ZHANG Yan

Rank	Event	Year	Location
Paralympic Games
1	Team - Class 4-5	2012	London, GBR
1	Singles - Class 4	2004	Athens, GRE
2	Singles - Class 4	2012	London, GBR
2	Team - Class 4-5	2008	Beijing, CHN
3	Team - Class 4	2004	Athens, GRE
4	Team - Class 4-5	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA
5	Singles - Class 4	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA
5	Singles - Classes 4-5	2008	Beijing, CHN
World Championships
1	Team - Class 5	2014	Beijing, CHN
1	Team - Class 4	2006	Montreux, SUI
3	Singles - Class 4	2018	Lasko, SLO
5	Singles - Class 4	2014	Beijing, CHN
5	Team - Class 4	2010	Gwangju, KOR
5	Singles - Class 4	2006	Montreux, SUI
9	Singles - Class 4	2010	Gwangju, KOR
17	Men's Open Wheelchair	2010	Gwangju, KOR
Asian Para Games
2	Team - Class 4-5	2018	Jakarta, INA
3	Singles - Class 4	2018	Jakarta, INA

Listening to music. (Athlete, 26 Oct 2015)

Athlete, Coach

Wife Ren Guixiang, one daughter

Mandarin

Henan Province [Zhengzhou, CHN]

Ma Pingxiang [club], CHN

Right (wasu.cn, 08 Dec 2011)

His wife Ren Guixiang represented the People's Republic of China in table tennis at the 2000, 2004 and 2008 Paralympic Games, winning six medals [five gold, one silver]. (xw.qq.com, 25 Aug 2020; SportsDeskOnline, 30 Mar 2021)

2001 (henan.qq.com, 25 Sep 2015; xw.qq.com, 25 Aug 2020)

He began training at age seven in the People's Republic of China. (news.sohu.com, 09 Oct 2004; Athlete, 26 Oct 2015)

His mother encouraged him to take up table tennis. (news.sohu.com, 09 Oct 2004)

To win gold at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo and the 2021 National Games for Persons with Disabilities in Shaanxi Province, People's Republic of China. (xw.qq.com, 25 Aug 2020)

Winning gold in the TT4 singles event at the 2004 Paralympic Games in Athens. (hn.ifeng.com, 22 Apr 2017)

"Be the first!" (Athlete, 26 Oct 2015)