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Chen Gang 陈刚
Personal information
Country	China
Born	(1976-06-27) 27 June 1976 (age 48) Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	75 kg (165 lb)
Handedness	Right
Men's singles & doubles
Highest ranking	3
Medal record Men's badminton Representing  China World Cup 1995 Jakarta Men's singles Thomas Cup 1998 Hong Kong Men's team Asian Games 1998 Bangkok Men's team Asian Championships 1998 Bangkok Men's singles 1998 Bangkok Mixed doubles World Junior Championships 1996 Kuala Lumpur Boys' singles
BWF profile

Chen Gang (Chinese: 陈刚; born 27 June 1976) was a former Chinese badminton player from Zhejiang. He started his career in badminton at the age of eight. In 1989, Chen entered the Zhejiang team, and was selected to join the national team in 1994. He was a former World Junior Champion in the boys' singles event in 1994, and Asian Champion in the men's singles event in 1998.

In 2007, he went to South Korea as an assistant to singles coach Li Mao. In November 2008, he joined as a coach in Polish national team until September 2009. In July 2018, he moved to France as a national singles coach.

Achievements

World Cup

Men's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
1995	Jakarta, Indonesia	Joko Suprianto	2–15, 7–15	Bronze

Asian Championships

Men's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
1998	Bangkok, Thailand	Marleve Mainaky	15–6, 15–9	Gold

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1998	Bangkok, Thailand	Tang Yongshu	Kim Dong-moon Ra Kyung-min	1–15, 10–15	Bronze

World Junior Championships

Boys' singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
1994	Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Zheng Qiang	15–9, 15–3	Gold

IBF World Grand Prix

The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) since 1983.

Men's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
1999	Thailand Open	Ji Xinpeng	15–12, 15–6	Winner
1998	Hong Kong Open	Budi Santoso	10–15, 10–15	Runner-up
1998	Swedish Open	Luo Yigang	14–18, 2–15	Runner-up
1997	Vietnam Open	Alan Budikusuma	15–6, 9–15, 15–3	Winner
1997	Thailand Open	Hendrawan	9–15, 1–15	Runner-up
1994	Russian Open	Yu Jinhao	18–13, 18–13	Winner

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1998	Swedish Open	Tang Yongshu	Kim Dong-moon Ra Kyung-min	3–15, 3–15	Runner-up

IBF International

Men's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
2002	BMW International	Niels Christian Kaldau	15–7, 8–15, 17–14	Winner
1999	French Open	Pullela Gopichand	15–8, 10–15, 15–10	Winner

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1999	French Open	Qin Yiyuan	Ian Sullivan Gail Emms	15–12, 15–12	Winner

References

1. "韩国教练：谌龙难以搅局 伦敦奥运林李大战可期" (in Chinese). Sohu. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
2. "Players: Chen Gang". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
3. "让球者" (in Chinese). GQ. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
4. "国羽四大金刚之一出山丨陈刚出任法国单打主教练" (in Chinese). 爱羽客. Archived from the original on 5 July 2018. Retrieved 22 March 2019.

External links

• Chen Gang at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com

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