Chen Gang

Chen Gang (; born 27 June 1976) was a former Chinese badminton player from Zhejiang. He started his career in badminton at the age of eight. In 1989, Chen entered the Zhejiang team, and was selected to join the national team in 1994. He was a former World Junior Champion in the boys' singles event in 1994, and Asian Champion in the men's singles event in 1998.

In 2007, he went to South Korea as an assistant to singles coach Li Mao. In November 2008, he joined as a coach in Polish national team until September 2009. In July 2018, he moved to France as a national singles coach.

Achievements

World Cup Men's singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result 1995 Jakarta, Indonesia Joko Suprianto 2–15, 7–15 Bronze Bronze

Asian Championships Men's singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result 1998 Bangkok, Thailand Marleve Mainaky 15–6, 15–9 Gold Gold

Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1998 Bangkok, Thailand Tang Yongshu Kim Dong-moon Ra Kyung-min 1–15, 10–15 Bronze Bronze

World Junior Championships Boys' singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result 1994 Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Zheng Qiang 15–9, 15–3 Gold Gold

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

Men's singles Year Tournament Opponent Score Result 1999 Thailand Open Ji Xinpeng 15–12, 15–6 Winner 1998 Hong Kong Open Budi Santoso 10–15, 10–15 Runner-up 1998 Swedish Open Luo Yigang 14–18, 2–15 Runner-up 1997 Vietnam Open Alan Budikusuma 15–6, 9–15, 15–3 Winner 1997 Thailand Open Hendrawan 9–15, 1–15 Runner-up 1994 Russian Open Yu Jinhao 18–13, 18–13 Winner

Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 1998 Swedish Open Tang Yongshu Kim Dong-moon Ra Kyung-min 3–15, 3–15 Runner-up

IBF International Men's singles

Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 1999 French Open Qin Yiyuan Ian Sullivan Gail Emms 15–12, 15–12 Winner