Zhang Jun
Zhang Jun ( Chinese 张 军 , Pinyin Zhāng Jūn ; born November 26, 1977 in Suzhou ) is a former badminton player from the People's Republic of China and Olympic champion .
Career
Zhang Jun participated in the mixed competition of the 2000 and 2004 Olympic Games with his partner Gao Ling . In 2004 they had a bye in the first round and defeated Tsai Chia-Hsin and Cheng Wen-Hsing of the Republic of China (Taiwan) in the second round . In the quarter-finals, Gao and Zhang defeated Fredrik Bergström and Johanna Persson from Sweden 15: 3, 15: 1 to advance to the semi-finals. There they beat Jens Eriksen and Mette Schjoldager from Denmark with 15: 9, 15: 5. In the final they won against the British couple Nathan Robertson and Gail Emms with 15: 1, 12:15, 15:12 to win the gold medal.
Sporting successes
| season | event | discipline | space | Surname |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Ten Days of Dawn | Men's doubles | 1 | Wu Changqing / Zhang Jun |
| 1997 | Asian Championship | Mixed | 1 | Zhang Jun / Liu Lu |
| 1997 | China Open | Men's doubles | 3 | Yang Ming / Zhang Jun |
| 1998 | Asian Championship | Mixed | 5 | Zhang Jun / Gong Ruina |
| 1998 | Swiss Open | Men's doubles | 1 | Zhang Wei / Zhang Jun |
| 1998 | Asian Championship | Men's doubles | 2 | Zhang Wei / Zhang Jun |
| 1998 | Asian Games | Mixed | 3 | Zhang Jun / Qin Yiyuan |
| 1998 | Swedish Open | Men's doubles | 2 | Yang Ming / Zhang Jun |
| 1999 | Japan Open | Mixed | 3 | Zhang Jun / Yang Wei |
| 1999 | Thailand Open | Mixed | 3 | Zhang Jun / Gao Ling |
| 1999 | China Open | Mixed | 2 | Gao Ling / Zhang Jun |
| 1999 | Thailand Open | Men's doubles | 5 | Zhang Jun / Zhang Wei |
| 1999 | Asian Championship | Men's doubles | 2 | Zhang Wei / Zhang Jun |
| 1999 | World Championship | Men's doubles | 3 | Zhang Wie / Zhang Jun |
| 1999 | World Championship | Mixed | 17th | Zhang Jun / Gao Ling |
| 1999 | Japan Open | Men's doubles | 5 | Zhang Jun / Zhang Wei |
| 1999/2000 | Denmark Open | Mixed | 2 | Gao Ling / Zhang Jun |
| 2000 | Thailand Open | Men's doubles | 1 | Zhang Jun / Zhang Wei |
| 2000 | All of England | Men's doubles | 5 | Zhang Jun / Zhang Wei |
| 2000 | Japan Open | Mixed | 3 | Zhang Jun / Gao Ling |
| 2000 | Olympia | Mixed | 1 | Zhang Jun / Gao Ling |
| 2000 | All of England | Mixed | 5 | Zhang Jun / Gao Ling |
| 2000 | Thailand Open | Mixed | 1 | Zhang Jun / Gao Ling |
| 2000 | Swiss Open | Mixed | 2 | Zhang Jun / Gao Ling |
| 2001 | Japan Open | Men's doubles | 5 | Zhang Wei / Zhang Jun |
| 2001 | World Championship | Men's doubles | 9 | Zhang Jun / Zhang Wei |
| 2001 | China Open | Mixed | 3 | Zhang Jun / Gao Ling |
| 2001 | World Championship | Mixed | 1 | Zhang Jun / Gao Ling |
| 2001 | China Open | Men's doubles | 1 | Zhang Wei / Zhang Jun |
| 2001 | All of England | Mixed | 1 | Zhang Jun / Gao Ling |
| 2001 | Japan Open | Mixed | 3 | Zhang Jun / Gao Ling |
| 2002 | Indonesia Open | Men's doubles | 5 | Zhang Wei / Zhang Jun |
| 2002 | China Open | Men's doubles | 5 | Zhang Wei / Zhang Jun |
| 2002 | Japan Open | Men's doubles | 3 | Zhang Wei / Zhang Jun |
| 2002 | Asian Championship | Mixed | 1 | Zhang Jun / Gao Ling |
| 2002 | China Open | Mixed | 1 | Zhang Jun / Gao Ling |
| 2002 | Indonesia Open | Mixed | 3 | Zhang Jun / Gao Ling |
| 2002 | All of England | Mixed | 3 | Zhang Jun / Gao Ling |
| 2003 | Hong Kong Open | Mixed | 2 | Zhang Jun / Gao Ling |
| 2003 | World Championship | Mixed | 2 | Zhang Jun / Gao Ling |
| 2003 | China Open | Mixed | 1 | Zhang Jun / Gao Ling |
| 2003 | Japan Open | Mixed | 1 | Zhang Jun / Gao Ling |
| 2003 | All of England | Mixed | 1 | Zhang Jun / Gao Ling |
| 2004 | Olympia | Mixed | 1 | Zhang Jun / Gao Ling |
| 2004 | Swiss Open | Mixed | 2 | Zhang Jun / Gao Ling |
| 2004 | Indonesia Open | Mixed | 1 | Zhang Jun / Gao Ling |
| 2004 | Malaysia Open | Mixed | 1 | Zhang Jun / Gao Ling |
| 2005 | Hong Kong Open | Mixed | 3 | Zhang Jun / Gao Ling |
| 2005 | World Championship | Mixed | 5 | Zhang Jun / Gao Ling |
| 2005 | Singapore Open | Mixed | 1 | Zhang Jun / Gao Ling |
| 2005 | China Masters | Mixed | 1 | Zhang Jun / Gao Ling |
| 2006 | China Open | Mixed | 3 | Zhang Jun / Gao Ling |
| 2006 | Hong Kong Open | Mixed | 3 | Zhang Jun / Gao Ling |
| 2006 | China Masters | Mixed | 2 | Zhang Jun / Gao Ling |
| 2006 | All of England | Mixed | 1 | Zhang Jun / Gao Ling |
| 2006 | German Open | Mixed | 1 | Zhang Jun / Gao Ling |
| 2006 | Malaysia Open | Mixed | 1 | Zhang Jun / Gao Ling |
| 2006 | Macau Open | Mixed | 2 | Zhang Jun / Gao Ling |
Web links
1996: Kim Dong-moon & Gil Young-ah | 2000: Zhang Jun & Gao Ling | 2004: Zhang Jun & Gao Ling | 2008: Lee Yong-dae & Lee Hyo-jung | 2012: Zhang Nan & Zhao Yunlei | 2016: Tontowi Ahmad & Liliyana Natsir
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Zhang, Jun |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 张 军; Zhāng, Jūn |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Chinese badminton player and Olympic champion |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 26, 1977 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Suzhou |