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In this Chinese name, the family name is Zhang.

Zhang Yan (Chinese: 张岩, born 25 July 1967[5][6]) is a Chinese para table tennis player. He has won five medals from three Paralympic Games (2004, 2008, and 2012).[7]

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

Zhang Yan is married to his national teammate Ren Guixiang. They have a daughter together.[8]

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Zhang Yan - profile". IPTTC.org. ITTF Para Table Tennis. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
  3. ^ "Zhang Yan". IPC.infostradasports.com. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2 February 2020.[dead link]
  4. ^ "Zhang Yan - ranking history". IPTTC.org. ITTF Para Table Tennis. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
  5. ^ "Zhang Yan - Rio 2016 Paralympic Games". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
  6. ^ "Athens 2004 Paralympic Games - Table Tennis - Official Results Book". ipc-services.org. International Paralympic Committee. 19 September 2004.
  7. ^ "Yan Zhang". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
  8. ^ 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.

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