Zhan Jian

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Zhan Jian
Native name詹健
NationalitySingapore
Born (1982-01-30) 30 January 1982 (age 42)
Huangshi, Hubei, China
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) [1]
Weight70 kg (150 lb; 11 st) [1]
Table tennis career Table tennis pictogram.svg
Playing style Right-handed Shakehand grip
Medal record
Men's Table Tennis
Representing Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2014 Glasgow Singles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2014 Glasgow Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2014 Glasgow Doubles
Southeast Asian Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2013 Naypyidaw Singles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2013 Naypyidaw Team

Zhan Jian (born 30 January 1982 in Huangshi, Hubei) is a Chinese-born Singaporean table tennis player. He competed for Singapore in the men's team event at the 2012 Summer Olympics. [2] At the 2014 Commonwealth Games, he won the men's individual table tennis, beating teammate Gao Ning 4 - 0 in the final. [3] He was also part of the Singaporean men's team that won gold. [4] In the men's doubles, he and teammate Yang Zi missed out on the final and could only win bronze. [3]

In 2015, Zhang retired from table tennis after a recurring elbow injury. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 "2014 Commonwealth Games Glasgow Athlete's Biography". Glasgow 2014 Ltd. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
  2. Zhan Jian Archived 24 May 2013 at the Wayback Machine London 2012
  3. 1 2 "Zhan Jian Biography". g2015results.thecgf.com. Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
  4. "Commonwealth Games 2014 - Table Tennis - Men's Team Gold Match". g2014results.thecgf.com. Commonwealth Games Federation. 8 August 2014. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
  5. Auto, Hermes (11 August 2015). "Table Tennis: Elbow injury forces Zhan Jian to retire from Singapore national team | The Straits Times". www.straitstimes.com. Retrieved 15 February 2022.