Kang Jae-Won (born 30 November 1965) is a South Korean retired handball player and current coach for the South Korean women's national team.[1]
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Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born |
(1965-11-30) 30 November 1965 (age 56) Bucheon, South Korea | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | South Korean | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Playing position |
Right back Centre back | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current club | South Korea | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior clubs | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
–1989 | ? (Korea) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1989–1992 | Grasshopper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1992–2002 | Pfadi Winterthur | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
National team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1982–1992 | South Korea | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2000–2002 | Pfadi Winterthur | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2005–2007 | Daido Steel | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2007–2008 | China (W) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2010–2015 | South Korea (W) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2017– | South Korea (W) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Kang Jae-won | |
Hangul | 강재원 |
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Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Gang Jae-won |
McCune–Reischauer | Kang Jaewŏn |
He was voted World Player of the Year 1989 by the International Handball Federation.[2]
Kang achieved a silver medal with the South Korean national team at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.[3]
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IHF World Player of the Year – Men | |
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Rankings before 1988: Ștefan Birtalan (1974, 1976, 1977) Best Player of All Time: Gheorghe Gruia (1992) Player of the 20th Century: Magnus Wislander (2000) IHF Best Player in History: Ivano Balić (2010) |
South Korea squad – Women's handball – 2011 World Championship – 11th place | ||
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South Korea squad – Women's handball – 2012 Summer Olympics – 4th place | ||
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South Korea squad – 2017 World Championship – 13th place | ||
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South Korea squad – 2019 World Championship – 11th place | ||
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