Zhang Jun (badminton)

Zhang Jun (Chinese张 军, Pinyin Zhang Jun, born 26 November 1977, in Suzhou) is a badminton player from the People's Republic of China and Olympic champion.

Career

Zhang Jun attended the Mixed Competition of the Olympic Games in 2000 and 2004 with his partner Gao Ling part. In 2004 she had a bye in the first round and beat in the second round Tsai Chia- Hsin and Cheng Wen- Hsing from the Republic of China. In the quarterfinals, Gao and Zhang Fredrik Bergström and Johanna Persson from Sweden defeated with 15:3, 15:1, to advance to the semifinals. There they beat Jens Eriksen and Mette Schjoldager from Denmark with 15:9, 15:5. In the final they won against the British pair Nathan Robertson and Gail Emms with 15:1, 12:15, 15:12 to win the gold medal.

Sporting successes

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