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{{short description|South Korean Go player}}
{{Family name hatnote|Kang||lang=Korean}}{{Expand Korean|topic=bio|date=August 2024}}{{Infobox go player
| birth_date  = {{birth date|1939|7|26|mf=yes}}
| death_date  = {{death date|2002|12|2|mf=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Korea under Japanese rule|Korea, Japanese Empire]]
| death_place = [[South Korea]]
| hangul      = 강철민
| hanja       = 姜哲民
| turnedpro   = 1958
| rank        = [[Go ranks and ratings|8 dan]]
}}

'''Kang Cheol-min''' (July 26, 1939 – December 2, 2002) was a professional [[Go (board game)|Go]] [[Go players|player]].

== Biography ==

Kang became a professional in 1958. It took him 40 years to reach the level of 8 [[Dan (rank)|dan]]. He was considered the founder of the Korean Uju-ryu style of go.<ref>{{Cite web |title=[부음]프로바둑기사 강철민8단 별세 |url=https://n.news.naver.com/mnews/article/020/0000165367?sid=102 |access-date=2024-08-14 |website=n.news.naver.com |language=ko}}</ref> He died in 2002.

== Titles and runners-up ==
<div style="float:left;">
{|  class="wikitable"
!Title || Years Held
|-
| align="center" | '''Defunct'''
| align="center" | '''2'''
|-
| {{flagicon|South Korea}} [[Chaegowi]]
|  1968, 1970
|}
</div>

{|  class="wikitable"
!Title || Years Lost
|-
| align="center" | '''Current'''
| align="center" | '''1'''
|-
| {{flagicon|South Korea}} [[Guksu]]
|  1974
|-
| align="center" | '''Defunct'''
| align="center" | '''5'''
|-
| {{flagicon|South Korea}} [[Chaegowi]]
|  1969, 1971, 1972
|-
| {{flagicon|South Korea}} [[Paewang]]
|  1967, 1968
|}

==References==
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[[Category:1939 births]]
[[Category:2002 deaths]]
[[Category:South Korean Go players]]


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