Kang Kyung-jin

Kang Kyung-jin (; born 24 March 1973 ) 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.

Early life 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. 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.

Personal life Kang's wife, Park Soo-yun, is also a former badminton player.

Achievements

World Championships Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1991 Brøndby Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark Shim Eun-jung Thomas Lund Pernille Dupont 7–15, 17–15, 7–15 Bronze Bronze

Asian Games Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1994 Tsuru Memorial Gymnasium, Hiroshima, Japan Jang Hye-ock Yoo Yong-sung Chung So-young 10–15, 12–15 Silver Silver

Asian Championships Men's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1996 Pancasila Hall, Surabaya, Indonesia Ha Tae-kwon Ade Sutrisna Candra Wijaya 8–15, 17–15, 11–15 Silver Silver 1998 Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand Ha Tae-kwon Zhang Jun Zhang Wei 12–15, 15–11, 15–13 Gold Gold

Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1996 Pancasila Hall, Surabaya, Indonesia Kim Mee-hyang Tri Kusharjanto Lili Tampi 1–15, 6–15 Silver Silver

Asian Cup Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1996 Olympic Gymnasium No. 2, Seoul, South Korea Kim Mee-hyang Park Joo-bong Ra Kyung-min 6–15, 8–15 Silver Silver

East Asian Games Men's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1993 Shanghai, China Kim Chul-joong Huang Zhanzhong Liu Di 5–15, 15–6, 7–15 Bronze Bronze

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

Men's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 1995 Swedish Open Kim Dong-moon Peter Axelsson Pär-Gunnar Jönsson 5–15, 9–15 Runner-up 1995 Canadian Open Ha Tae-kwon Kim Dong-moon Yoo Yong-sung 12–15, 15–6, 15–8 Winner 1995 Hong Kong Open Ha Tae-kwon Rudy Gunawan Bambang Suprianto 17–15, 12–15, 15–3 Winner 1996 Thailand Open Ha Tae-kwon Sigit Budiarto Candra Wijaya 11–15, 15–10, 12–15 Runner-up 1997 Korea Open Ha Tae-kwon Cheah Soon Kit Yap Kim Hock 4–15, 15–3, 15–5 Winner 1997 Swedish Open Ha Tae-kwon Peter Axelsson Pär-Gunnar Jönsson 15–3, 15–11 Winner 1997 All England Open Ha Tae-kwon Jon Holst-Christensen Michael Søgaard 15–11, 17–16 Winner 2001 U.S. Open Park Young-duk Yousuke Nakanishi Shinya Ohtsuka 7–0, 7–3, 7–3 Winner

Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 1995 Canadian Open Kim Mee-hyang Kim Dong-moon Gil Young-ah 7–15, 8–15 Runner-up

IBF International Men's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2005 Canadian International Han Sung-wook Jung Sung-gyun Park Young-sang 15–12, 15–13 Winner

Men's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2005 Canadian International Ha Jung-eun Han Sung-wook Joo Hyun-hee 15–12, 15–13 Winner