Zhang Yining

Zhang Yining
Personal information
Full nameZhang Yining
Born (1981-10-05) 5 October 1981
Beijing, China
Height168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight54 kg (119 lb)
Sport
SportTable tennis
Playing styleShake hands grip
Highest ranking1
Medal record
Women's table tennis
Representing  China
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 4 0 0
World Championships 10 2 4
World Cup 4 2 1
Total 18 4 5
Olympics Games
2004 Athens Singles
2004 Athens Doubles
2008 Beijing Singles
2008 Beijing Team
World Championships
2000 Kuala Lumpur Team
2001 Osaka Team
2003 Paris Doubles
2004 Doha Team
2005 Shanghai Singles
2005 Shanghai Doubles
2006 Bremen Team
2007 Zagreb Doubles
2008 Guangzhou Team
2009 Yokohama Singles
1999 Eindhoven Singles
2003 Paris Singles
1999 Eindhoven Doubles
2001 Osaka Singles
2001 Osaka Doubles
2007 Zagreb Singles
World Cup
2001 Wuhu Singles
2002 Singapore Singles
2004 Hangzhou Singles
2005 Guangzhou Singles
2006 Urumqi Singles
2007 Chengdu Singles
2003 Hong Kong Singles
Asian Games
1998 Bangkok Team
2002 Busan Singles
2002 Busan Doubles
2002 Busan Team

Zhang Yining (Chinese: 张怡宁; pinyin: Zhāng Yíníng; born 5 October 1981) is a Chinese table tennis player who retired in 2009. She is considered one of the greatest female players in the sport's history. In terms of achievements, she is one of the most successful female table tennis players (alongside Ding Ning, Deng Yaping, Wang Nan, Li Xiaoxia) having won the gold medal in each of the Table Tennis World Cup, the Table Tennis World Championships, and the Olympic Games. She is also the first player overall, and the first female, to have completed a Double Grand Slam.