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Zhang Jike (simplified Chinese: 张继科; traditional Chinese: 張繼科; pinyin: Zhāng Jìkē; born 16 February 1988) is a Chinese table tennis player.[1][4] He was named after the Brazilian soccer player Zico.[5]
Zhang Jike is the reigning Olympic champion in singles. When he won the Olympic gold medal in singles,[6] he became the fourth male player in the history of table tennis to achieve a career grand slam. The others are Jan-Ove Waldner (in 1992), Liu Guoliang (in 1999) and Kong Linghui (in 2000).[7] Zhang, however, is the only one of the four who have been the reigning champion in all three competitions simultaneous
Zhang Jike (simplified Chinese: 张继科; traditional Chinese: 張繼科; pinyin: Zhāng Jìkē; born 16 February 1988) is a Chinese table tennis player.[1][4] He was named after the Brazilian soccer player Zico.[5]
Zhang Jike is the reigning Olympic champion in singles. When he won the Olympic gold medal in singles,[6] he became the fourth male player in the history of table tennis to achieve a career grand slam. The others are Jan-Ove Waldner (in 1992), Liu Guoliang (in 1999) and Kong Linghui (in 2000).[7] Zhang, however, is the only one of the four who have been the reigning champion in all three competitions simultaneously. As he won consecutively first in WTTC 2011, then World Cup 2011, and then London Olympics 2012, he won the grand slam in only 445 days after his first major title, being the fastest player ever to do so.
Singles (as of May 1, 2015)[4]
Olympic Games: Winner (2012).
World Championships: Winner (2011, 13).
World Cup: Winner (2011, 14); Runner-up (2010).
Pro Tour Winner (6): China Open, Suzhou (2010); German Open (2011); Korean Open (2012), Slovenian Open (2012), Kuwait Open (2013). Runner-up (3): Qatar Open (2010); China Open, Suzhou (2011); Austrian Open (2011); Kuwait Open (2016).
Pro Tour Grand Finals: Runner-up (2011); SF (2009).
Asian Championships: Runner-up (2009, 12).
Asian Cup: Winner (2010).
Men's Doubles
World Championships: Winner (2015).
Pro Tour winner (6): Kuwait Open 2010; Slovenian, English, UAE, German, China (Suzhou) Open 2011.
Runner-up (7): Kuwait, Qatar Open 2008; China (Suzhou) Open 2009; German Open 2010; Qatar, China (Shenzen), Austrian Open 2011.
Pro Tour Grand Finals: Winner (2011).
Asian Games: Winner (2010, 14).
Mixed Doubles
World Championships: Runner-up (2009).
Asian Games: QF (2010).
Asian Championships: Runner-up (2009).
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