Zhan Jian
Native name詹健
NationalitySingapore
Born (1982-01-30) 30 January 1982
Huangshi, Hubei, China
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Weight70 kg (150 lb; 11 st)[1]
Table tennis career
Playing styleRight-handed Shakehand grip
Medal record
Men's Table Tennis
Representing  Singapore
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2014 Glasgow Singles
Gold medal – first place 2014 Glasgow Team
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Glasgow Doubles
Southeast Asian Games
Gold medal – first place2013 Naypyidaw Singles
Gold medal – first place2013 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. 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.


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