Kang Kyung-jin
Kang Kyung-jin is a former male badminton player and coach from South Korea. He competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics.
As a player, Kang was best known for winning the 1997 All England Open Badminton Championships men's doubles title with Ha Tae-kwon. In the same year, Kang and Ha also won major titles at the Swedish Open and the Korea Open and the following year, they won the Badminton Asia Championships. In the 1994 Asian Games, he won two silver medals, in mixed doubles and in the men's team event. Kang's last international tournament was the 2005 Canadian International, where he appeared in two finals and won the men's doubles title.
Kang began coaching the Korean national team in 2009 and spent one year as the head coach of the national junior team. He was named as the head coach of the senior national team in December 2016, with his term to run from January 1, 2017 to October 30, 2018.
Achievements
Asian Championships
Men's doubles| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 1996 | Surabaya, Indonesia |  Ha Tae-kwon |  Ade Sutrisna Candra Wijaya | 8–15, 17–15, 11–15 | Silver |
| 1998 | Bangkok, Thailand | Ha Tae-kwon |  Zhang Wei Zhang Jun | 12–15, 15–11, 15–13 | Gold |
IBF World Grand Prix
The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation since 1983.Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 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 Sogaard | 15–11, 17–16 | Winner |