AN Seyoung

Republic of Korea
Badminton
5 Feb 2002
21
Female
1.70/5'7''

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
BDM Badminton Women's Singles 1 Gold Medal
Women's Team
KOR
Republic of Korea
 1 Gold Medal

Schedule

Change
Start Time Location Event Status
Binjiang Gymnasium BDM Court 3
Women's Team Quarterfinal
#4
MDV
Maldives
0
KOR
Republic of Korea
3
Finished
Binjiang Gymnasium BDM Court 2
Women's Team Semifinal
#2
THA
Thailand
1
KOR
Republic of Korea
3
Finished
Binjiang Gymnasium BDM Court 1
Women's Team Gold Medal Team Match
#1
CHN
People's Republic of China
0
KOR
Republic of Korea
3
Finished
Binjiang Gymnasium BDM Court 2
Women's Singles Round of 32
#1
KOR
AN SAN Seyoung
2
MAC
PUI CWPUI Chi Wa
0
Finished
Binjiang Gymnasium BDM Court 3
Women's Singles Round of 16
#1
KOR
AN SAN Seyoung
2
MDV
ABDUL RAZZAQ FNABDUL RAZZAQ Fathimath Nabaaha
0
Finished
Binjiang Gymnasium BDM Court 2
Women's Singles Quarterfinal
#1
KOR
AN SAN Seyoung
2
THA
ONGBAMRUNGPHAN BONGBAMRUNGPHAN Busanan
0
Finished
Binjiang Gymnasium BDM Court 1
Women's Singles Semifinal
#1
KOR
AN SAN Seyoung
2
CHN
HE BHE Bingjiao
0
Finished
Binjiang Gymnasium BDM Court 1
Women's Singles Gold Medal Match
#1
KOR
AN SAN Seyoung
2
CHN
CHEN YCHEN Yufei
1
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

:
RankEventYearLocation
Asian Games
QuarterfinalWomen's Team2018Indonesia
Last 32Women's Singles2018Indonesia
Olympic Games
QuarterfinalWomen's Singles2020Tokyo, JPN
World Championships
1Women's Singles2023Copenhagen, DEN
3Women's Singles2022Tokyo, JPN
QuarterfinalWomen's Singles2021Huelva, ESP
BWF World Tour
1Women's Singles2023Changzhou, CHN
1Women's Singles2023Tokyo, JPN
1Women's Singles2023Yeosu, KOR
1Women's Singles2023Singapore, SIN
1Women's Singles2023Bangkok, THA
1Women's Singles2023Birmingham, GBR
1Women's Singles2023Jakarta, INA
1Women's Singles2023New Delhi, IND
1Women's Singles2022Sydney, NSW, AUS
1Women's Singles2022Kuala Lumpur, MAS
1Women's Singles2022Suncheon, KOR
1Women's Singles2021Bali, INA
1Women's Singles2021Bali, INA
1Women's Singles2019Gwangju, KOR
1Women's Singles2019Paris, FRA
1Women's Singles2019Akita, JPN
1Women's Singles2019Calgary, AB, CAN
1Women's Singles2019Auckland, NZL
2Women's Singles2023Mulheim an der Ruhr, GER
2Women's Singles2023Kuala Lumpur, MAS
2Women's Singles2022Osaka, JPN
2Women's Singles2022Birmingham, GBR
2Women's Singles2021Odense, DEN
2Women's Singles2020Bangkok, THA
2Women's Singles2019Hyderabad, IND
3Women's Singles2023Jakarta, INA
3Women's Singles2022Gwangju, KOR
3Women's Singles2022Mulheim an der Ruhr, GER
3Women's Singles2021Paris, FRA
3Women's Singles2020Bangkok, THA
3Women's Singles2020Bangkok, THA
3Women's Singles2019Taipei, TPE
QuarterfinalWomen's Singles2022Jakarta, INA
QuarterfinalWomen's Singles2020Jakarta, INA
QuarterfinalWomen's Singles2019Odense, DEN
QuarterfinalWomen's Singles2019Fullerton, CA, USA
QuarterfinalWomen's Singles2018Hyderabad, IND
Last 16Women's Singles2022Kuala Lumpur, MAS
Last 16Women's Singles2022Jakarta, INA
Last 16Women's Singles2020Kuala Lumpur, MAS
Last 16Women's Singles2019Lucknow, IND
Last 16Women's Singles2019Hong Kong, CHN
Last 16Women's Singles2019Fuzhou, CHN
Last 16Women's Singles2019Changzhou, CHN
Last 16Women's Doubles2018Gwangju, KOR
Last 32Women's Singles2022Bangkok, THA
Last 32Women's Singles2020Birmingham, GBR
Last 32Women's Singles2019Incheon, KOR
Last 32Women's Singles2019Bangkok, THA
Last 32Women's Singles2019Lingshui, CHN
Last 32Women's Singles2018Gwangju, KOR
HSBC BWF World Tour Finals
1Women's Singles2021Bali, INA
3Women's Singles2020Bangkok, THA
1st RoundWomen's Singles2022Bangkok, THA
Asian Championships
2Women's Singles2023Dubai, UAE
3Women's Singles2022Manila, PHI
TotalEnergies BWF Thomas & Uber Cup
1Women's Team2022Bangkok, THA
3Women's Team2020Aarhus, DEN
TotalEnergies BWF Sudirman Cup
2Mixed Team2023Suzhou, CHN
3Mixed Team2021Vantaa, FIN
QuarterfinalMixed Team2019Nanning, CHN
:
Baking. (vogue, 24 Aug 2021)
:
Athlete
:
Korean
:
Samsung Life Insurance [Republic of Korea]
:
Gil Young-Ah [club], KOR; Kim Hak-Kyun [national], KOR
:
Right (sports, 26 Dec 2017)
:
Her father An Jung-Hyun has represented the Republic of Korea in boxing, including at the 1994 Asian Games in Hiroshima, Japan. (news, 28 Feb 1996; MBC Sports, 14 Mar 2019; SportsDeskOnline, 05 Jun 2020)
:
2018 for Republic of Korea (segye, 25 May 2018)
:
In August 2022 a right ankle injury forced her to withdraw from the final of the women's singles at the national championships in the Republic of Korea. The injury also prevented her from competing at the French Open and the Denmark Open in October that year. (spotvnews, 11 Aug 2022; yonhapnewstv, 05 Jan 2023)

In May 2022 she suffered an injury to her right calf at the Thomas & Uber Cup in Bangkok, Thailand. (spotvnews, 14 May 2022)

In October 2021 she withdrew from the Denmark Open due to a thigh injury. She returned to competitive action less than a week later at the 2021 French Open. (sportsseoul, 25 Oct 2021; news, 28 Oct 2021)

She suffered a sprained right ankle in the quarterfinals of the women's singles competition at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (inews24, 30 Jul 2021; news, 30 Jul 2021)
:
She took up the sport at age six, and began competing in badminton in grade one at Pungam Elementary School in Gwangju, Republic of Korea. (news, 26 Nov 2016; mbcsportsplus, 28 Jan 2018; vogue, 24 Aug 2021)
:
Her parents played recreational badminton and encouraged her to take up the sport. "My coach said, 'You can't be world number one by studying. But in sport, I can make you world number one'. That's when I first thought, 'I want to be a badminton player'." (mbcsportsplus, 28 Jan 2018; Olympics Instagram profile, 04 May 2021)
:
Thai badminton player Ratchanok Intanon. (Olympics Instagram profile, 04 May 2021)
:
"Do it while you can." (vogue, 24 Aug 2021)

"Life is a constant beginning, and all stages lead to the beginning of others." (Instagram profile, 27 Jan 2021)
:
In 2020 she received the Rookie Award at the Coca-Cola Sports Awards in the Republic of Korea. (sportsq, 20 May 2020)

She was named 2019 Most Promising Player of the Year by the Badminton World Federation [BWF]. (bwfworldtourfinals, 09 Dec 2019)

She received the Rising Star Award at the 2017 Korean Women's Sports Grand Awards. (womennews, 13 Nov 2017)

In 2016 and 2017 she was given an Excellence Award by the Badminton Korea Association [BKA]. (sports, 26 Dec 2017)
Legend
:
Gold Medal
:
Gold Medal Event
:
Silver Medal Event
:
Bronze Medal Event