An Kum-ae


An Kum-ae is a North Korean judoka.

Early life

According to Choson Sinbo, she was born as the last child of father An Jong Ryon and mother Moon Jung Sik. She learned judo after following her older sister in a judo training center in the Mangyongdae athletics school.

Awards

In the 2012 Summer Olympics, An won the gold medal in the Women's 52 kg Judo competition after defeating Yanet Bermoy of Cuba, having won the silver medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics, losing to Xian Dongmei of China in the gold medal match.
An won a bronze medal in the half-lightweight category at the 2005 World Judo Championships, having defeated Lyudmila Bogdanova of Russia in the bronze medal match. She again won the bronze medal at the 2007 World Judo Championships.
An won the gold medal in the same weight category at the 2006 Asian Games, having defeated Mönkhbaataryn Bundmaa of Mongolia in the final match.