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

Career

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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