KANG Minho

Republic of Korea

Baseball/Softball

Date of Birth: 18 Aug 1985

Age: 35

Gender: Male

Height (m/ft): 1.85/6'0''

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Baseball/Softball	Baseball KOR Republic of Korea	4

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Yokohama Baseball Stadium	Baseball Opening Round Group B #2 ISR Israel 5 KOR Republic of Korea 6	Finished
	Yokohama Baseball Stadium	Baseball Opening Round Group B #6 KOR Republic of Korea 2 USA United States 4	Finished
	Yokohama Baseball Stadium	Baseball Round 1 #8 DOM Dominican Rep. 3 KOR Republic of Korea 4	Finished
	Yokohama Baseball Stadium	Baseball Round 2 #9 ISR Israel 1 KOR Republic of Korea 11	Finished
	Yokohama Baseball Stadium	Baseball Semifinal #13 KOR Republic of Korea 2 JPN Japan 5	Finished
	Yokohama Baseball Stadium	Baseball Semifinal #14 KOR Republic of Korea 2 USA United States 7	Finished
	Yokohama Baseball Stadium	Baseball Bronze Medal Game #15 DOM Dominican Rep. 10 KOR Republic of Korea 6	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Olympic Games

Rank	Event	Year	Location
1	Baseball	2008	Beijing, CHN

World Baseball Classic

Rank	Event	Year	Location
2	Baseball	2009
9	Baseball	2013

Rank	Event	Year	Location
1	Baseball	2015

Occupation:

Business Administration - Gukje Digital University, Suwon, KOR

Wife Shin Soyeon, three children [2017, 2019, 2021]

Languages spoken:

Samsung Lions [Daegu, KOR] since 2017

Heo Sam-Yeong [club], KOR; Kim Kyung-Moon [national], KOR

Position style:

Catcher (koreatimes.co.kr, 28 Jul 2014)

Sporting relatives:

His wife Shin Soyeon has worked as a weather forecaster at Seoul Broadcasting System [SBS] in Republic of Korea. (news.mt.co.kr, 05 Aug 2020)

2006 for Republic of Korea, Asian Games in Doha, Qatar (naver.com, 19 Aug 2014)

National league:

Korea Baseball Organisation [KOR] (koreabaseball.com, 22 Jun 2021)

He began playing baseball in grade six at Shinkwang Elementary School in Jeju Island, Republic of Korea. (newsjeju.net, 24 Aug 2008)

He often went to watch primary school baseball tournaments, where he was fascinated by catchers and their equipment. (olympics.com, 24 Jun 2021)

To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (chosun.com, 04 Apr 2021)

His friend Ko Sang-Beom who encouraged him to play baseball, and died in a car accident in 2006. He dedicated his first Golden Glove Award to him in 2018, and also pointed to the sky in his honour following victory at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. (donga.com, 12 Dec 2008; busan.com, 19 Jun 2012)

He received the Korea Baseball Organisation [KBO] Golden Glove Award for catcher in 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2017. (koreabaseball.com, 2021)

In 2015 he was named Most Valuable Player [MVP] of the KBO All Star game. (koreabaseball.com, 2015)

General Interest

General
BEIJING VETERAN
He was part of the Korean team that won gold at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, where he was ejected in the final in the bottom of the ninth after protesting an umpire's call. (olympics.com, 24 Jun 2021; busan.com, 19 Jun 2012; koreatimes.co.kr, 07 Aug 2015)

POSITION
He began focusing on the catcher position in grade seven of middle school, after moving from Jeju Island to Pohang in order to continue the sport at middle school. "At first, I was very lonely and scared to live in Pohang alone. However, I learned a lot from those experiences. The biggest thing is patience." (newsjeju.net, 24 Aug 2008; busan.com, 19 Jun 2012)

Social Media

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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