{{Short description|South Korean field hockey player (born 1993)}} {{Family name hatnote|Kang||lang=Korean}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2020}} {{Infobox field hockey player | name = Kang Ji-na | image = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1993|01|10|df=y}} | birth_place = South Korea | height = 158cm | position = Forward | currentclub = Asan City Hall | nationalyears1 = 2010 | nationalteam1 = South Korea U–18 | nationalcaps1 = 6 | nationalgoals1 = 2 | nationalyears2 = 2013 | nationalteam2 = South Korea U–21 | nationalcaps2 = 6 | nationalgoals2 = 3 | nationalyears3 = 2019– | nationalteam3 = South Korea | nationalcaps3 = 45 | nationalgoals3 = 19 | medaltemplates = {{Medal|Sport|Women's field hockey}} {{Medal|Country|{{KOR}}}} {{Medal|Competition|Asian Games}} {{Medal|Silver|2022 Hangzhou|Team}} {{Medal|Competition|Asian Cup}} {{Medal|Silver|2022 Muscat|Team}} {{Medal|Competition|FIH Hockey Series}} {{Medal|Gold|2018–19 Banbridge|Team}} {{Medal|Competition|Asian Champions Trophy}} {{Medal|Silver|2021 Donghae|Team}} }}
'''Kang Ji-na''' ({{Korean|강진아}}, born 10 January 1993)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://tms.fih.ch/competitions/1608/reports/teams |title=Team Details – Korea |publisher=International Hockey Federation |website=tms.fih.ch |access-date=9 January 2024}}</ref> is a field hockey player from South Korea.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.koreahockey.co.kr/common/download.php?pos=article&cate=player1&id=11210 |title=2023년 12월 여자 대표팀 훈련 명단 |publisher=Korea Hockey Association |website=koreahockey.co.kr |language=ko |access-date=9 January 2024 |archive-date=8 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240108225104/http://www.koreahockey.co.kr/common/download.php?pos=article&cate=player1&id=11210 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://olympics.com/en/athletes/jina-kang |title=JINA KANG |publisher=International Olympic Committee |website=olympics.com |access-date=9 January 2024}}</ref>
==Career== ===Under–18=== In 2010, Kang was captain of the South Korean U–18 team at the Youth Olympic Games in Singapore. At the tournament, the team finished in fourth place.<ref>{{cite web |title=GIRLS BRONZE MEDAL MATCH - MATCH G17 |url=http://209.20.80.25/vsite/vfile/page/fileurl/0,11040,5242-202950-220173-167467-0-file,00.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110704121518/http://209.20.80.25/vsite/vfile/page/fileurl/0,11040,5242-202950-220173-167467-0-file,00.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=4 July 2011 |publisher=Singapore2010 |accessdate=9 January 2024 |df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/4056945/NZs-golden-goal-bags-hockey-bronze-at-Youth-Olympics |title=NZ's golden goal bags hockey bronze at Youth Olympics |publisher=stuff |website=stuff.co.nz |date=25 August 2010 |access-date=9 January 2024}}</ref>
===Under–21=== Kang also represented South Korea at Under–21 level. She was a member of the national team at the 2013 FIH Junior World Cup in Mönchengladbach.<ref name="FIH">{{cite web |url=https://tms.fih.ch/people/1451 |title=KANG Jina |publisher=International Hockey Federation |website=tms.fih.ch |access-date=9 January 2024}}</ref>
===Senior national team=== Kang did not make her senior international debut until 2019, making her first appearance in a test series against Chile in Asan.<ref name="FIH"/>
Since her debut Kang has medalled with the team on numerous occasions. She won gold at the 2018–19 FIH Series Finals in Banbridge, as well as silver medals at the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, the 2022 Asian Cup in Muscat and the 2021 Asian Champions Trophy in Donghae City.<ref name="FIH"/><ref>{{cite web |url=https://info.hangzhou2022.cn/en/results/hockey/athlete-profile-n2016646-kang-jina.htm |title=KANG Jina |publisher=Hangzhou2022 |website=info.hangzhou2022.cn |access-date=9 January 2024}}{{dead link|date=April 2026}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.asiahockey.org/news/28764/ |title=DAY 1 UPDATE 19TH ASIAN GAMES HANGZHOU 2022 WOMEN'S HOCKEY COMPETITION |publisher=Asian Hockey Federation |website=asiahockey.org |date=26 September 2023 |access-date=9 January 2024}}</ref>
She has been named in the squad for the 2024 FIH Olympic Qualifiers in Valencia.<ref name="FIH"/>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{FIH|1451|Kang Jina}} * {{2022 Asian Games profile|hockey/athlete-profile-n2016646-kang-jina|Kang Jina}} * {{InterSportStats|3000409403|Gang Jin-A}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Kang, Ji-na}} Category:1993 births Category:Living people Category:South Korean women's field hockey players Category:Asian Games field hockey players for South Korea Category:Asian Games silver medalists in field hockey Category:Asian Games silver medalists for South Korea Category:Field hockey players at the 2022 Asian Games Category:Medalists at the 2022 Asian Games Category:20th-century South Korean women Category:21st-century South Korean sportswomen {{SouthKorea-fieldhockey-bio-stub}}