To Sae-bom

To Sae-bom
Personal information
Nationality:	South Korea
Birthday:	February 13, 1990

An Sae-bom (kor. 안 새봄 ; * February 13, 1990 ) is a South Korean Taekwondoin who is active in the heavyweight division.

An played her first international title fights at the Junior World Championships in Vietnam in 2006 , in the heavyweight over 68 kilograms she won the title with superiority. The following year she was also Junior Asian Champion in Amman . In the adult division, she made her debut at the 2008 Asian Cup in Amman. Here, too, she won the title in the class up to 72 kilograms. An celebrated her greatest sporting success so far at the 2011 World Championships in Gyeongju . In the heavyweight over 73 kilograms she moved into the final with a clear semi-final victory over Rosana Simón and won the silver medal after a narrow defeat against Anne-Caroline Graffe . In the same year she reached the final against Gwladys Épangue at the Asian Olympic qualification tournament in Bangkok in the heavyweight over 67 kilograms and won a quota place for the 2012 Olympic Games in London . However, she lost the team duel against Lee In-jong in March 2012 and missed participation in the Olympics.

Web links

• An Sae-bom on the TaekwondoData .com website

Note: This article places the family name before the person's first name. This is the usual order in Korean. An is the family name here, Sae-bom is the first name.