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Zhang Yan (, born 25 July 1967) is a Chinese
para table tennis Para table tennis is a parasports which follows the rules set by the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF). The usual table tennis rules are in effect with slight modifications for wheelchair athletes. Athletes from disability groups can ...
player. He has won five medals from three
Paralympic Games The Paralympic Games or Paralympics is a periodic series of international multisport events involving athletes with a range of disability, disabilities. There are Winter Paralympic Games, Winter and Summer Paralympic Games, which since the 1988 ...
(
2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and Its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 60 ...
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, and
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). As a child, Zhang displayed special talent in table tennis, and he was selected to the
Zhengzhou Zhengzhou is the capital of Henan, China. Located in northern Henan, it is one of the nine National central city, national central cities in China, and serves as the political, economic, technological, and educational center of the province. Th ...
youth team, living away from home, when he was just eight years old. When he was ten years old, he had an acute onset of
rheumatoid arthritis Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a long-term autoimmune disorder that primarily affects synovial joint, joints. It typically results in warm, swollen, and painful joints. Pain and stiffness often worsen following rest. Most commonly, the wrist and h ...
, which slowly debilitated him.


Personal life

Zhang Yan is married to his national teammate Ren Guixiang. They have a daughter together.


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* * 1967 births Living people Table tennis players at the 2004 Summer Paralympics Table tennis players at the 2016 Summer Paralympics Table tennis players at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Table tennis players at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Table tennis players at the 2020 Summer Paralympics Paralympic medalists in table tennis Medalists at the 2004 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Chinese male table tennis players Paralympic gold medalists for China Paralympic silver medalists for China Paralympic bronze medalists for China Paralympic table tennis players for China Table tennis players from Henan People from Xinxiang FESPIC Games competitors Asian Para Games medalists in table tennis Asian Para Games gold medalists for China Asian Para Games silver medalists for China Asian Para Games bronze medalists for China Medalists at the 2010 Asian Para Games Medalists at the 2014 Asian Para Games Medalists at the 2018 Asian Para Games 21st-century Chinese sportsmen {{PRChina-tabletennis-bio-stub