Zhan Jian

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.[1] At the 2014 Commonwealth Games, he won the men's individual table tennis, beating teammate Gao Ning 4 - 0 in the final.[2] He was also part of the Singaporean men's team that won gold.[3] In the men's doubles, he and teammate Yang Zi missed out on the final and could only win bronze.[2]

In 2015, Zhang retired from table tennis after a recurring elbow injury.[4]

References

  1. Zhan Jian London 2012
  2. "Zhan Jian Biography". g2015results.thecgf.com. Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
  3. "Commonwealth Games 2014 - Table Tennis - Men's Team Gold Match". g2014results.thecgf.com. Commonwealth Games Federation. 8 August 2014. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
  4. 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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