Kang Chil-ku

(Redirected from Gang Chil-Gu)

Kang Chil-ku (Korean강칠구; born August 8, 1984), also spelled Kang Chil-gu, is a South Korean ski jumper who has competed since 2001. He finished eighth in the team large hill and 46th in the individual normal hill events at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City.

Kang Chil-ku
Personal information
Born (1984-08-08) August 8, 1984 (age 40)
Korean name
Hangul
강칠구
Hanja
姜 七求
Revised RomanizationGang Chil-gu
McCune–ReischauerKang Ch'ilgu
Medal record
Kang Chil-ku

Medal record
Representing  South Korea
Men's ski jumping
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2003 Aomori Normal hill team
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Astana-Almaty Large hill team

Kang finished 30th in the individual event of the 2002 Ski-flying World Championships at Harrachov. His best World Cup finish was 29th in a large hill event in Finland in 2003.

Kang's lone career victory was in a normal hill event at an FIS Race in Italy in 2003.

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