Zhang Jiewen

Zhang Jiewen (Simplified Chinese: 张洁雯, pinyin: Zhāng Jiéwén, born January 4, 1981 in Guangzhou, Guangdong province) is a female badminton player from the People's Republic of China.

Zhang competed for China in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in women's doubles with partner Yang Wei. They had a bye in the first round and defeated Jo Novita and Lita Nurlita of Indonesia in the second. In the quarterfinals, Zhang and Yang beat Saralee Thungthongkam and Sathinee Chankrachangwong of Thailand 15-2, 15-4. They won the semifinal against Ra Kyung-min and Lee Kyung-won of Korea 15-6, 15-4. In the final against fellow Chinese women Huang Sui and Gao Ling Zhang and Yang came out on top after losing the first set to win the gold medal 7-15, 15-4, 15-8. [cite book | author = Efharis Skarveli and Isabel Zervos (eds.) | title = Official report of the XXVIII Olympiad : Athens 2004 | year = 2005 | publisher = Athens 2004 Organising Committee for the Olympic Games | location = Athens | id = ISBN 960-88101-6-7 | language = English and Greek]

Zhang Jiewen will quit the world of badminton after 2008 Summer Olympics, where she will marry to Malaysian doubles star Choong Tan Fook. [cite web|url=http://thestar.com.my/sports/story.asp?file=/2008/1/15/sports/20006681&sec=sports |title=Badminton: Tan Fook to wed Chinese doubles star after Olympics |author=Rajes Paul |date=2008-01-15 |accessdate=2007-01-17]

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