Chen Gang (badminton)

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]

  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.