guadalajara ‍–‍66 kg
2021 Doha ‍–‍66 kg
2023 Budapest ‍–‍66 kg
IJF Grand Slam
2015 Abu Dhabi ‍–‍66 kg
2018 Paris ‍–‍66 kg
2020 Paris ‍–‍66 kg
2021 Tashkent ‍–‍66 kg
2022 Paris ‍–‍66 kg
2016 Paris ‍–‍66 kg
2017 Tokyo ‍–‍66 kg
2019 Abu Dhabi ‍–‍66 kg
IJF Grand Prix
2016 Düsseldorf ‍–‍66 kg
2020 Tel Aviv ‍–‍66 kg
2014 Jeju ‍–‍66 kg
2023 Almada ‍–‍66 kg
2015 Düsseldorf ‍–‍66 kg
2018 Hohhot ‍–‍66 kg
2022 Almada ‍–‍66 kg
World Juniors Championships
2013 Ljubljana ‍–‍60 kg
2011 Cape Town ‍–‍60 kg
Summer Universiade
2015 Gwangju ‍–‍66 kg
2017 Taipei ‍–‍66 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF9713
JudoInside.com58513
Updated on 25 September 2023

An Ba-ul (a.k.a. An Baul; Korean안바울, 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.