Zhang Nan (badminton), Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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Chinese badminton player
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Place of Birth: Beijing, China
About Zhang Nan (badminton)
- Zhang Nan (born 1 March 1990) is a Chinese badminton player who specializes in both men's and mixed doubles.
- He found a lot of success in mixed doubles with his former partner Zhao Yunlei.
- They won gold in 2012 Summer Olympics, 3 golds in BWF World Championships in 2011, 2014 and 2015 and a gold at the 2014 Asian Games.
- Having won all major events as a pair, they are considered as one of the most successful mixed doubles pairs of all time. Having found huge success in mixed doubles with Zhao, Zhang partnered Fu Haifeng with whom he won gold in 2016 Summer Olympics.
- After this, Fu retired and Zhang partnered Liu Cheng and became World Champion in the men's doubles at the 2017 BWF World Championships. Despite not being a hard hitter like most of the mixed doubles players, his control and read of the game are outstanding.
- Having won Olympics and World Championships in both disciplines, he is widely regarded as one of the best players of all time.
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