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Athlete Bio#
Height
5'5"
Age
34
Hometown
Las Vegas, NV
Personal
- Posted a 4-2 record in singles competition in March 2021 while maintaining a top-10 ranking on the BWF World Tour during that time
- Has represented the U.S. since 2013 after previously competing for China and Singapore
- In 2014, won three Grand Prix titles including the U.S Open Grand Prix, the Brazil Open Grand Prix and the Dutch Open Grand Prix, all in the same year
- Made her international debut at the Aviva Open Singapore in 2004 when she began her professional career
- Zhang’s father enrolled her at a sports school where she chose badminton at eight-year-old
- Moved to Singapore by herself at the age of 13 after being selected to compete for the Singapore national team
Olympic Experience
- 2-time Olympian
- Olympic Games Paris 2024, 9th (Singles - Women)
- Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, 9th (Singles - Women)
World Championships Experience
- Most recent: 2023 – 9th (Singles - Women)
- Years of participation: Singles - Women 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023
- Top finish: 9th – 2018 (Singles - Women), 2019 (Singles - Women), 2022 (Singles - Women), 2023 (Singles - Women)
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