As a child, Zhang displayed special talent in table tennis, and he was selected to the Zhengzhou youth team, living away from home, when he was just eight years old. When he was ten years old, he had an acute onset of rheumatoid arthritis, which slowly debilitated him.[1]
Personal lifeedit
Zhang Yan is married to his national teammate Ren Guixiang. They have a daughter together.[7]
Referencesedit
^ abLi Hong (17 May 2005). "我做他一生的精神支柱". Dahe Daily (in Chinese). Retrieved 16 January 2020.
zhang, table, tennis, zhang, chinese, 张岩, born, july, 1967, chinese, para, table, tennis, player, five, medals, from, three, paralympic, games, 2004, 2008, 2012, zhang, yanzhang, 2016, summer, paralympicspersonal, informationborn, 1967, july, 1967, xinxiang, h. Zhang Yan Chinese 张岩 born 25 July 1967 5 is a Chinese para table tennis player He has won five medals from three Paralympic Games 2004 2008 and 2012 6 Zhang YanZhang at the 2016 Summer ParalympicsPersonal informationBorn 1967 07 25 July 25 1967 age 56 Xinxiang 1 Henan ChinaHeight160 cm 5 ft 3 in 2 Weight65 kg 143 lb 3 Table tennis careerPlaying styleRight handed penholdDisability class4Highest ranking2 July 2007 4 Current ranking7 February 2020 Medal record Men s para table tennisRepresenting ChinaParalympic Games2004 Athens Singles C42008 Beijing Teams C4 52012 London Singles C42004 Athens Teams C42012 London Teams C4 5World Championships2006 Montreux Teams C42014 Beijing Teams C52018 Lasko Singles C4Asian Para Games2014 Incheon Teams C52010 Guangzhou Teams C4 52018 Jakarta Teams C4 52010 Guangzhou Singles C42014 Incheon Singles C42018 Jakarta Singles C4FESPIC Games2002 Busan Singles C42002 Busan Teams C4Asian Championships2007 Seoul Teams C42009 Amman Open singles in wheelchair2009 Amman Teams C42015 Amman Teams C52005 Kuala Lumpur Teams C42011 Hong Kong Teams C42013 Beijing Teams C42015 Amman Singles C42017 Beijing Teams C42005 Kuala Lumpur Singles C42011 Hong Kong Singles C42013 Beijing Singles C42017 Beijing Singles C42019 Taichung Singles C42019 Taichung Teams C4FESPIC Championships2003 Shanghai Singles C42003 Shanghai Teams C4Zhang YanTraditional Chinese張岩Simplified Chinese张岩TranscriptionsStandard MandarinHanyu PinyinZhang YanIn this Chinese name the family name is Zhang As a child Zhang displayed special talent in table tennis and he was selected to the Zhengzhou youth team living away from home when he was just eight years old When he was ten years old he had an acute onset of rheumatoid arthritis which slowly debilitated him 1 Personal life editZhang Yan is married to his national teammate Ren Guixiang They have a daughter together 7 References edit a b Li Hong 17 May 2005 我做他一生的精神支柱 Dahe Daily in Chinese Retrieved 16 January 2020 Zhang Yan profile IPTTC org ITTF Para Table Tennis Retrieved 16 January 2020 Zhang Yan International Paralympic Committee Retrieved 2 February 2020 Zhang Yan ranking history IPTTC org ITTF Para Table Tennis Retrieved 16 January 2020 Zhang Yan 2016 Summer Paralympics Retrieved 16 January 2020 Yan Zhang Paralympic Games Retrieved 16 January 2020 Liu Bo 8 September 2008 银球结良缘金牌传佳话 残奥乒乓伉俪张岩任桂香 Xinmin Evening News in Chinese Retrieved 16 January 2020 nbsp nbsp nbsp This article about a Paralympic medalist of China is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp nbsp This biographical article relating to a People s Republic of China table tennis figure is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Zhang Yan table tennis amp oldid 1163164284, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,