Zhang Yan (biathlete)

Zhang Yan (张岩; born May 10, 1992) is a Chinese biathlete.

Zhang Yan made ​​her international debut at the Junior World Championships 2009 in Canmore, where they finished third won the title in front of Grace Boutot and Yolaine Oddou in individual as well as together with Olga Galich before Audrey Vaillancourt. In pursuit race she fell behind Dorothea Wierer, Marion Charles and Marie -Christin Kloss back to fourth place. Your worst result they reached Ma Wei and Tang Jialin on the anchor leg of the season with eighth place. It was not until the 2011/12 season that the Chinese in Hochfilzen her debut in the women's World Cup in a relay race at the side of Tang Jialin, Song and Wang Chunli Chaoqing and 16 was. There was a first race in Ridnaun the IBU Cup, Zhang was 58 a Single Page. In Oslo they played at Holmenkollen, the first individual race in the World Cup, where they finished 67th in the sprint. Your best result so far in the World Cup reached the Chinese a little later in Kontiolahti with a 64th place in the sprint. Highlight of the season and first international championships for women were the World Championships 2012 in Ruhpolding. In some they occupied 78th position, missed as 91 of Sprint the pursuit race and came up with the squadron in the World Cup line-up on the 25th place. In the 2012/2013 World Cup season, Zhang Yan was in Oberhof to 48th in the sprint the subsequent pursuit race after error-free shooting finish in 16th place and won for the first time in the World Cup points.

World Cup Stats

The table shows all placements (depending on the year, including hosting the Olympic Games and World Championships ).