Zhan Jian

Zhan Jian

Personal information
Native name	詹健
Nationality	Singapore
Born	(1982-01-30) 30 January 1982 (age 44) Huangshi, Hubei, China
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) [1]
Weight	70 kg (150 lb; 11 st) [1]
Sport
Sport	Table tennis
Playing style	Right-handed Shakehand grip
Medal record Men's Table Tennis Representing   Singapore Commonwealth Games 2014 Glasgow Singles 2014 Glasgow Team 2014 Glasgow Doubles Southeast Asian Games 2013 Naypyidaw Singles 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]

References

1. "2014 Commonwealth Games Glasgow Athlete's Biography". Glasgow 2014 Ltd. Archived from the original on 17 September 2021. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
2. Zhan Jian Archived 24 May 2013 at the Wayback Machine London 2012
3. "Zhan Jian Biography". g2015results.thecgf.com. Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 17 September 2021. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
4. "Commonwealth Games 2014 - Table Tennis - Men's Team Gold Match". g2014results.thecgf.com. Commonwealth Games Federation. 8 August 2014. Archived from the original on 25 October 2021. 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.

External links

• Zhan Jian at Olympedia
• Zhan Jian at InterSportStats