Kang Kyung-jin (Korean: 강경진; Hanja: 姜京珍; born 24 March 1973[3]) 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.[4]
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| Country | South Korea | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 24 March 1973 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 68 kg (150 lb)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Left[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Men's & mixed doubles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Early life edit
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.[2]
Career edit
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 edit
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.[2] 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.[5] 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.[6]
Personal life edit
Kang wife, Park Soo-yun, is also a former badminton player.[7]
Achievements edit
World Championships edit
Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 1991 | Brøndby Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark |  Shim Eun-jung
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 Thomas Lund Pernille Dupont
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7–15, 17–15, 7–15 |  Bronze
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Asian Games edit
Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 1994 | Tsuru Memorial Gymnasium, Hiroshima, Japan | Jang Hye-ock
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Yoo Yong-sung Chung So-young
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10–15, 12–15 |  Silver
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Asian Championships edit
Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 1996 | Pancasila Hall, Surabaya, Indonesia | Ha Tae-kwon
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 Ade Sutrisna Candra Wijaya
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8–15, 17–15, 11–15 | Silver
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| 1998 | Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand | Ha Tae-kwon
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 Zhang Jun Zhang Wei
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12–15, 15–11, 15–13 |  Gold
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Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 1996 | Pancasila Hall, Surabaya, Indonesia | Kim Mee-hyang
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Tri Kusharjanto Lili Tampi
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1–15, 6–15 | Silver
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Asian Cup edit
Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 1996 | Olympic Gymnasium No. 2, Seoul, South Korea | Kim Mee-hyang
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Park Joo-bong Ra Kyung-min
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6–15, 8–15 | Silver
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East Asian Games edit
Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 1993 | Shanghai, China | Kim Chul-joong
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Huang Zhanzhong Liu Di
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5–15, 15–6, 7–15 | Bronze
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IBF World Grand Prix edit
The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) since 1983.
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 1995 | Swedish Open | Kim Dong-moon
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 Peter Axelsson Pär-Gunnar Jönsson
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5–15, 9–15 |  Runner-up
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| 1995 | Canadian Open | Ha Tae-kwon
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Kim Dong-moon Yoo Yong-sung
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12–15, 15–6, 15–8 |  Winner
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| 1995 | Hong Kong Open | Ha Tae-kwon
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Rudy Gunawan Bambang Suprianto
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17–15, 12–15, 15–3 | Winner
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| 1996 | Thailand Open | Ha Tae-kwon
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Sigit Budiarto Candra Wijaya
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11–15, 15–10, 12–15 | Runner-up
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| 1997 | Korea Open | Ha Tae-kwon
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 Cheah Soon Kit Yap Kim Hock
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4–15, 15–3, 15–5 | Winner
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| 1997 | Swedish Open | Ha Tae-kwon
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Peter Axelsson Pär-Gunnar Jönsson
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15–3, 15–11 | Winner
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| 1997 | All England Open | Ha Tae-kwon
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Jon Holst-Christensen Michael Søgaard
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15–11, 17–16 | Winner
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| 2001 | U.S. Open | Park Young-duk
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 Yousuke Nakanishi Shinya Ohtsuka
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7–0, 7–3, 7–3 | Winner
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Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 1995 | Canadian Open | Kim Mee-hyang
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Kim Dong-moon Gil Young-ah
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7–15, 8–15 | Runner-up
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IBF International edit
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2005 | Canadian International | Han Sung-wook
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Jung Sung-gyun Park Young-sang
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15–12, 15–13 | Winner
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Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2005 | Canadian International | Ha Jung-eun
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Han Sung-wook Joo Hyun-hee
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15–12, 15–13 | Winner
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References edit
- ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Gang Gyeong-Jin". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
- ^ a b c "강경진 국가대표 감독과 지도자 선발". www.ibadmintonnews.com (in Korean). 3 January 2017. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
- ^ "BKA tournament personnel data". Badminton Korea Association. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
- ^ "Kang Kyung-jin". Olympedia. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
- ^ Choi, In-young (29 December 2016). "National Badminton Team: New Start with Kang Kyung-jin as Head Coach". Yonhap. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
- ^ Hearn, Don (2 September 2019). "Historic change for Team China announced in Korean media". www.badzine.net. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
- ^ "왜 힘들게 국가대표 코치를 하냐구요? 강경진 코치 인터뷰". badmintonkorea.co.kr (in Korean). 27 April 2011. Retrieved 12 August 2020.