Kang Chae-young


Kang Chae-young is a South Korean archer competing in women's recurve events. She has won numerous medals in archery competitions.

Career

At the 2017 Summer Universiade held in Taipei, Taiwan she won the gold medal in the women's individual recurve and women's team recurve events. In 2017, she also won the gold medals in the team and mixed team events at the 2017 World Archery Championships held in Mexico City, Mexico.
In 2018, she represented South Korea at the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta, Indonesia and she won two medals: the bronze medal in the women's individual recurve event and the gold medal in the women's team recurve event.
In 2019, she won the gold medal in the women's recurve event in the final of the 2019 Archery World Cup. This was her first Archery World Cup final. She also won the stages of the competition held in both Medellín, Colombia and Shanghai, China.
In 2020, she won the 2019 World Archery Athlete of the Year award in the category recurve women.