Jike Zhang

  • Jike Zhang
    Jike Zhang
  • Sport
    Table Tennis
  • Medals
    • Gold 2
    • Silver 0
    • Bronze 0
  • Country
    China
  • Date of Birth
    February 15, 1988
  • Height
    5' 10" (1.78m)
  • Weight
    154lbs. (70kg)
  • Age
    25
  • Gender
    Male
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Schedule & Results

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Dates and times are in EDT.
Time Event Type Sport Event Stage Match
7/30/12 5:00 AM Table Tennis Men's Singles Round 3 See Results
7/30/12 2:00 PM Table Tennis Men's Singles Round 4 See Results
8/1/12 5:00 AM Table Tennis Men's Singles Quarterfinal See Results
8/2/12 5:00 AM Table Tennis Men's Singles Semifinal See Results
8/2/12 10:30 AM Medal/Final Table Tennis Men's Singles Final See Results
8/4/12 5:00 AM Table Tennis Men's Team Round 1 See Results
8/5/12 5:00 AM Table Tennis Men's Team Quarterfinal See Results
8/6/12 9:30 AM Table Tennis Men's Team Semifinal See Results
8/8/12 10:30 AM Medal/Final Table Tennis Men's Team Final See Results

Jike Zhang Biography

The reigning world champion in singles, Zhang was once known for his rebellious nature and arguments with coach Liu Guoliang. Now he is hailed for his great mental strength and is one of the odds-on favorites to win gold in London. Zhang defeated German superstar Timo Boll in the semifinals and knocked off reigning world champion and countryman Wang Hao in the final of his first appearance at the worlds last year. He repeated the feat of beating Wang in a major final by winning the 2011 World Cup, and just missed out on another title when he fell to world No. 1 and countryman Ma Long in the ITTF Pro Tour Grand Finals. That event was held in the same London venue where the Olympics will be contested. Zhang ‘s rise has been steep as he barely cracked the world's top 50 in 2008, earning a top-10 ranking for the first time in 2010. Strangely enough, the Olympics figure to be an easier draw than the world championships as the singles event will be limited to two players per country due to new ITTF restrictions - last year’s worlds had six Chinese men among the eight quarterfinalists.

Overall Medal Count

Country Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 United States 46 29 29 104
2 China 38 27 23 88
3 Russia 24 26 32 82
4 Great Britain 29 17 19 65
5 Germany 11 19 14 44
6 Japan 7 14 17 38
7 Australia 7 16 12 35
8 France 11 11 12 34
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