Zhang Yan (table tennis)

Zhang Yan (, born 25 July 1967 ) is a Chinese para table tennis player. He has won five medals from three Paralympic Games (2004, 2008, and 2012).

As a child, Zhang displayed special talent in table tennis, and he was selected to the Zhengzhou youth team, living away from home, when he was just eight years old. When he was ten years old, he had an acute onset of rheumatoid arthritis, which slowly debilitated him.

Personal life
Zhang Yan is married to his national teammate Ren Guixiang. They have a daughter together.