Kang Ji-wook

{{Short description|South Korean badminton player}}

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| name = Kang Ji-wook

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| country = South Korea

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1992|7|7}}

| birth_place = Jeju, South Korea

| height = 1.77 m

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| event = Men's & mixed doubles

| highest_ranking = 31 (MD 12 September 2013)
54 (XD 16 January 2014)

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{{MedalSport | Men's badminton }}

{{MedalCountry | {{KOR}} }}

{{MedalCompetition | Asian Championships }}

{{MedalBronze | 2012 Qingdao | Mixed doubles }}

{{MedalCompetition | Summer Youth Olympics }}

{{MedalBronze | 2010 Singapore | Boys' singles }}

{{MedalCompetition | World Junior Championships }}

{{MedalSilver | 2007 Waitakere City | Mixed team }}

{{MedalSilver | 2008 Pune | Mixed team }}

{{MedalSilver | 2010 Guadalajara | Boys' singles }}

{{MedalSilver | 2010 Guadalajara | Mixed doubles }}

{{MedalSilver | 2010 Guadalajara | Mixed team }}

{{MedalCompetition | Asian Junior Championships }}

{{MedalGold | 2010 Kuala Lumpur | Boys' doubles }}

{{MedalSilver | 2008 Kuala Lumpur | Mixed team }}

{{MedalBronze | 2009 Kuala Lumpur | Boys' doubles }}

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{{Infobox Korean name

| hangul = 강지욱

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| rr = Gang Jiuk

| mr = Kang Chiuk

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Kang Ji-wook ({{Korean|hangul=강지욱}}; born 7 July 1992) is a South Korean badminton player.{{cite news|title=제주사대부고, 제주바람을 일으키다 |url=http://www.badmintondaily.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=440 |website=www.badmintondaily.co.kr |publisher=배드민턴데일리 |access-date=17 March 2017 |language=Korean}} He first came to international attention when he became the runner-up in three different events at the 2010 BWF World Junior Championships. He won the silver medal in the boys' singles, mixed doubles and mixed team event.{{cite news |title=2010 세계주니어배드민턴선수권대회 |url=http://www.badmintondaily.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=435 |website=www.badmintondaily.co.kr |publisher=배드민턴데일리 |access-date=17 March 2017 |language=Korean}} He also won the gold medal in the boys' doubles event at the 2010 Asian Junior Badminton Championships, and at the same year, he competed at the Singapore Summer Youth Olympics where he won the boys' singles bronze.{{cite news |title=한국 배드민턴의 기대주 강지욱, 유스올림픽 참가 |url=http://www.jejudomin.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=2465 |website=www.jejudomin.co.kr |publisher=주식회사 제주도민일보방송 |access-date=17 March 2017 |language=Korean}}{{cite news|title=<청소년올림픽> 강지욱 "용대형 따라갈래요" |url=http://www.yonhapnews.co.kr/sports/2010/08/20/1007000000AKR20100820073000007.HTML |website=www.yonhapnews.co.kr |publisher=Yonhap |access-date=17 March 2017 |language=Korean}}

Achievements

= Asian Championships =

Mixed doubles

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! Year

! Venue

! Partner

! Opponent

! Score

! Result

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| align="center" | 2012

| align="left" | Qingdao Sports Centre Conson Stadium,
Qingdao, China

| align="left" | {{flagicon|KOR}} Eom Hye-won

| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} Xu Chen
{{flagicon|CHN}} Ma Jin

| align="left" | 14–21, 12–21

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | Bronze Bronze

= Youth Olympic Games =

Boys' singles

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! Year

! Venue

! Opponent

! Score

! Result

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| align="center" | 2010

| align="left" | Singapore Indoor Stadium, Singapore

| align="left" | {{flagicon|MAS}} Loh Wei Sheng

| align="left" | Walkover

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | 16px Bronze

= BWF World Junior Championships =

Boys' singles

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! Year

! Venue

! Opponent

! Score

! Result

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| align="center" | 2010

| align="left" | Domo del Code Jalisco, Guadalajara, Mexico

| align="left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} Viktor Axelsen

| align="left" | 19–21, 10–21

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | Silver Silver

Mixed doubles

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! Year

! Venue

! Partner

! Opponent

! Score

! Result

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| align="center" | 2010

| align="left" | Domo del Code Jalisco,
Guadalajara, Mexico

| align="left" | {{flagicon|KOR}} Choi Hye-in

| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} Liu Cheng
{{flagicon|CHN}} Bao Yixin

| align="left" | 15–21, 15–21

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | Silver Silver

= Asia Junior Championships =

Boys' doubles

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! Year

! Venue

! Partner

! Opponent

! Score

! Result

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| align="center" | 2009

| align="left" | Stadium Juara,
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

| align="left" | {{flagicon|KOR}} Choi Seung-il

| align="left" | {{flagicon|MAS}} Ow Yao Han
{{flagicon|MAS}} Yew Hong Kheng

| align="left" | 17–21, 21–8, 16–21

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | Bronze Bronze

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| align="center" | 2010

| align="left" | Stadium Juara,
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

| align="left" | {{flagicon|KOR}} Choi Seung-il

| align="left" | {{flagicon|MAS}} Ow Yao Han
{{flagicon|MAS}} Yew Hong Kheng

| align="left" | 21–16, 21–14

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | Gold Gold

= BWF Grand Prix =

The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) which was held from 2007 to 2017.

Men's doubles

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! Year

! Tournament

! Partner

! Opponent

! Score

! Result

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| align="center" | 2012

| align="left" | India Grand Prix Gold

| align="left" | {{flagicon|KOR}} Lee Sang-joon

| align="left" | {{flagicon|KOR}} Ko Sung-hyun
{{flagicon|KOR}} Lee Yong-dae

| align="left" | 13–21, 19–21

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} Runner-up

Mixed doubles

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! Year

! Tournament

! Partner

! Opponent

! Score

! Result

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| align="center" | 2013

| align="left" | Korea Grand Prix Gold

| align="left" | {{flagicon|KOR}} Choi Hye-in

| align="left" | {{flagicon|KOR}} Yoo Yeon-seong
{{flagicon|KOR}} Jang Ye-na

| align="left" | 13–21, 11–21

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} Runner-up

: {{Color box|#FFFF67|border=darkgray}} BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament

: {{Color box|#D4F1C5|border=darkgray}} BWF Grand Prix tournament

= BWF International Challenge/Series =

Mixed doubles

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! Year

! Tournament

! Partner

! Opponent

! Score

! Result

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| align="center" | 2011

| align="left" | Vietnam International

| align="left" | {{flagicon|KOR}} Choi Hye-in

| align="left" | {{flagicon|THA}} Patiphat Chalardchalaem
{{flagicon|THA}} Savitree Amitapai

| align="left" | 19–21, 22–20, 21–23

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} Runner-up

: {{Color box|#D8CEF6|border=darkgray}} BWF International Challenge tournament

: {{Color box|#D5D5D5|border=darkgray}} BWF International Series tournament

References