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Zhang Jike

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Zhang Jike is a retired Chinese table tennis player who became the fourth man in the history of the sport to complete a career Grand Slam, winning the men's singles gold medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. He reached that Grand Slam in only 445 days, a record, having won the World Table Tennis Championships and the World Cup in 2011 before the Olympic title. He later added the 2013 world title and the 2014 World Cup, and at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro he reached the men's singles final.

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Birth Year
1988 1
Gender
Male 1
Medals or Titles Band
5+ 1
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is a retired Chinese table tennis player
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1. Zhang Jike (Wikipedia)
  • Lead, birth date
    born 16 February 1988
  • Categories
    Chinese male table tennis players
  • Lead, titles won
    He won, consecutively, first WTTC 2011, then the World Cup 2011, then the Olympic gold. He went on to win WTTC 2013 and the World Cup 2014.
  • Lead, nationality
    is a retired Chinese table tennis player
  • Plays: Table Tennis, Lead
    is a retired Chinese table tennis player
  • Competed In: 2012 Summer Olympics, Categories, Olympic appearance
    Table tennis players at the 2012 Summer Olympics
  • Competed In: 2016 Summer Olympics, Categories, Olympic appearance
    Table tennis players at the 2016 Summer Olympics
  • Competed In: World Table Tennis Championships, Categories, world championships
    World Table Tennis Championships medalists
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