An Ba-ul

An Ba-ul represents the version of judo I love best: the lighter weight classes where size cannot bail you out and everything comes down to grip-fighting, timing and nerve. Born in Seoul and trained at Yong In University, he became 2015 World Champion in the half-lightweight division and restored a South Korean title that had gone more than a decade unclaimed. The fact that he was already a junior World Champion tells me the talent was visible early. To reach the very top in a category that rewards pure skill over leverage is a serious accomplishment, and I think he deserves a far wider audience.

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Name (English)

An Ba-ul

Name (Japanese)

アン・バウル

Reading

あん・ばうる

Born

March 25, 1994 (age 32)

Origin

Seoul, South Korea

Height

169 cm

Occupation

judoka

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aries / Dog

University

Yong In University

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/anbaul/
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/An%20Ba-ul
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%90%E3%82%A6%E3%83%AB
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q20871414

Tags

• judoka

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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