Zhang Nan (badminton)

Zhang Nan
张楠
Personal information
CountryChina
Born (1990-03-01) 1 March 1990 (age 34)
Beijing, China
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Weight74 kg (163 lb)[1]
HandednessRight
CoachZhang Jun
Men's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking2 (MD with Fu Haifeng 29 September 2016)
2 (MD with Liu Cheng 21 June 2018)
1 (XD with Zhao Yunlei 27 January 2011)
3 (XD with Li Yinhui 24 August 2017)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  China
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2012 London Mixed doubles
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Mixed doubles
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2011 London Mixed doubles
Gold medal – first place 2014 Copenhagen Mixed doubles
Gold medal – first place 2015 Jakarta Mixed doubles
Gold medal – first place 2017 Glasgow Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Guangzhou Mixed doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Nanjing Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Nanjing Mixed doubles
Sudirman Cup
Gold medal – first place 2011 Qingdao Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 2013 Kuala Lumpur Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 2015 Donggguan Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 2017 Gold Coast Mixed team
Thomas Cup
Gold medal – first place 2010 Kuala Lumpur Men's team
Gold medal – first place 2018 Bangkok Men's team
Bronze medal – third place 2014 New Delhi Men's team
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2010 Guangzhou Men's team
Gold medal – first place 2014 Incheon Mixed doubles
Gold medal – first place 2018 Jakarta–Palembang Men's team
Silver medal – second place 2010 Guangzhou Mixed doubles
Silver medal – second place 2014 Incheon Men's team
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2011 Chengdu Mixed doubles
Gold medal – first place 2012 Qingdao Mixed doubles
Gold medal – first place 2016 Wuhan Mixed doubles
Silver medal – second place 2013 Taipei Mixed doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Chengdu Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Wuhan Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Wuhan Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Wuhan Mixed doubles
Asia Mixed Team Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Ho Chi Minh Mixed team
East Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2009 Hong Kong Men's team
Silver medal – second place 2009 Hong Kong Mixed doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Hong Kong Men's doubles
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2007 Waitakere City Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 2008 Pune Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 2008 Pune Mixed doubles
Asian Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2008 Kuala Lumpur Mixed doubles
Gold medal – first place 2008 Kuala Lumpur Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 2007 Kuala Lumpur Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Kuala Lumpur Boys' doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Kuala Lumpur Boys' doubles
BWF profile

Zhang Nan (simplified Chinese: 张楠; traditional Chinese: 張楠; pinyin: Zhāng Nán; born 1 March 1990) is a retired Chinese badminton player who specializes in both men's and mixed doubles. He found much success in mixed doubles with his former partner Zhao Yunlei. They won gold in 2012 Summer Olympics, 3 golds in BWF World Championships in 2011, 2014 and 2015 and a gold at the 2014 Asian Games. Having won all major events as a pair, they are considered one of the most successful mixed doubles pairs of all time. Zhang Nan himself is considered to be one of the all-time greats of badminton.[2]

Having found huge success in mixed doubles with Zhao, Zhang partnered Fu Haifeng with whom he won gold in 2016 Summer Olympics. After this, Fu retired and Zhang partnered Liu Cheng and became World Champion in the men's doubles at the 2017 BWF World Championships.

  1. ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Zhang Nan". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.
  2. ^ Sukumar, Dev. "ZHANG & WANG: STARS WITH DIFFERENT LEGACIES". olympics.bwfbadminton. Retrieved 7 June 2024.