An Chang-rim is known for his physical, aggressive style of fighting, and is a versatile stylist of seoi nage.
18 Facts About An Chang-rim
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An Chang-rim attended Kyoto City Hachijo Junior High School, where he began to compete.
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An Chang-rim was unable to compete internationally for Japan because he refused naturalization.
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An Chang-rim was the 2013 All Japan University lightweight champion.
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An Chang-rim currently attends and trains at Yong In University.
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An Chang-rim lost in the second round to Israeli champion Sagi Muki.
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An Chang-rim won against Japan's Yuji Yamamoto in the final, scoring two waza-aris for ippon.
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An Chang-rim lost to double world champion Shohei Ono in the quarter-finals, and Ono would prove to be a stumbling block later on in his career.
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An Chang-rim won his first Grand Slam medal against Rustam Orujov in the bronze medal contest, winning narrowly by yuko.
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An Chang-rim won a bronze medal by defeating Victor Scvortov.
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An Chang-rim faced his first opponent from Asia in the tournament with Mongolia's Odbayar Ganbataar, where Ganbataar threw him for ippon, therefore beating An to settle for silver.
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An Chang-rim defeated Sharofiddin Boltaboev in just 49 seconds by ippon.
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An Chang-rim defeated Yamamoto again in the semi-final, and took gold against Ukraine's Dmytro Kanivets.
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An Chang-rim was pitted against the eventual tournament winner Ono, and lost for the third time.
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An Chang-rim then went on to win by shido against Ganbataar in the bronze-medal contest, becoming one of South Korea's five individual medalists at the championships.
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An Chang-rim beat Germany's Igor Wandtke for the gold medal.
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An Chang-rim had a re-match with Akimoto in the semi-final, and this time emerged victorious, winning by ippon and waza-ari.
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An Chang-rim ended up winning bronze against Mongolia's Khadbataar Narankhuu.