An Chang-rim

An Chang-rim is a fascinating story for me: born and raised in Kyoto to a Korean family, he chose to compete for South Korea rather than Japan, which took real conviction. As a lightweight judoka he became junior world champion, then world champion in 2018, and strung together a serious podium run including Grand Slam wins in Abu Dhabi and Tokyo. I always appreciated his crisp, technical style on the mat over brute force. Now retired, he leaves behind a career that bridged two countries, and I think that dual identity made him one of the more compelling figures in modern judo.

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Name (English)

An Chang-rim

Name (Japanese)

安昌林

Reading

あん ちゃんりむ

Born

March 2, 1994 (age 32)

Origin

Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan

Height

170 cm

Occupation

judoka

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Pisces / Dog

University

Yong In University

• Official sitehttps://an-changrim.com/
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/anchangrim73/
• Xhttps://x.com/anchangrim73
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/An%20Chang-rim
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%AE%89%E6%98%8C%E6%9E%97
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18383078

Tags

• Kyoto Prefecture
• judoka

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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