Kang Min-hyuk (badminton)

Kang Min-hyuk
Kang at the 2025 Taipei Open
Personal information
CountrySouth Korea
Born (1999-02-17) 17 February 1999
Uijeongbu, Gyeonggi, South Korea
ResidenceSuwon, South Korea
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
HandednessRight
Men's doubles
Highest ranking2 (with Seo Seung-jae, 20 February 2024)
Current ranking51 (with Ki Dong-ju, 20 May 2025)
Medal record
Men 's badminton
Representing  South Korea
World Championships
2023 CopenhagenMen's doubles
Sudirman Cup
2023 SuzhouMixed team
2025 XiamenMixed team
2021 VantaaMixed team
Asian Games
2022 HangzhouMen's team
Asian Championships
2019 WuhanMen's doubles
Asia Team Championships
2018 Alor SetarMen's team
2024 SelangorMen's team
World Junior Championships
2017 YogyakartaBoys' doubles
2017 YogyakartaMixed team
Asian Junior Championships
2017 JakartaMixed team
2016 BangkokMixed team
2017 JakartaMixed doubles
BWF profile

Kang Min-hyuk (Korean: 강민혁; RR: Gang Min-hyeok; born 17 February 1999) is a South Korean badminton player affiliated with Samsung Electro-Mechanics team. He is the reigning men's doubles World Champions with his partner Seo Seung-jae. Educated at Maewon High School, Kang rose to prominence when he along with Kim Won-ho, defeated seeded players at the 2019 Asian Championships and reached the semi-finals, ultimately winning the bronze medal. He has joined the South Korea national badminton team since 2017, became the part of Korean team that won bronze medal at the 2021 Sudirman Cup and the silver medal in 2023. During his career as a junior player, Kang became the part of 2017 Asian Junior Championships mixed team champion as well.