Zhang Bian

Zhang Bian

Zhang at the 2006 World Para Table Tennis Championships

Personal information

Born

August 29, 1986 (age 37)
Pizhou, Jiangsu, China

Height

155 cm (5 ft 1 in)^[1]

Weight

47 kg (104 lb)^[2]

Table tennis career

Playing style

Right-handed shakehand grip

Disability class

Highest ranking

1 (October 2012)^[3]

Current ranking

Medal record

Women's para table tennis

Representing China
Paralympic Games
	2008 Beijing	Teams C4–5
	2012 London	Singles C5
	2012 London	Teams C4–5
	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Singles C5
	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Teams C4–5
	2020 Tokyo	Singles C5
	2020 Tokyo	Teams C4-5
World Championships
	2006 Montreux	Teams C5
	2014 Beijing	Singles C5
	2014 Beijing	Teams C5
	2006 Montreux	Singles C5
Asian Para Games
	2010 Guangzhou	Teams C4–5
	2014 Incheon	Singles C5
	2014 Incheon	Teams C4–5
	2018 Jakarta	Singles C5
	2018 Jakarta	Teams C2–5
	2022 Hangzhou	Singles C5
	2010 Guangzhou	Singles C5
Asian Championships
	2005 Kuala Lumpur	Singles C5
	2005 Kuala Lumpur	Teams C4–5
	2007 Seoul	Teams C4–5
	2011 Hong Kong	Singles C5
	2011 Hong Kong	Teams C4–5
	2013 Beijing	Singles C5
	2013 Beijing	Teams C4–5
	2015 Amman	Singles C5
	2015 Amman	Teams C4–5
	2019 Taichung	Singles C5
	2019 Taichung	Teams C5
	2007 Seoul	Singles C5
	2007 Seoul	Open singles in wheelchair

Zhang Bian

Traditional Chinese

張變

Simplified Chinese

张变

Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Zhāng Biàn

Zhang Bian (Chinese: 张变, born 29 August 1986^[4]) is a Chinese para table tennis player. She has won seven gold medals from three Paralympic Games (2008, 2012, 2016 and 2020).^[5]

Personal life

Like many of her teammates, Zhang was a polio survivor from Pizhou who attended New Hope Center as a child. That's where coach Heng Xin developed her into a star.^[6]

References

^ "Zhang Bian - profile". IPTTC.org. ITTF Para Table Tennis. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
^ "Zhang Bian". IPC.infostradasports.com. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2 February 2020.^{[dead link]}
^ "Zhang Bian - ranking history". IPTTC.org. ITTF Para Table Tennis. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
^ "Zhang Bian – Rio 2016 Paralympic Games". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
^ "Bian Zhang". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
^ Gan Hansheng (14 October 2016). "给梦插上翅膀——记国家残疾人乒乓球队教练衡新". China Internet Information Center (in Chinese). Retrieved 11 January 2020.

External links

Zhang Bian at ITTF Para Table Tennis
Zhang Bian at the International Paralympic Committee
Zhang Bian at IPC.InfostradaSports.com (archived)

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