Kang Chae-young

Kang Chae-young (born 8 June 1996)[1] is a South Korean archer competing in women's recurve events. She has won numerous medals in archery competitions.

Kang Chae-young
Kang Chae-young in 2019
Personal information
Born (1996-06-08) 8 June 1996
Sport
CountrySouth Korea
SportArchery
Event(s)Recurve
Medal record
Women's recurve archery
Representing  South Korea
World Championships
2017 Mexico City Team
2017 Mexico City Mixed team
2019 's-Hertogenbosch Mixed team
2019 's-Hertogenbosch Individual
2019 's-Hertogenbosch Team
2015 Copenhagen Team
Asian Championships
2019 Bangkok Individual
2019 Bangkok Team
2019 Bangkok Mixed team
World Cup
2019 Moscow Individual
Asian Games
2018 Jakarta Team
2018 Jakarta Individual
Summer Universiade
2017 Taipei Individual
2017 Taipei Team
2019 Naples Individual
2019 Naples Team
2015 Gwangju Team

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 the same year, 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.[2]

In 2019, she won the gold medal in the women's recurve event in the final of the 2019 Archery World Cup.[3] This was her first Archery World Cup final.[3] 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.[4]

References
  1. "2019 World Archery Championships" (PDF). World Archery. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 April 2020. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  2. "Archery Results Book" (PDF). 2018 Asian Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 April 2020. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  3. Pavitt, Michael (7 September 2019). "Kang and Ellison crowned recurve champions at Archery World Cup Final". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  4. Wells, Chris (9 February 2020). "Schloesser, Lopez retain World Archery Athlete of the Year titles in 2019". World Archery. Retrieved 21 April 2020.


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