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An Se-young (Korean: 안세영; Hanja: 安洗瑩; born 5 February 2002) is a South Korean badminton player from Gwangju, who won the gold medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics in the women's singles event. [1] She was named 2019’s Most Promising Player of the Year and 2023's Female Player of the Year by the BWF.
Aug 12, 2024 · South Korea’s badminton gold medalist An Se-young envisioned a glorious return from Paris, popping open a bottle of champagne with the coveted medal around her neck. But that wasn’t the scene ...
An Se-young became Republic of Korea's first women's singles badminton world champion last year and made it to the top of the world rankings. Having fallen in the quarter-finals on her Olympic debut in Tokyo to eventual gold medallist Chen Yufei, the 22-year-old has taken a different approach to her preparations this time.
In August 2023, An reached the pinnacle of her career, becoming the first athlete from the Republic of Korea to win a badminton World Championship title. She achieved a perfect tournament record by defeating Olympic gold medallists Chen Yufei and Carolina Marin.
Oct 5, 2023 · An Se-young: reaching the summit and staying there. An's rise to the top has been a swift one. Aged 17, she won her first BWF World Tour title at the 2019 New Zealand Open thanks to a final victory over London 2012 gold medallist Li Xuerui.
Aug 5, 2024 · South Korea's An Se-Young entered the 2024 Paris Olympic Games as the favorite to take home the gold in women's badminton singles and she has done just that. The defending world champion defeated China's He Bing Jiao in consecutive games, 21-13, 21-16.
Aug 5, 2024 · The world's top-ranked shuttler An Se-young soared to her first Olympic gold medal in the women's singles in Paris on Monday, giving South Korea its first badminton singles title in 28 years.