Kang Kyung-jin
{{short description|South Korean badminton player}}
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| event = Men's & mixed doubles
| country = South Korea
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{{MedalSport | Men's badminton }}
{{MedalCompetition | World Championships }}
{{MedalBronze | 1991 Copenhagen | Mixed doubles }}
{{MedalCompetition | Sudirman Cup }}
{{MedalGold | 1991 Copenhagen | Mixed team }}
{{MedalGold | 1993 Birmingham | Mixed team }}
{{MedalSilver | 1997 Glasgow | Mixed team }}
{{MedalBronze | 1995 Lausanne | Mixed team }}
{{MedalCompetition | Thomas Cup }}
{{MedalBronze | 1996 Hong Kong | Men's team }}
{{MedalCompetition | Asian Games }}
{{MedalSilver | 1994 Hiroshima | Mixed doubles }}
{{MedalSilver | 1994 Hiroshima | Men's team }}
{{MedalBronze | 1998 Bangkok | Men's team }}
{{MedalCompetition | Asian Championships }}
{{MedalGold | 1998 Bangkok | Men's doubles }}
{{MedalSilver | 1996 Surabaya | Men's doubles }}
{{MedalSilver | 1996 Surabaya | Mixed doubles }}
{{MedalCompetition | Asian Cup }}
{{MedalSilver | 1996 Seoul | Mixed doubles }}
{{MedalCompetition | East Asian Games }}
{{MedalBronze | 1993 Shanghai | Men's doubles }}
{{MedalBronze | 1993 Shanghai | Men's team }}
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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
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
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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | align="left" | 15–12, 15–13 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner |
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}} Ha Jung-eun | align="left" | {{flagicon|KOR}} Han Sung-wook | align="left" | 15–12, 15–13 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner |
References
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{{Footer All England Open Championships Badminton Doubles Men}}
{{Footer Asian Champions Badminton Doubles Men}}
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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)