Kang Ji-wook

In this Korean name, the family name is Kang.

Kang Ji-wook (Korean: 강지욱; born 7 July 1992) is a South Korean badminton player.^[1] He first came to international attention when he became the runner-up in three different events at the 2010 BWF World Junior Championships. He won the silver medal in the boys' singles, mixed doubles and mixed team event.^[2] He also won the gold medal in the boys' doubles event at the 2010 Asian Junior Badminton Championships, and at the same year, he competed at the Singapore Summer Youth Olympics where he won the boys' singles bronze.^[3][4]

Kang Ji-wook
Personal information
Country	South Korea
Born	(1992-07-07) 7 July 1992 (age 32) Jeju, South Korea
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Men's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking	31 (MD 12 September 2013) 54 (XD 16 January 2014)
Medal record Men's badminton Representing  South Korea Asian Championships 2012 Qingdao Mixed doubles Summer Youth Olympics 2010 Singapore Boys' singles World Junior Championships 2007 Waitakere City Mixed team 2008 Pune Mixed team 2010 Guadalajara Boys' singles 2010 Guadalajara Mixed doubles 2010 Guadalajara Mixed team Asian Junior Championships 2010 Kuala Lumpur Boys' doubles 2008 Kuala Lumpur Mixed team 2009 Kuala Lumpur Boys' doubles
BWF profile

Kang Ji-wook
Hangul	강지욱
Revised Romanization	Gang Jiuk
McCune–Reischauer	Kang Chiuk

Achievements

Asian Championships

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2012	Qingdao Sports Centre Conson Stadium, Qingdao, China	Eom Hye-won	Xu Chen Ma Jin	14–21, 12–21	Bronze

Youth Olympic Games

Boys' singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2010	Singapore Indoor Stadium, Singapore	Loh Wei Sheng	Walkover	Bronze

BWF World Junior Championships

Boys' singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2010	Domo del Code Jalisco, Guadalajara, Mexico	Viktor Axelsen	19–21, 10–21	Silver

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2010	Domo del Code Jalisco, Guadalajara, Mexico	Choi Hye-in	Liu Cheng Bao Yixin	15–21, 15–21	Silver

Asia Junior Championships

Boys' doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2009	Stadium Juara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Choi Seung-il	Ow Yao Han Yew Hong Kheng	17–21, 21–8, 16–21	Bronze
2010	Stadium Juara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Choi Seung-il	Ow Yao Han Yew Hong Kheng	21–16, 21–14	Gold

BWF Grand Prix

The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) which was held from 2007 to 2017.

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2012	India Grand Prix Gold	Lee Sang-joon	Ko Sung-hyun Lee Yong-dae	13–21, 19–21	Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2013	Korea Grand Prix Gold	Choi Hye-in	Yoo Yeon-seong Jang Ye-na	13–21, 11–21	Runner-up

  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament

  BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2011	Vietnam International	Choi Hye-in	Patiphat Chalardchalaem Savitree Amitapai	19–21, 22–20, 21–23	Runner-up

  BWF International Challenge tournament

  BWF International Series tournament