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Chen Gang (badminton)

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In this Chinese name, the family name is Chen.
Chen Gang
陈刚
Personal information
Country China
Born (1976-06-27) 27 June 1976 (age 48)
Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China[1]
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
HandednessRight
Men's singles & doubles
Highest ranking3
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  China
World Cup
Bronze medal – third place 1995 Jakarta Men's singles
Thomas Cup
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Hong Kong Men's team
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 1998 Bangkok Men's team
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 1998 Bangkok Men's singles
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Bangkok Mixed doubles
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 1996 Kuala Lumpur Boys' singles
BWF profile

Chen Gang (Chinese: 陈刚; born 27 June 1976) was a former Chinese badminton player from Zhejiang.[2] 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.[3]

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.[4]

Achievements

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World Cup

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Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
1995 Jakarta, Indonesia Indonesia Joko Suprianto 2–15, 7–15 Bronze Bronze

Asian Championships

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Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
1998 Bangkok, Thailand Indonesia Marleve Mainaky 15–6, 15–9 Gold Gold

Mixed doubles

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

World Junior Championships

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Boys' singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
1994 Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia China Zheng Qiang 15–9, 15–3 Gold Gold

IBF World Grand Prix

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

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
1999 Thailand Open China Ji Xinpeng 15–12, 15–6 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1998 Hong Kong Open Indonesia Budi Santoso 10–15, 10–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1998 Swedish Open China Luo Yigang 14–18, 2–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1997 Vietnam Open Indonesia Alan Budikusuma 15–6, 9–15, 15–3 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1997 Thailand Open Indonesia Hendrawan 9–15, 1–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1994 Russian Open China Yu Jinhao 18–13, 18–13 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1998 Swedish Open China Tang Yongshu South Korea Kim Dong-moon
South Korea Ra Kyung-min 		3–15, 3–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

IBF International

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Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2002 BMW International Denmark Niels Christian Kaldau 15–7, 8–15, 17–14 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1999 French Open India Pullela Gopichand 15–8, 10–15, 15–10 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1999 French Open China Qin Yiyuan England Ian Sullivan
England Gail Emms 		15–12, 15–12 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

References

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  1. ^ "韩国教练：谌龙难以搅局 伦敦奥运林李大战可期" (in Chinese). Sohu. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Players: Chen Gang". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
  3. ^ "让球者" (in Chinese). GQ. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
  4. ^ "国羽四大金刚之一出山丨陈刚出任法国单打主教练" (in Chinese). 爱羽客. Archived from the original on 5 July 2018. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
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