Tan Jinzhuang

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Tan Jinzhuang
Personal information
Born (2003-01-27) 27 January 2003 (age 21)
Kaijiang County, Dazhou, China
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current club Sichuan
Youth career
2015–? Dazhou Sports School
Senior career
YearsTeam
Sichuan
National team
YearsTeamCaps
2022– China 30 (1)
Medal record
Women's field hockey
Representing Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Olympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2024 Paris Team
Asian Champions Trophy
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2024 Rajgir
Last updated on: 8 October 2024

Tan Jinzhuang (born 27 January 2003) is a Chinese field hockey player. She competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics and won a silver medal.

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Biography

Jinzhuang was born on 27 January 2003 in Kaijiang County, Dazhou, China. [1] [2] She attended Yifu Primary School in Dachuan, Dazhou. [3] In 2015, at the age of 12, she began her field hockey career at Dazhou Sports School. [4] In 2018, she was a member of the team representing Dazhou No. 1 Middle School that competed at the 13th Sichuan Provincial Games. [5] She competed at the 2nd Youth Games in 2019, helping her team place second, and in 2021, she competed at the 14th National Games representing Shaanxi, with her team placing sixth. [6] [7]

Jinzhuang competes for the Sichuan club. [8] In November 2022, she was a member of teams winning both the National Women's Field Hockey Championship and the National Youth Women's Hockey Championship. [9] [10] Later that month, she was called up to the China women's national field hockey team for the first time. [2] Jinzhuang led her club to a repeat national championship in 2023. [4] She also competed internationally for China at the 2023 Asian Games and the 2023 world championships. [4]

Jinzhuang was selected to compete for China at the 2024 Summer Olympics. [1] She helped the team reach the finals with a 4–3 win over Belgium in the semifinals. [8] In the finals, China played against the Netherlands and ended with a 3–1 loss, thus receiving the silver medal. [1] [3] By October 2024, she had appeared for the national team a total of 30 times, with one goal scored. [11]

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References

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  2. 1 2 Xuan, Luo (6 July 2024). "巴黎奥运会即将启幕 四川达州五朵金花为国出征创造历史" [Paris Olympics is about to start, five golden flowers from Dazhou, Sichuan, will go to the country to make history]. Sohu.com (in Chinese).
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  5. "热烈祝贺我校在四川省第十三届运动会上表现突出被达州市人民政府表扬" [Warm congratulations to our school for its outstanding performance in the 13th Sichuan Provincial Sports Meeting and being praised by the Dazhou Municipal People's Government]. Sohu.com (in Chinese). 10 April 2019.
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