Zhan Jian | |
Native Name: | 詹健 |
Native Name Lang: | zhi |
Nationality: | Singapore |
Birth Date: | 30 January 1982 |
Birth Place: | Huangshi, Hubei, China |
Height: | 1.7frac=2NaNfrac=2[1] |
Weight: | 70kg (150lb)[2] |
Playingstyle: | Right-handed Shakehand grip |
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.[3] At the 2014 Commonwealth Games, he won the men's individual table tennis, beating teammate Gao Ning 4 - 0 in the final.[4] He was also part of the Singaporean men's team that won gold.[5] In the men's doubles, he and teammate Yang Zi missed out on the final and could only win bronze.
In 2015, Zhang retired from table tennis after a recurring elbow injury.[6]