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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.
She was named 2019 Most Promising Player of the Year by the Badminton World Federation . She received the Rising Star Award at the 2017 Korean Women's Sports Grand Awards. In 2016 and 2017 she was given an Excellence Award by the Badminton Korea Association [BKA]."
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.
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Achievements. 2023 China Open Champion. 2023 TOTAL BWF World Championships Gold Medalist. 2023 DAIHATSU Japan Open Champion. 2023 Singapore Open Champion. 2023 Thailand Open Champion. 2023 YONEX All England Open Champion. 2023 India Open Champion. 2022 Malaysia Masters Champion.
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 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.
Aug 5, 2024 · South Korea's An Se-young delivered an outstanding performance, clinching the gold medal with a commanding victory over China's He Bingjiao. An's precision and strategic play led her to a...
Aug 1, 2023 · The last time Korea had a women’s singles No.1 was in 1996, six years before An Se Young was born. Today the 21-year-old followed in the footsteps of her illustrious predecessor Bang Soo Hyun in ascending to the top of the BWF World Rankings, becoming the first Korean singles No.1 after Son Wan Ho in 2017.
Nov 23, 2020 · An Se-young has opened up about her start in elite badminton and her quick rise up the ranks. The 18-year-old is the Republic of Korea's top women's singles prospect for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, as the country seeks for its first medal in that event since Bang Soo-hyun won gold at Atlanta 1996.
