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2001 —   ARCHER

ANSAN

Feb 27, 2001South Korea

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In 2017, she entered Gwangju Sports High School, and that fall she set a world record of 686 in cadet qualifying at the Youth World Championships. In March 2018, the year she turned 17, she placed eighth at the national team trials for her first national team spot, and in July she won silver in the individual event at the third Asia Cup leg.

In July 2019, she won two golds at the Berlin World Cup, her first senior international event, and ten days later won the Tokyo Olympics test event. In 2020, as a Gwangju Women’s University first-year student, she won six golds at the university and corporate archery championships.

The breakthrough yearThe year she turned 20, she made the Tokyo Olympic team in April by placing third in the final evaluation, and in July won the mixed, women’s team and individual golds, the first Korean to win three golds at a single Summer Olympics. At the September World Championships she won the mixed and team events.

In 2022, she won the team event at the Gwangju World Cup and the individual event at the World Cup Final, and in November took part in the Gwangju Bank women’s archery team induction ceremony. At her first Asian Games in 2023, she won gold in the team event and silver in the individual event. Earlier, in August, at the Berlin World Championships, she placed in neither the team nor the individual event.

In March 2024, she finished 21st at the third national team trial and missed the Paris Olympics. That month she posted an apology over a social media post.

In 2025, she returned to the national team after a year, won silver in the mixed event and bronze in the team and individual events at the World Championships in Gwangju, and won the World Cup Final in October for the first time in three years. In 2026, she made the eight-woman national team but placed fifth in the final evaluations and was not chosen for the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games.

An San (born Feb 27, 2001) was first picked for the national archery team on Mar 22, 2018, the year she turned 17, as a second-year high school student, and became known when she won three golds at the Tokyo Olympics, finishing with the individual title on Jul 30, 2021, the year she turned 20. In 2025, the year she turned 24, she won the World Cup Final for the second time.

Ages are by calendar year (the year minus the birth year), birthdays aside.

Full timeline · 34 records2017 — 2026   ＋
AGE / YEAR

  1. 16 · 2017
    Tournament

    World record in cadet qualifying at the Youth World Championships

    In the cadet (under 17) women’s qualifying at the World Archery Youth Championships in Rosario, Argentina, she shot 686, 5 points above the previous world record. She won silver in the cadet mixed team event with Kim Pil-jung.

    Source 04 · MK Sports (Korean) · World record in Youth World Championships qualifying · opens in a new tabSource 05 · Yonhap News Agency (Korean) · Youth World Championships, 4 golds, 3 silvers and 1 bronze · opens in a new tabSource 02 · Newsis (Korean) · An San rewrites Olympic archery history · opens in a new tabSource 03 · Yonhap News Agency (Korean) · Interview with An San’s parents · opens in a new tab The date is Korea time. Newsis says she took up the bow in third grade of elementary school, and Yonhap says fourth grade. She entered Gwangju Sports High School in 2017.
  2. 17 · 2018
    Key moment

    First national team spot, second year at Gwangju Sports High School

    Placed eighth at the third recurve national team trial of 2018 in Yecheon, North Gyeongsang, and won her first national team spot. Twelve competed for eight places, and it was her first senior event.

    Source 06 · KBS (Korean) · High school student An San’s first national team spot · opens in a new tabSource 07 · Yonhap News Agency (Korean) · High school student An San leads national team trials · opens in a new tab
  3. 17 · 2018
    Tournament

    Silver in the individual event at the third Asia Cup leg

    Won silver behind Choi Mi-sun in the recurve women’s individual event at the third Asia Cup leg, which ended in Taipei, Taiwan. The national team’s second squad, without the Asian Games athletes, competed.

    Source 08 · MBC (Korean) · Results of the third Asia Cup leg · opens in a new tabSource 02 · Newsis (Korean) · An San rewrites Olympic archery history · opens in a new tab The date is the day the tournament ended. MBC writes that a typhoon shortened the schedule.
  4. 18 · 2019
  5. 18 · 2019
    Title

    Two golds at World Cup leg 4, her first senior international event

    At the fourth leg of the Hyundai Archery World Cup in Berlin, Germany, she beat Jeon In-ah 6-0 in the women’s individual final and also won gold in the mixed team event with Oh Jin-hyek. It was her first senior international event.

    Source 10 · Yonhap News Agency (Korean) · Two golds in her first senior international event · opens in a new tab The date is local time. She won bronze in the women’s team event.
  6. 18 · 2019
  7. 19 · 2020
    Tournament

    Six golds at the university and corporate archery championships

    Competing as a Gwangju Women’s University first-year student, she won gold in six events, including the women’s university four distances, the mixed team event and the team event. Gwangju Women’s University said she set a world record of 351 at 50m.

    Source 12 · Yonhap News Agency (Korean) · Six golds at the university and corporate archery championships · opens in a new tab Earlier, she placed third in the 2020 national team trials that ended June 21 and kept her national team spot for a third straight year.
  8. 20 · 2021
    Trials

    Chosen for the Tokyo Olympics team, third in the final evaluation

    Placed third behind Kang Chae-young and Jang Min-hee in the final second evaluation at Wonju Archery Field, Gangwon, to make the Olympic team. She tied Jang Min-hee on 11 points and lost on average score.

    Source 13 · JoongAng Ilbo (Korean) · Results of the Tokyo Olympics archery trials · opens in a new tabSource 18 · Newsis (Korean) · Archery roundup, first triple gold at a Summer Olympics · opens in a new tab
  9. 20 · 2021
  10. 20 · 2021
  11. 20 · 2021
    Gold medal

    Gold in the women’s team event at the Tokyo Olympics, ninth in a row

    With Kang Chae-young and Jang Min-hee, she beat the Russian Olympic Committee 6-0 in the final. Korean women’s archery has won this event at nine straight Games since Seoul 1988, and An San became the first two-time gold medalist among athletes at this Games.

    Source 16 · Asia Economy (Korean) · Ninth straight women’s team title · opens in a new tabSource 01 · Sports Donga (Korean) · Profiles of the Tokyo Olympics women’s team gold medalists · opens in a new tab
  12. 20 · 2021
    TV

    Variety show appearances on You Quiz on the Block and Master in the House announced

    tvN and SBS announced variety show appearances by the six Tokyo Olympic archery team members. Before that, An San had appeared on the KBS and SBS main news and on MBC radio.

    Source 21 · Yonhap News Agency (Korean) · Archery national team on variety shows · opens in a new tabSource 19 · JoongAng Ilbo (Korean) · Life after the Olympics · opens in a new tab The date is the broadcasters’ announcement date. Yonhap writes that Master in the House was scheduled for Aug. 22.
  13. 20 · 2021
    Title

    Two golds in the mixed and team events at the Yankton World Championships

    At the World Championships in Yankton, U.S., she beat Russia 6-0 in the mixed final with Kim Woo-jin and Mexico 5-3 in the women’s team final. In the individual event she lost the semifinal and won the bronze match.

    Source 22 · Maniatimes (Korean) · Sweep of team golds at the World Championships · opens in a new tabSource 23 · Newsis (Korean) · Individual bronze at the World Championships · opens in a new tab The date is local time. The individual bronze came on the last day; the tournament ended on the 27th, Korea time.
  14. 20 · 2021
  15. 21 · 2022
  16. 21 · 2022
  17. 21 · 2022
  18. 21 · 2022
    Team

    Gwangju Bank women’s archery team induction ceremony

    Took part in the induction ceremony for the women’s corporate archery team at Gwangju Bank headquarters, with Choi Mi-sun and others. An San was to join on graduating from university, and had been an ambassador for the bank since October 2021.

    Source 28 · Kookmin Ilbo (Korean) · Gwangju Bank women’s archery team induction ceremony · opens in a new tab The manager is Kim Seong-eun, who coached An San at Gwangju Women’s University. Articles list her with Gwangju Women’s University in 2023 events and with Gwangju Bank from the March 2024 trials.
  19. 22 · 2023
  20. 22 · 2023
    Tournament

    Out in the individual quarterfinal at the Berlin World Championships

    Lost 4-6 to Casey Kaufhold of the U.S. in the individual quarterfinal. Four days earlier, the women’s team lost 3-5 to Indonesia in the round of 16 and did not place.

    Source 31 · Yonhap News Agency (Korean) · No medals for Korean women in Berlin · opens in a new tabSource 30 · Yonhap News Agency (Korean) · Women’s team out in the round of 16 at the Berlin World Championships · opens in a new tab Yonhap writes that it was the first time in 12 years that Korean women won no individual medal at the World Championships.
  21. 22 · 2023
    Gold medal

    Gold in the women’s team event at the Hangzhou Asian Games

    With Lim Si-hyeon and Choi Mi-sun, she beat China 5-3 in the final. Korea won this event for the seventh straight time since Bangkok 1998, and it was An San’s first Asian Games.

    Source 32 · Seoul Shinmun (Korean) · Seventh straight Asian Games women’s team gold at Hangzhou · opens in a new tabSource 47 · Star News (Korean) · Reaches the individual final at the Hangzhou Asian Games · opens in a new tab
  22. 22 · 2023
  23. 22 · 2023
  24. 23 · 2024
    Trials

    Out of the 2024 national team trials, missing the Paris Olympics

    In the third trial at Gwangju International Archery Field, she finished 21st with 14.5 points over rounds 1-3 and did not reach the fourth round, which only the top 16 entered. She did not make the national team that year and missed the Paris Olympics.

    Source 35 · Yonhap News Agency (Korean) · Eliminated from the 2024 national team trials · opens in a new tabSource 37 · MBC (Korean) · Back on the national team after a year · opens in a new tab MBC, reporting her return the next year, describes the elimination as an aftereffect of injury.
  25. 23 · 2024
    Apology

    Apology for a social media post

    Posted an apology on social media over a Mar. 16 post in which she captioned a photo of a restaurant sign in a Gwangju shopping center with the Korean word for “traitor to the nation.” She said she did not mean to demean a particular store or person and apologized to the business’s owner, the shop operator and people in the restaurant trade.

    Source 36 · Newsis (Korean) · Apology for a social media post · opens in a new tab
  26. 24 · 2025
    Trials

    Back on the national team after a year

    Passed the 2025 national team final second evaluation at Wonju Archery Field and became one of the team, with Lim Si-hyeon and Kang Chae-young, for that year’s international events.

    Source 37 · MBC (Korean) · Back on the national team after a year · opens in a new tabSource 38 · Seoul Shinmun (Korean) · 2025 archery national team set · opens in a new tab MBC reports her as third overall, and Seoul Shinmun as tied for second with Kang Chae-young on 14 points.
  27. 24 · 2025
  28. 24 · 2025
    Silver medal

    Silver in the mixed event and bronze in the team event at the Gwangju World Championships

    With Kim Woo-jin, she lost 2-6 to Spain in the mixed final at May 18 Democracy Square in Gwangju and took silver. The same day, she beat India 5-3 in the women’s team bronze match.

    Source 40 · Yonhap News Agency (Korean) · Silver in the mixed team event at the Gwangju World Championships · opens in a new tabSource 41 · SPOTV News (Korean) · Bronze in the women’s team event at the Gwangju World Championships · opens in a new tab Korea’s run of seven straight mixed team titles at the World Championships ended. An San was born in Gwangju and attended elementary school, middle school, high school and university there.
  29. 24 · 2025
  30. 24 · 2025
    Title

    Second World Cup Final title

    In the women’s final of the 2025 Hyundai Archery World Cup Final in Nanjing, China, she tied 5-5 with Taiwan’s Xu Xinzi and won the shoot-off 8 to 7. It was her first title since 2022.

    Source 43 · News1 (Korean) · 2025 World Cup Final title · opens in a new tab She won no World Cup leg that year, finishing fifth in leg 2, second in leg 3 and sixth in leg 4, and earned her Final place that way.
  31. 25 · 2026
  32. 25 · 2026
  33. 25 · 2026

END OF SELECTED RECORDSSelected records, 2017–2026 · not a complete list of work. “Key moment” is an editorial label, not a measure of success.

02 / QUICK ANSWERS

Q & AFrequently asked

How old was An San when she made the national team?
On Mar 22, 2018, the year she turned 17, she placed eighth at the third national team trial as a second-year student at Gwangju Sports High School and won her first national team spot. Her first senior international event was the Berlin World Cup on Jul 7, 2019, the year she turned 18, where she won two golds.
How old was An San when she became famous?
On Jul 30, 2021, the year she turned 20, she won three golds at the Tokyo Olympics, three years after her first national team call. Yonhap says she made her name with the triple gold, and JoongAng Ilbo says she became a star overnight because of it.
Which events did An San win at the Tokyo Olympics?
The mixed event with Kim Je-deok on Jul 24, 2021, the women’s team event on Jul 25, 2021 and the women’s individual event on Jul 30, 2021. The mixed event was new at that Games, which made three golds possible, and she was the first to win three golds in Olympic archery.
Why did An San miss the Paris Olympics?
She finished 21st at the national team trial on Mar 11, 2024 and did not make that year’s national team. She returned to the team in 2025 and won the World Cup Final on Oct 19, 2025.
How old is An San?
Born in 2001, she turns 25 in 2026 (25 as of Sep 22, 2026).
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COLLECTION112An San / AN SAN

Sports · South Korea
Feb 27, 2001 —

Sources and method47 SOURCES   ＋

Ages are counted from the birth year 2001: the year of the event minus 2001, birthdays aside. “Key moment” labels and the connecting story are AgeTrail's editorial reading.

  1. Sports Donga (Korean) · Profiles of the Tokyo Olympics women’s team gold medalists ↗Born Feb. 27, 2001 (Gwangju); Gwangju Women’s University; main event recurve
  2. Newsis (Korean) · An San rewrites Olympic archery history ↗July 30, 2021: won the individual final against Osipova in a shoot-off, 6-5 (10-8); 680 in the ranking round; picked up a bow in third grade of elementary school; entered Gwangju Sports High School in 2017; silver in the mixed team event at the Youth World Championships and silver in the individual event at the third leg of the 2018 Asia Cup
  3. Yonhap News Agency (Korean) · Interview with An San’s parents ↗Describes her starting archery in fourth grade of elementary school; her mother saw a recruiting notice for the school archery team and filed the application; cheering event at Gwangju Women’s University
  4. MK Sports (Korean) · World record in Youth World Championships qualifying ↗Oct. 4, 2017 (Korea time): 686 in the cadet (under 17) recurve women’s qualifying, 5 points above the previous world record; 2,019 for the cadet women’s team
  5. Yonhap News Agency (Korean) · Youth World Championships, 4 golds, 3 silvers and 1 bronze ↗Rosario, Argentina, ended on the 9th (Korea time); silver for the cadet mixed team (An San and Kim Pil-jung)
  6. KBS (Korean) · High school student An San’s first national team spot ↗Reported Mar. 22, 2018: 12 competed for 8 places and she placed eighth for her first national team spot; second-year student at Gwangju Sports High School; her statement that she wants to become an athlete known by name alone, like Park Ji-sung and Kim Yuna
  7. Yonhap News Agency (Korean) · High school student An San leads national team trials ↗Third recurve national team trial of 2018 at Jinho International Archery Field in Yecheon, North Gyeongsang; eight men and eight women to be chosen, with the final decision on the 22nd; second-year student at Gwangju Sports High School
  8. MBC (Korean) · Results of the third Asia Cup leg ↗Third Asia Cup leg ended in Taipei, Taiwan on July 10, 2018; the national team’s second squad competed; recurve women: Choi Mi-sun gold, An San (Gwangju Sports High School) silver; silver in the women’s team event
  9. Sports Seoul (Korean) · Six golds at the national championships ↗53rd National Archery Championships by category, Gwangju International Archery Field, Apr. 22-26, 2019: 30m, 50m, 60m, 70m and all-around 1,382, tying the tournament record; won the team event
  10. Yonhap News Agency (Korean) · Two golds in her first senior international event ↗July 7, 2019 (local time), fourth leg of the Hyundai Archery World Cup in Berlin: beat Jeon In-ah 6-0 in the individual final, beat Moldova 6-2 in the mixed team event with Oh Jin-hyek, bronze in the women’s team event; her first senior international event
  11. News1 (Korean) · Gold at the Tokyo Olympics test event ↗July 17, 2019, Yumenoshima Park Archery Field, Tokyo: beat Deepika Kumari 6-0 in the final, Jang Hye-jin 6-0 in the quarterfinal and Tan Ya-ting 7-1 in the semifinal
  12. Yonhap News Agency (Korean) · Six golds at the university and corporate archery championships ↗July 4, 2020, Jinho International Archery Field, Yecheon: Gwangju Women’s University first-year student; gold in six events and a 351 world record at 50m (announced by Gwangju Women’s University); placed third in the June 21 2020 national team trials to keep her national team spot for a third straight year
  13. JoongAng Ilbo (Korean) · Results of the Tokyo Olympics archery trials ↗Apr. 23, 2021, final second evaluation at Wonju Archery Field, Gangwon: Kang Chae-young first, Jang Min-hee second, An San third; tied with Jang Min-hee on 11 points, with an average score of 221.42
  14. Yonhap News Agency (Korean) · Olympic record in the ranking round ↗July 23, 2021: first of 64 with a 72-arrow total of 680, breaking the 673 from the 1996 Atlanta Olympics after 25 years; qualified for the mixed event
  15. Yonhap News Agency (Korean) · First gold for the Korean delegation in the mixed event ↗July 24, 2021: came back to beat the Netherlands 5-3 in the final (35-38 37-36 36-33 39-39); the event was introduced at this Games for the first time; Korea’s first medal
  16. Asia Economy (Korean) · Ninth straight women’s team title ↗July 25, 2021: beat the ROC 6-0 in the final; nine straight Games titles since Seoul 1988; An San was the first two-time gold medalist among all participating countries at this Games
  17. Maeil Business (Korean) · Individual gold, Korea’s first triple gold at a Summer Olympics ↗July 30, 2021: won a shoot-off after a 5-5 final; the semifinal against Mackenzie Brown also went to a shoot-off; Korea’s first triple gold at a Summer Olympics and the first in Olympic archery
  18. Newsis (Korean) · Archery roundup, first triple gold at a Summer Olympics ↗The mixed team event was added, making three golds possible; joined the team as third in the trials; online attacks, and her own position through the Korea Archery Association
  19. JoongAng Ilbo (Korean) · Life after the Olympics ↗Describes her as suddenly a star after the Tokyo Olympics triple gold; after the Games, a visit to her old school, TV appearances and an ad shoot
  20. Yonhap News Agency (Korean) · Interview with veteran national team archers ↗Describes An San as having made her name with the triple gold at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics
  21. Yonhap News Agency (Korean) · Archery national team on variety shows ↗Announced Aug. 10, 2021 that the team would appear on tvN’s You Quiz on the Block, with SBS’s Master in the House set for Aug. 22; An San’s appearances on KBS and SBS main news and MBC radio
  22. Maniatimes (Korean) · Sweep of team golds at the World Championships ↗Sept. 24, 2021 (local time), Yankton, U.S.: beat Russia 6-0 in the mixed final and Mexico 5-3 in the women’s team final; women’s team title for the first time in four years
  23. Newsis (Korean) · Individual bronze at the World Championships ↗Closed on the 27th (Korea time); lost the semifinal to Casey Kaufhold 2-6 and won the bronze match against Alejandra Valencia 6-4; first in the ranking round with 646
  24. News1 (Korean) · Grand prize at the MBN Women’s Sports Awards ↗Dec. 13, 2021, 10th ceremony at the Lotte Hotel in Jung-gu, Seoul; grand prize and a 10 million won purse
  25. Yonhap News Agency (Korean) · Yungok Women’s Sports Award, individual grand prize ↗Jan. 12, 2022, 32nd Yungok Kim Un-yong Women’s Sports Awards at the Koreana Hotel in Jung-gu, Seoul; grand prize in the individual category
  26. Yonhap News Agency (Korean) · Gold in the Gwangju World Cup team events ↗May 22, 2022: 2022 Hyundai World Cup in Gwangju, women’s team final against Germany 5-1; An San, Choi Mi-sun and Lee Ga-hyeon
  27. Yonhap News Agency (Korean) · Gold at the 2022 World Cup Final ↗Oct. 16, 2022 (local time), Tlaxcala, Mexico: beat Choi Mi-sun 6-4 in the final; her first World Cup Final
  28. Kookmin Ilbo (Korean) · Gwangju Bank women’s archery team induction ceremony ↗Nov. 15, 2022 induction ceremony at Gwangju Bank headquarters; manager Kim Seong-eun; An San to join on graduation; Gwangju Bank ambassador since Oct. 2021; graduated from Gwangju Munsan Elementary School and Gwangju Sports Middle School and High School
  29. MHN Sports (Korean) · 2023 national team final evaluation ↗Apr. 21, 2023, final second evaluation at Wonju Archery Field: Lim Si-hyeon, An San, Kang Chae-young and Choi Mi-sun placed 1-4 in women’s recurve; the top four to compete at the Hangzhou Asian Games and World Championships
  30. Yonhap News Agency (Korean) · Women’s team out in the round of 16 at the Berlin World Championships ↗Aug. 2, 2023: lost 3-5 to Indonesia in the women’s team round of 16
  31. Yonhap News Agency (Korean) · No medals for Korean women in Berlin ↗Aug. 6, 2023: lost 4-6 to Casey Kaufhold in the individual quarterfinal; the first time Korea’s women won no individual medal since the 2011 Turin event, 12 years earlier
  32. Seoul Shinmun (Korean) · Seventh straight Asian Games women’s team gold at Hangzhou ↗Oct. 6, 2023, Fuyang Yinhu Sports Centre, Hangzhou: beat China 5-3 in the final; seven straight golds since Bangkok 1998; Lim Si-hyeon, An San and Choi Mi-sun
  33. News1 (Korean) · Asian Games women’s individual final at Hangzhou ↗Oct. 7, 2023: Lim Si-hyeon beat An San 6-0 in the final; An San took silver
  34. Yonhap News Agency (Korean) · Sixth straight women’s team title at the Asian Championships ↗Nov. 9, 2023, Bangkok, Thailand: beat China 6-2 in the final; sixth straight women’s team title at this event; secured all three Paris Olympic berths
  35. Yonhap News Agency (Korean) · Eliminated from the 2024 national team trials ↗Mar. 11, 2024, third trial at Gwangju International Archery Field: 21st with a total of 14.5 points over rounds 1-3 and missed the fourth round; her Paris Olympic hopes ended
  36. Newsis (Korean) · Apology for a social media post ↗Posted a photo of a restaurant sign at a Gwangju shopping center with a caption on Mar. 16, 2024; posted an apology on social media on the 19th
  37. MBC (Korean) · Back on the national team after a year ↗Reported Apr. 18, 2025: second evaluation at Wonju Archery Field, third overall on the combined first and second rounds; describes last year’s elimination as an aftereffect of injury; to compete at the September World Championships in Gwangju
  38. Seoul Shinmun (Korean) · 2025 archery national team set ↗Final second evaluation at Wonju Archery Field on the 18th: Lim Si-hyeon first with 14.6, Kang Chae-young and An San tied for second with 14
  39. Yonhap News Agency (Korean) · 2025 World Cup leg 3 women’s individual ↗June 8, 2025, Antalya, Türkiye: Lim Si-hyeon beat An San 6-0 in the final; bronze in the women’s team event on the 5th
  40. Yonhap News Agency (Korean) · Silver in the mixed team event at the Gwangju World Championships ↗Sept. 10, 2025, May 18 Democracy Square temporary venue, Gwangju: lost 2-6 to Spain in the final, ending Korea’s run of seven straight mixed team titles; graduated from Gwangju Munsan Elementary, Gwangju Sports Middle, Gwangju Sports High and Gwangju Women’s University
  41. SPOTV News (Korean) · Bronze in the women’s team event at the Gwangju World Championships ↗Sept. 10, 2025: beat India 5-3 in the bronze match, after losing to Taiwan in the semifinal the day before
  42. Sports Today (Korean) · Women’s individual at the Gwangju World Championships ↗Sept. 12, 2025: Kang Chae-young won gold; An San lost to Kang in the semifinal, then beat Diananda Choirunisa in the bronze match; medaled in every event she entered
  43. News1 (Korean) · 2025 World Cup Final title ↗Oct. 19, 2025, Nanjing, China: 5-5 with Xu Xinzi in the final, then won the shoot-off 8 to 7; first title since 2022 and her second; fifth in World Cup leg 2, second in leg 3 and sixth in leg 4
  44. Gwangju Ilbo (Korean) · 2026 national team third trial ↗Mar. 16-20, 2026, Kim Su-nyung Archery Field, Cheongju: Jang Min-hee 70, Kang Chae-young 69 and An San 68 placed 1-3; eight men and eight women chosen
  45. Xportsnews (Korean) · Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games squad set ↗Apr. 17, 2026, final trial at Jinho International Archery Field, Yecheon, North Gyeongsang: An San placed fifth in both the first and second final evaluations; Oh Ye-jin, Kang Chae-young and Lee Yun-ji chosen
  46. Star News (Korean) · Volunteer lessons for a youth sports exploration program ↗Aug. 12-13, 2026, Korea Sport Talent Development Institute, Jangheung, South Jeolla, run by the Korean Sport & Olympic Committee and Gwangju Bank; for fifth and sixth graders; archery experience on the second day
  47. Star News (Korean) · Reaches the individual final at the Hangzhou Asian Games ↗Describes her as having become a star after the 2020 Tokyo Olympics triple gold, held in 2021; the Hangzhou Asian Games were her first

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