Kang Cho-hyun

Kang Cho-hyun (; born October 23, 1982) is a South Korean sport shooter. She won the silver medal in 10 m air rifle in the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.

Early life and education Kang was born on 1982 in Daejeon, as the only daughter of Kang Hee-gyun and Kim Yang-hwa. Her father, Kang Hee-gyun, served in the 2nd Marine Division ('Blue Dragon Division') of the South Korean Marine Corps during the Vietnam War. He lost both his legs to shrapnel from a Viet Cong grenade during the war and suffered from osteomyelitis, and died in July 1999. She entered the Department of Physical Education at Korea University in November 2001 and graduated with Bachelors in Physical Education.

Sports career Kang started her shooting career in 1995, when she was a student at Yuseong Girls' Middle School in Daejeon.

After the Olympics, she joined the Galleria Shooting Team, which was founded by the Galleria Department Store. At the 2001 ISSF World Cup, she attained 14th place at World Cup 2 held in Seoul and 30th place at World Cup 3 held in Milan, Italy, with 390 points. She was selected as the national team again in 2003 and scored 499.2 points at the 2003 ISSF World Cup 2 held in Zagreb, Croatia. She finished 17th at the 2006 ISSF World Cup 1 in Guangzhou, China and 80th place in World Cup 3 in Munich, Germany. In 2021, volleyball player and sports commentator Han Yoo-mi, a close friend of Kang, claimed on the entertainment program Sporty Sisters that Kang is currently working as a shooting instructor with South Korea's National Intelligence Service.

National honours Daejeon Sports Award (2000)