Zhang Min

Zhang Min

Personal information
Country represented	People's Republic of China
Born	March 24, 1976 (1976-03-24) (age 35) Qiqihar, Heilongjiang
Height	176 cm (5.77 ft)
Coach	Gao Haijun
Skating club	Qiqihar Skating Club
ISU personal best scores
Combined total	196.27 2006 Winter Olympics
Short program	67.55 2003 Skate America
Free skate	128.88 2006 Winter Olympics
Medal record Men's Figure skating Competitor for  China Four Continents Championships Silver 2003 Beijing Men's Singles Bronze 2000 Osaka Men's Singles Asian Winter Games Bronze 2003 Aomori Men's singles Silver 1996 Sapporo Men's singles

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Zhang.

Zhang Min (simplified Chinese: 张民; traditional Chinese: 張民; pinyin: Zhāng Mín; born March 24, 1976 in Qiqihar, Heilongjiang, China) is a Chinese figure skater. He has won several national titles and several medals at the Four Continents Championships, and competed in the Winter Olympic Games three times.

Zhang is a very strong jumper. He is the first skater to land a clean quadruple toe loop in the short program at an ISU Championship (1999 Four Continents). He has also landed quadruple salchows in competition. And he is the second person to land three quadruple jumps in one program.At the 2006 World Championships, the day before his 30th birthday, he landed a quadruple toe loop/triple toe loop combination and a quadruple salchow in his free skate. 1998-99 season was the first season for skaters to land a quad jump in the short program.

His idol in skating is Elvis Stojko.

Results

Event	1993-94	1994-95	1995-96	1996-97	1997-98	1998-99	1999-00	2000-01	2001-02	2002-03	2003-04	2004-05	2005-06
Winter Olympics	20th								16th				10th
World Championships	33rd							15th	9th	11th	7th	16th	15th
Four Continents Championships						4th	3rd	5th		2nd		9th
Asian Winter Games			2nd							3rd
Chinese Championships	1st	2nd		3rd	3rd	2nd	3rd	2nd	2nd	1st	2nd	1st
Grand Prix Final										6th
Skate America										4th	3rd
Skate Canada International													8th
Cup of China											9th	4th	5th
Trophée Lalique									5th	2nd
Cup of Russia												3rd
NHK Trophy			7th						6th
Winter Universiade		3rd

References

• Zhang Min at the International Skating Union

Persondata
Name	Zhang, Min
Alternative names
Short description	Chinese figure skater
Date of birth	March 24, 1976
Place of birth	Qiqihar, Heilongjiang
Date of death
Place of death