Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter Z

Is a Chinese weightlifter. He began his current career of weightlifting when he started Nanping Spor

Is a Chinese weightlifter. He began his current career of weightlifting when he started Nanping Sport School in March 1983. He then studied at the Beijing Sports University from 1988 to 1998. During college, Guozheng was in the Yunnan Provincial Team. By 1999, he was on the national team for China.

Is a Chinese football coach. Zhang is the most talented young Chinese coach currently in China. He s

Is a Chinese football coach. Zhang is the most talented young Chinese coach currently in China. He speaks fluent English. After spending several years training as a manager with the Shandong Luneng Youth team he was offered the chance to be head coach of the China Women's national team in 2003 ready for 2004 Olympics at Athens.

Is a Chinese figure skater. He competes with Zhang Dan (they are unrelated). They are the 2006 Olymp

Is a Chinese figure skater. He competes with Zhang Dan (they are unrelated). They are the 2006 Olympic silver medalists.

Was a former Chinese international football player and coach. As a player he was one of the first fo

Was a former Chinese international football player and coach. As a player he was one of the first footballers to play for the People's Republic of China at international level and as a coach he was one of the first managers to manage a fully professional Chinese football club with Dalian Wanda. Zhang Honggen began his football career playing for the South China team until he turned eighteen when he was selected by the Chinese Head coach Li Fenglou to take part in China's first ever qualification for the 1958 FIFA World Cup. Despite being only being thirty years old when Zhang Honggen retired he would eventually move to management with Beijing Youth Team in 1970. After several seasons he replaced Nian Weisi in 1977 as manager of the Chinese football team, however his reign was uneventful and he left after only a year.

Is a short track speed skater who competes for China. As part of the 3000m relay team, Zhang won the

Is a short track speed skater who competes for China. As part of the 3000m relay team, Zhang won the gold medal. She was accidentally injured the face by making contact with the blade of her teammate Wang Meng during the celebration.

Is a Chinese football player who is playing in Hong Kong First Division League team South China. He

Is a Chinese football player who is playing in Hong Kong First Division League team South China. He joined the team in late 2006 and plays the role as a goalkeeper.

Is a female badminton player from the People's Republic of China.One of China's most successful wome

Is a female badminton player from the People's Republic of China.One of China's most successful women's doubles specialists, Zhang has won some thirty international titles, the vast majority of them in partnership with Yang Wei, during the first decade of the 21st century. They have shared world dominance almost equally with their compatriot adversaries Gao Ling and Huang Sui.

Is a Chinese chess player.

Is a Chinese chess player.

Is an archer from the People's Republic of China.Zhang represented China at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Is an archer from the People's Republic of China.Zhang represented China at the 2004 Summer Olympics. She placed 5th in the women's individual ranking round with a 72-arrow score of 663. In the first round of elimination, she faced 60th-ranked Aurore Trayan of France. Zhang defeated Trayan 135-122 in the 18-arrow match to advance to the round of 32. In that round, she faced 28th-ranked Polish archer Iwona Marcinkiewicz. Zhang won the match 166-157 in the regulation 18 arrows, advancing to the round of 16.

Is a male badminton player from the People's Republic of China.A doubles specialist now seemingly re

Is a male badminton player from the People's Republic of China.A doubles specialist now seemingly retired from international play, the solidly built Zhang Jun won several international men's doubles titles with compatriot Zhang Wei including the Swiss (1998), China (2001), and Thailand (2005) Opens.

Is a professsional basketball player from China. Zhang is currently on the roster of the Dongguan Le

Is a professsional basketball player from China. Zhang is currently on the roster of the Dongguan Leopards, his position is center.

Is a Chinese football defender, who plays for Jiangsu Sainty in the China Super League. Zhang Ke wou

Is a Chinese football defender, who plays for Jiangsu Sainty in the China Super League. Zhang Ke would be called up into Ratomir Dujkovic's squad to instead injured defender Ji Mingyi. He made his debut against Iraq in a 1-0 win on the 30 November 2006, the first match of 2006 Asian Games, but he received red card at the 41 minutes.

Is a female wrestler from China.

Is a female wrestler from China.

Is a female Chinese épée fencer.

Is a female Chinese épée fencer.

Is a male Chinese rower, competed for Team China at the 2008 Summer Olympics.[1]Zhang gained interna

Is a male Chinese rower, competed for Team China at the 2008 Summer Olympics.[1]Zhang gained international recognition when he failed to show up for the men's single sculls and was also disqualifed from the doubles event in line with international rowing rules.[2][3]

A Chinese swimmer.Zhang Lin won a silver medal in the men's 400 meter freestyle at the 2008 Summer O

A Chinese swimmer.Zhang Lin won a silver medal in the men's 400 meter freestyle at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing with a time of 3:42.44, only 0.58 seconds behind gold medalist South Korean Park Taehwan, and making him the third fastest 400 meter freestyler in history (and setting a Chinese Record in the process). Zhang's silver is the best Olympic swimming finish ever by a Chinese male swimmer. At 2009 World Aquatics Championships in Rome, Zhang won a bronze medal in the men's 400 meter freestyle and a gold medal in the men's 800 meter freestyle, the gold medal finish was the first time ever by a Chinese male in a world swimming competition.

Is a female Chinese middle distance runner.

Is a female Chinese middle distance runner.

Is a retired Chinese long-distance runner. She broke the world record in the women's 3,000 metres on

Is a retired Chinese long-distance runner. She broke the world record in the women's 3,000 metres on September 12, 1993.

Is a Chinese international footballer currently playing for Shanghai East Asia F.C. as a defender in

Is a Chinese international footballer currently playing for Shanghai East Asia F.C. as a defender in the Chinese Jia League. Zhang Linpeng would quickly work his way up through the various Chinese youth teams first by playing for the Chinese U-20 in the AFC U-19 Championship in 2008 where he captained the team to the quarter-finals.

Is a retired Chinese shot putter, best known for her bronze medal at the 1993 World Indoor Champions

Is a retired Chinese shot putter, best known for her bronze medal at the 1993 World Indoor Championships. Her personal best was 20.54 metres, achieved in June 1994 in Beijing.

Is a Chinese figure skater

Is a Chinese figure skater

Is a female Chinese volleyball player. She was part of the gold medal winning teams at the 2003 Worl

Is a female Chinese volleyball player. She was part of the gold medal winning teams at the 2003 World Cup and 2004 Olympic Games.

Is a Chinese gymnast. Zhang is currently a member of the Women's Gymnastics National Team of the Peo

Is a Chinese gymnast. Zhang is currently a member of the Women's Gymnastics National Team of the People's Republic of China, and was a member of the team for the 2004 Olympic Games, as well as the 2002 World Championships in Debrecen, Hungary, 2003 World Championships in Anaheim, U.S., 2005 World Championships in Melbourne, Australia, and the 2006 World Championships in Aarhus, Denmark. She is noted as a strong leader and a consistent performer under pressure. Zhang is China's most successful female All-Around gymnast to date as the only Chinese woman to have won an All-Around medal in a World Championship and Olympic Games.

Is a female badminton player from the People's Republic of China. She has played badminton on the wo

Is a female badminton player from the People's Republic of China. She has played badminton on the world scene since the mid 1990s and has been particularly successful since 2002 while in her late twenties and early thirties, relatively late for singles at the highest level, and especially for top players in the Chinese system who are developed very early.

Is a female Chinese football (soccer) player who competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics and in the 200

Is a female Chinese football (soccer) player who competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics and in the 2004 Summer Olympics.