Zhang Yining

Zhang Yining (simplified Chinese: 张怡宁; traditional Chinese: 張怡寧; pinyin: Zhāng Yíníng; born 5 October 1981) is a Chinese table tennis player who retired in 2009. She is considered one of the greatest female players in the sport's history. In terms of achievements, she is one of the most successful female table tennis players (alongside Ding Ning, Deng Yaping, Wang Nan, Li Xiaoxia) having won the gold medal in each of the Table Tennis World Cup, the Table Tennis World Championships, and the Olympic Games. She is also the first player overall, and the first female, to have completed a Double Grand Slam.

Zhang Yining
Full nameZhang Yining
Born (1981-10-05) 5 October 1981
Beijing, China
Height168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight54 kg (119 lb)
Table tennis career
Playing styleShake hands grip
Highest ranking1
Medal record
Women's table tennis
Representing  China
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 4 0 0
World Championships 10 2 4
World Cup 4 2 1
Total 18 4 5
Olympics Games
2004 Athens Singles
2004 Athens Doubles
2008 Beijing Singles
2008 Beijing Team
World Championships
2000 Kuala LumpurTeam
2001 OsakaTeam
2003 ParisDoubles
2004 DohaTeam
2005 ShanghaiSingles
2005 ShanghaiDoubles
2006 BremenTeam
2007 ZagrebDoubles
2008 GuangzhouTeam
2009 YokohamaSingles
1999 EindhovenSingles
2003 ParisSingles
1999 EindhovenDoubles
2001 OsakaSingles
2001 OsakaDoubles
2007 ZagrebSingles
World Cup
2001 WuhuSingles
2002 SingaporeSingles
2004 HangzhouSingles
2005 GuangzhouSingles
2006 UrumqiSingles
2007 ChengduSingles
2003 Hong KongSingles
Asian Games
1998 BangkokTeam
2002 BusanSingles
2002 BusanDoubles
2002 BusanTeam
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