Zhang Yanru (; born January 10, 1987) is a

Chinese Chinese may refer to: * Something related to China * Chinese people, people identified with China, through nationality, citizenship, and/or ethnicity **Han Chinese, East Asian ethnic group native to China. **'' Zhonghua minzu'', the supra-ethnic ...

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player who competed in the

2008 Summer Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and officially branded as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes fro ...

. Her position is that of goalkeeper. Zhang played in the U-20's China team until 2007, when she received her first call up to the

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proper. She played two of the four matches, including the quarter-final, in that year's World Cup. She also competed in the

2008 Beijing Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and officially branded as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes fro ...

, which are open to all ages for the female squads.

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.com 1987 births Living people Chinese women's footballers China women's international footballers Footballers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers for China 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup players Women's association football goalkeepers Footballers at the 2006 Asian Games Footballers at the 2010 Asian Games Asian Games bronze medalists for China Sportspeople from Xuzhou Medalists at the 2006 Asian Games 21st-century Chinese sportswomen Asian Games bronze medalists in football {{PRChina-women-footy-bio-stub