Kang Kyung-min
{{short description|South Korean handball player (born 1996)}}
{{Distinguish|Kang Min-kyung|Kang Kyung-jin}}
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{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}}
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|birth_place=Incheon, South Korea
|nationality=South Korean
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|position=Centre back
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{{MedalSport|Women's handball}}
{{MedalCompetition|Asian Championship}}
{{MedalGold|2022 South Korea|}}
{{MedalCompetition|Summer Youth Olympics}}
{{MedalGold|2014 China|Team}}
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Kang Kyung-min (born 8 November 1996) is a South Korean handball player who represents South Korean national team. She made her Olympic debut representing South Korea at the 2020 Summer Olympics.{{Cite web|title=Handball Kang Kyung-min - Tokyo 2020 Olympics|url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/handball/athlete-profile-n1332559-kang-kyungmin.htm|access-date=2021-08-02|website=|language=en-us}}
Career
She represented South Korea at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics and was part of the South Korean team which defeated Russia 32–31 in the final to claim the gold medal in the girls handball tournament.http://archive.ihf.info/files/CompetitionData/b862ac6a-787c-46c0-8372-6006fb0e10fa/pdf/23MTR.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}} She was awarded the Most Valuable Player in Handball Korea League for 2019/20 and 2020/21 season for her consistent performances.{{Cite web|title=IHF {{!}} Best players in Korea league announced|url=https://www.ihf.info/media-center/news/best-players-korea-league-announced|access-date=2021-08-02|website=www.ihf.info}}
She was included in the South Korean squad in the women's handball competition for the 2020 Summer Olympics.{{Cite web|title=Handball - Women Schedule {{!}} Tokyo 2020 Olympics|url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/handball/event-schedule-women.htm|url-status=dead|access-date=2021-08-02|website=|language=en-us|archive-date=2021-08-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210802140221/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/handball/event-schedule-women.htm}}{{cite web|title=류은희·심해인 등 여자대표팀 도쿄올림픽 최종 엔트리 확정|url=https://www.handballkorea.com/board/View.asp?SEQ=20874&BBS_CODE=News&|access-date=2021-08-02|publisher=handballkorea.com|archive-date=17 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210717130802/https://www.handballkorea.com/board/View.asp?SEQ=20874&BBS_CODE=News&|url-status=dead}}
References
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External links
- {{IHF|61941|Kyungmin KANG}}
- {{Olympics.com profile|kyungmin-kang|Kyungmin KANG}}
- {{Olympedia|2102067|Gang Gyeong-Min}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Kang, Kyung-min}}
Category:South Korean female handball players
Category:Handball players at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics
Category:Youth Olympic gold medalists for South Korea
Category:Handball players at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Category:Olympic handball players for South Korea
Category:Sportspeople from Incheon
Category:21st-century South Korean sportswomen
Category:Handball players at the 2024 Summer Olympics
Category:Handball players at the 2022 Asian Games
Category:Asian Games silver medalists for South Korea
Category:Medalists at the 2022 Asian Games
Category:Asian Games silver medalists in handball
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