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An Chang-ok

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An Chang-ok
Born (2003-04-23) 23 April 2003 (age 21)
Pyongyang, North Korea
Height1.54 m (5 ft 1 in)[1]
Gymnastics career
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
Country represented North Korea
Years on national team2017–present
LevelSenior International Elite
Medal record
Women's artistic gymnastics
Representing  North Korea
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Hangzhou Vault
Gold medal – first place 2022 Hangzhou Uneven bars
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Hangzhou Team
FIG World Cup
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Apparatus World Cup 2 2 0

An Chang-ok (born 23 April 2003)[1] is a North Korean artistic gymnast. She is the 2022 Asian Games vault and uneven bars champion. She also contributed to North Korea's bronze medal finish at the event. She represented North Korea at the 2024 Summer Olympics.

Career

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An made her international debut at the 2017 Junior Asian Championships where she finished 15th in the all-around.[2]

An became age-eligible for senior competitions in 2019. She made her senior debut at the 2019 Doha World Cup, but she did not qualify for any finals.[3] Her best result was 17th place on the uneven bars.[4] Then at the 2019 World Championships, she helped the North Korean team place 20th in the qualification round.[5] She finished 60th in the individual all-around qualification.[4]

An represented North Korea at the 2022 Asian Games, the North Korean national team's first competition since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.[6] She helped the North Korean team win the bronze medal behind China and Japan.[7] Individually, she qualified for the all-around final and finished sixth.[8] Then in the event finals, she won the gold medals on both the vault and uneven bars.[9][10]

An registered for the 2024 FIG World Cup series to compete on vault and attempt to qualify for the 2024 Olympic Games.[11] At the Cairo World Cup, she performed a double-twisting Yurchenko and stuck a Cheng vault to win the gold medal.[12] She won another gold medal at the Cottbus World Cup.[13] At the Baku World Cup, she won the silver medal behind Bulgaria's Valentina Georgieva and mathematically secured an Olympic quota.[14] She then won the silver medal at the Doha World Cup behind Panama's Karla Navas.[15] She was the 2024 World Cup series vault champion.[16]

An represented North Korea at the 2024 Summer Olympics[17] where she placed fourth in the vault final behind Simone Biles, Rebeca Andrade, and Jade Carey.[18]

Competitive history

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Year Event Team AA VT UB BB FX
Junior
2017
Junior Asian Championships 15
Senior
2019
World Championships 20
2023
Asian Games 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 6 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2024 Cairo World Cup 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Cottbus World Cup 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Baku World Cup 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Doha World Cup 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Olympic Games 4

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Artistic Gymnastics An Changok - The 19th Asian Games". Hangzhou 2022. Archived from the original on 28 September 2023. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
  2. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (17 May 2017). "2017 Asian Junior Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
  3. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (25 March 2019). "2019 Doha World Cup Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
  4. ^ a b Crumlish, John (17 February 2024). "PRK gymnasts win twice on first day of World Cup of Cairo". International Gymnast Magazine. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
  5. ^ "49th FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships Stuttgart (GER), 4 October - 13 October 2019 Women's Team Qualification" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. 4 October 2019. p. 5. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
  6. ^ Gunston, Jo (25 September 2023). "Asian Games 2023: People's Republic of China claim women's team gymnastics gold in front of home crowd". Olympic Channel. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
  7. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (26 September 2023). "China Dominates, North Korea BACK in Women's Competition at Asian Games". The Gymternet. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
  8. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (27 September 2023). "Zhang, Zuo Continue China's Gold Streak With All-Around Wins". The Gymternet. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
  9. ^ Berkeley, Geoff (28 September 2023). "An wins two golds as North Korean flag continues to fly at Hangzhou 2022". Inside the Games. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
  10. ^ "2023 in review: In Women's Artistic Gymnastics, Simone Biles came back better than ever". International Gymnastics Federation. 21 December 2023. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
  11. ^ "For Artistic gymnasts, the race to Paris picks up with this week's Cairo World Cup". International Gymnastics Federation. 13 February 2024. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
  12. ^ "Olympic qualification is on as 2024 Artistic Gymnastics Apparatus World Cup series comes alive in Cairo". International Gymnastics Federation. 20 February 2024. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
  13. ^ "Champions in Cottbus! All the thrills from a World Cup weekend to remember". International Gymnastics Federation. 27 February 2024. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
  14. ^ "Golden celebrations and Olympic qualifications: Who did what at the Baku World Cup". International Gymnastics Federation. 11 March 2024. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
  15. ^ "The Doha decider: inside a doubly significant weekend in Artistic Gymnastics". International Gymnastics Federation. 22 April 2024. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
  16. ^ "Nemour, Derwael, Davtyans top the charts as 2024 World Cup series champions". International Gymnastics Federation. 23 April 2024. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
  17. ^ "23 more Artistic gymnasts have earned Olympic berths! See who's headed to Paris here". International Gymnastics Federation. 22 April 2024. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
  18. ^ "Women's Vault - Final results" (PDF). Olympics. 3 August 2024. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
  19. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (30 April 2019). "An Chang Ok". The Gymternet. New York City. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
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