Kang Kyung-jin

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1973|3|24}}

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| height = 1.74 m{{cite sports-reference |title=Gang Gyeong-Jin |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ga/gang-gyeong-jin-1.html |access-date=12 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417084228/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ga/gang-gyeong-jin-1.html |archive-date=17 April 2020 |url-status=dead}}

| weight = 68 kg

| event = Men's & mixed doubles

| country = South Korea

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| handedness = Left{{cite web |title=강경진 국가대표 감독과 지도자 선발 |url=http://www.ibadmintonnews.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=468 |website=www.ibadmintonnews.com |date=3 January 2017 |access-date=12 August 2020 |language=ko}}

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Kang Kyung-jin ({{Korean|hangul=강경진|hanja=姜京珍}}; born 24 March 1973{{cite web|title=BKA tournament personnel data|url=https://www.bka.kr/event/gameinfo_view2.asp?gnum=3000496|website=Badminton Korea Association|access-date=17 February 2020}}) is a former badminton player and coach from South Korea. He was the men's doubles champion at the 1997 All England Open and 1998 Asian Championships. He competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics.{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/914 |title=Kang Kyung-jin |work=Olympedia |access-date=27 May 2020}}

Early life

The left-handler Kang Kyung-jin, began to play badminton when he was in the third grade of Dongdaegu Elementary School, recognized by his teacher who is also a badminton coach in a club. In the beginning, he wanted to be a baseball player, following his father, who was also a baseball player.

Career

As a player, Kang was best known for winning the 1997 All England Open men's doubles title with Ha Tae-kwon. In the same year, Kang and Ha also won major titles at the Swedish Open and the Korea Open and the following year, they won the Badminton Asia Championships. In the 1994 Asian Games, he won two silver medals, in mixed doubles and in the men's team event.

= Coach =

Kang graduated from Inha University, and after that he started his career as a coach in Gangnam-gu office team. He later was selected to join the national team as men's doubles coach in 2003, and took part at the Summer Olympics from 2004–2016, with his best achievements was managed to lead Ha Tae-kwon and Kim Dong-moon to win a gold medal in 2004. He spent one year as the head coach of the national junior team, and then Kang was named as the head coach of the senior national team in December 2016, with his term to run from 1 January 2017 to 30 October 2018.{{cite news|last1=Choi|first1=In-young|title=National Badminton Team: New Start with Kang Kyung-jin as Head Coach|url=http://www.yonhapnews.co.kr/bulletin/2016/12/29/0200000000AKR20161229053400007.HTML|access-date=26 January 2017|agency=Yonhap|date=29 December 2016}} Following the Korean team's disappointing results at the 2018 Asian Games, Kang with some of Korean coaching staff were fired by the Badminton Korea Association (BKA). In September 2019, he was hired to join Chinese national team coaching staff, and made history in China badminton as the first foreign coach on their team.{{cite web |last=Hearn |first=Don |title=Historic change for Team China announced in Korean media |url=https://www.badzine.net/2019/09/historic-changes-for-team-china-announced-in-korean-media/ |website=www.badzine.net |date=2 September 2019 |access-date=12 August 2020}}

Personal life

Kang wife, Park Soo-yun, is also a former badminton player.{{cite web |title=왜 힘들게 국가대표 코치를 하냐구요? 강경진 코치 인터뷰 |url=http://badmintonkorea.co.kr/news/95?page=1249 |website=badmintonkorea.co.kr |date=27 April 2011 |access-date=12 August 2020 |language=ko}}

Achievements

= World Championships =

Mixed doubles

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! Year

! Venue

! Partner

! Opponent

! Score

! Result

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| align="center" | 1991

| align="left" | Brøndby Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark

| align="left" | {{flagicon|KOR}} Shim Eun-jung

| align="left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} Thomas Lund
{{flagicon|DEN}} Pernille Dupont

| align="left" | 7–15, 17–15, 7–15

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

= Asian Games =

Mixed doubles

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! Year

! Venue

! Partner

! Opponent

! Score

! Result

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| align="center" | 1994

| align="left" | Tsuru Memorial Gymnasium, Hiroshima, Japan

| align="left" | {{flagicon|KOR}} Jang Hye-ock

| align="left" | {{flagicon|KOR}} Yoo Yong-sung
{{flagicon|KOR}} Chung So-young

| align="left" | 10–15, 12–15

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

= Asian Championships =

Men's doubles

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! Year

! Venue

! Partner

! Opponent

! Score

! Result

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| align="center" | 1996

| align="left" | Pancasila Hall, Surabaya, Indonesia

| align="left" | {{flagicon|KOR}} Ha Tae-kwon

| align="left" | {{flagicon|INA}} Ade Sutrisna
{{flagicon|INA}} Candra Wijaya

| align="left" | 8–15, 17–15, 11–15

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

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| align="center" | 1998

| align="left" | Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand

| align="left" | {{flagicon|KOR}} Ha Tae-kwon

| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} Zhang Jun
{{flagicon|CHN}} Zhang Wei

| align="left" | 12–15, 15–11, 15–13

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

Mixed doubles

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! Year

! Venue

! Partner

! Opponent

! Score

! Result

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| align="center" | 1996

| align="left" | Pancasila Hall, Surabaya, Indonesia

| align="left" | {{flagicon|KOR}} Kim Mee-hyang

| align="left" | {{flagicon|INA}} Tri Kusharjanto
{{flagicon|INA}} Lili Tampi

| align="left" | 1–15, 6–15

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

= Asian Cup =

Mixed doubles

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! Year

! Venue

! Partner

! Opponent

! Score

! Result

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| align="center" | 1996

| align="left" | Olympic Gymnasium No. 2, Seoul, South Korea

| align="left" | {{flagicon|KOR}} Kim Mee-hyang

| align="left" | {{flagicon|KOR}} Park Joo-bong
{{flagicon|KOR}} Ra Kyung-min

| align="left" | 6–15, 8–15

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

= East Asian Games =

Men's doubles

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! Year

! Venue

! Partner

! Opponent

! Score

! Result

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| align="center" | 1993

| align="left" | Shanghai, China

| align="left" | {{flagicon|KOR}} Kim Chul-joong

| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} Huang Zhanzhong
{{flagicon|CHN}} Liu Di

| align="left" | 5–15, 15–6, 7–15

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

= IBF World Grand Prix =

The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) since 1983.

Men's doubles

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! Year

! Tournament

! Partner

! Opponent

! Score

! Result

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| align="center" | 1995

| align="left" | Swedish Open

| align="left" | {{flagicon|KOR}} Kim Dong-moon

| align="left" | {{flagicon|SWE}} Peter Axelsson
{{flagicon|SWE}} Pär-Gunnar Jönsson

| align="left" | 5–15, 9–15

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

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| align="center" | 1995

| align="left" | Canadian Open

| align="left" | {{flagicon|KOR}} Ha Tae-kwon

| align="left" | {{flagicon|KOR}} Kim Dong-moon
{{flagicon|KOR}} Yoo Yong-sung

| align="left" | 12–15, 15–6, 15–8

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner

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| align="center" | 1995

| align="left" | Hong Kong Open

| align="left" | {{flagicon|KOR}} Ha Tae-kwon

| align="left" | {{flagicon|INA}} Rudy Gunawan
{{flagicon|INA}} Bambang Suprianto

| align="left" | 17–15, 12–15, 15–3

| style="text-align:left; background:white" |{{gold1}} Winner

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| align="center" | 1996

| align="left" | Thailand Open

| align="left" | {{flagicon|KOR}} Ha Tae-kwon

| align="left" | {{flagicon|INA}} Sigit Budiarto
{{flagicon|INA}} Candra Wijaya

| align="left" | 11–15, 15–10, 12–15

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

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| align="center" | 1997

| align="left" | Korea Open

| align="left" | {{flagicon|KOR}} Ha Tae-kwon

| align="left" | {{flagicon|MAS}} Cheah Soon Kit
{{flagicon|MAS}} Yap Kim Hock

| align="left" | 4–15, 15–3, 15–5

| style="text-align:left; background:white" |{{gold1}} Winner

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| align="center" | 1997

| align="left" | Swedish Open

| align="left" | {{flagicon|KOR}} Ha Tae-kwon

| align="left" | {{flagicon|SWE}} Peter Axelsson
{{flagicon|SWE}} Pär-Gunnar Jönsson

| align="left" | 15–3, 15–11

| style="text-align:left; background:white" |{{gold1}} Winner

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| align="center" | 1997

| align="left" | All England Open

| align="left" | {{flagicon|KOR}} Ha Tae-kwon

| align="left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} Jon Holst-Christensen
{{flagicon|DEN}} Michael Søgaard

| align="left" | 15–11, 17–16

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner

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| align="center" | 2001

| align="left" | U.S. Open

| align="left" | {{flagicon|KOR}} Park Young-duk

| align="left" | {{flagicon|JPN}} Yousuke Nakanishi
{{flagicon|JPN}} Shinya Ohtsuka

| align="left" | 7–0, 7–3, 7–3

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner

Mixed doubles

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! Year

! Tournament

! Partner

! Opponent

! Score

! Result

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| align="center" | 1995

| align="left" | Canadian Open

| align="left" | {{flagicon|KOR}} Kim Mee-hyang

| align="left" | {{flagicon|KOR}} Kim Dong-moon
{{flagicon|KOR}} Gil Young-ah

| align="left" | 7–15, 8–15

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

= IBF International =

Men's doubles

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! Year

! Tournament

! Partner

! Opponent

! Score

! Result

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| align="center" | 2005

| align="left" | Canadian International

| align="left" | {{flagicon|KOR}} Han Sung-wook

| align="left" | {{flagicon|KOR}} Jung Sung-gyun
{{flagicon|KOR}} Park Young-sang

| align="left" | 15–12, 15–13

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner

Men's doubles

class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"

! Year

! Tournament

! Partner

! Opponent

! Score

! Result

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| align="center" | 2005

| align="left" | Canadian International

| align="left" | {{flagicon|KOR}} Ha Jung-eun

| align="left" | {{flagicon|KOR}} Han Sung-wook
{{flagicon|KOR}} Joo Hyun-hee

| align="left" | 15–12, 15–13

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner

References

Category:1973 births

Category:Living people

Category:South Korean male badminton players

Category:Badminton players at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Category:Olympic badminton players for South Korea

Category:Badminton players at the 1994 Asian Games

Category:Badminton players at the 1998 Asian Games

Category:Asian Games silver medalists for South Korea

Category:Asian Games bronze medalists for South Korea

Category:Medalists at the 1994 Asian Games

Category:Medalists at the 1998 Asian Games

Category:Inha University alumni

Category:South Korean badminton coaches

Category:World No. 1 badminton players

Category:Place of birth missing (living people)

Category:Asian Games silver medalists in badminton

Category:Asian Games bronze medalists in badminton