Kang Jung-kum

Kang Jung-kum
Personal information
CountrySouth Korea
Born (1967-09-17) September 17, 1967 (age 57)
Jeju City, Jeju Province, South Korea
HandednessRight
Women's singles WH1
Women's doubles WH1–WH2
Mixed doubles WH1–WH2
Highest ranking9 (WS October 22, 2019)
4 (WD with Lee Sun-ae November 1, 2022)
4 (XD with Kim Kyung-hoon May 18, 2021)
Medal record
Women's para-badminton
Representing  South Korea
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2015 Stoke Mandeville Women's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Stoke Mandeville Women's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Ulsan Mixed doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Basel Mixed doubles

Kang Jung-kum (Korean강정금; born September 17, 1967) is a South Korean former para-badminton player.[1][2] In 2021, she competed in the women's singles WH1 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics but did not advance to the knockout stage.[3][4][5]

  1. ^ "Jung Kum Kang - Badminton | Paralympic Athlete Profile". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved October 11, 2024.
  2. ^ "장애인배드민턴 국대, 도쿄패럴림픽 출전권 획득 위해 출국 : 양주시장애인자립생활센터". yjcil.or.kr (in Korean). May 12, 2021. Retrieved October 11, 2024.
  3. ^ 뉴시스 (September 1, 2021). "최선 다하는 강정금". 뉴시스 (in Korean). Retrieved October 11, 2024.
  4. ^ "패럴림픽 첫 정식종목 '배드민턴' 국가대표 출국". 웰페어뉴스 (in Korean). August 25, 2021. Retrieved October 11, 2024.
  5. ^ "[패럴림pick] '역사적인 첫 패럴림픽 스매싱' 韓 배드민턴, 이동섭의 값진 승전고". STN NEWS (in Korean). September 1, 2021. Retrieved October 11, 2024.