This is a Chinese name; the family name is Zhang.
Zhang Jike (simplified Chinese: 张继科; traditional Chinese: 張繼科; pinyin: Zhāng Jìkē; born 16 February 1988) is a Chinese table tennis player. As of October 2017, he is ranked 6th in the ITTF rankings.
Zhang became the fourth male player in the history of table tennis to achieve a career Grand Slam when he won gold in men's singles at the Olympic games in London 2012[5]. The first three are Jan-Ove Waldner (in 1992), Liu Guoliang (in 1999), and Kong Linghui (in 2000). Zhang won the Grand Slam in only 445 days. He won, consecutively, first WTTC 2011, then World Cup 2011, and then London Olympics 2012, which made him the fastest player ever to win a Grand Slam. After the first Grand Slam, he won WTTC 2013 and World Cup 2014, which makes him the player who is closest to achieve a second career Grand Slam. He is one of the three male players who hold the most major titles in the table tennis history, at five. He is the only one who won 5 major titles in a row in the table tennis history. In August 2016, Zhang Jike stated his intention of competing in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.[6]
Contents [hide]
1 Early life
2 Equipment and playing style
3 Career records
4 References
5 External links
Early life[edit]
On February 16, 1988, Zhang was born in Qingdao, Shandong Province to Zhang Chuanming (张传铭) and Xu Xiying (徐锡英). His father is a table-tennis coach. He was named after the Brazilian soccer player Zico.[7]
According to his father, the first time Zhang played table-tennis was on March 5, 1992, at age of 4.[8]
Equipment and playing style[edit]
Zhang Jike is a Butterfly sponsored athlete. He uses Butterfly Viscaria for his blade, a Butterfly Tenergy 80 (red) on his backhand, and DHS Hurricane 3 neo National blue sponge (black) on his forehand.
Zhang Jike is a two-winged shakehand attacker, using a combination of quick topspin drive attacks, counters, and loops. He is primarily a speed-oriented player, using the harder blue sponge H3 for maximum drive. He stays very low to the ground and is exceptionally quick on his feet. Among all the Chinese National team players, he is known for having the best backhand technique, often using it in the forehand corner, especially when returning heavy under-spin serves and pushes. His backhand on-the-table flick is widely regarded as one of the best in the world.
Zhang's serves are unpredictable and quite deceptive. His most famous serve is probably the reverse-pendulum short serve into both corners of the table. The side-spin on the serve, together with his deadly backhand flicks, lightning footwork and top-class anticipation has proven to be a frightening combination as he "opens up" top spin rallies to his advantage.
It is noticeable that he would play with a backhand oriented game
Zhang Jike
Personal information
Native name 张继科
Nationality China
Born February 16, 1988 (age 29)[1]
Qingdao, Shandong, China
Playing style Right-handed, shakehand grip
Equipment(s) Butterfly Viscaria FL,DHS Hurricane 3 Neo National (FH-Black),Butterfly Tenergy 80 (BH-Red)
Highest ranking 1 (June to December 2012)[2]
Current ranking 6 (October 2017)
Club Shandong Luneng
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[3]
Weight 73 kg (161 lb)[3]
Medal record[hide]
Men's table tennis
Representing China
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 3 1 0
World Championships 7 1 3
World Cup 6 1 0
Total 16 3 3
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2012 London Singles
Gold medal – first place 2012 London Team
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team
Silver medal – second place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Singles
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2010 Moscow Team
Gold medal – first place 2011 Rotterdam Singles
Gold medal – first place 2012 Dortmund Team
Gold medal – first place 2013 Paris Singles
Gold medal – first place 2014 Tokyo Team
Gold medal – first place 2015 Suzhou Doubles
Gold medal – first place 2016 Kuala Lumpur Team
Silver medal – second place 2009 Yokohama Mixed Doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Yokohama Doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Rotterdam Doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Suzhou Singles
World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2010 Dubai Team
Gold medal – first place 2011 Paris Singles
Gold medal – first place 2013 Guangzhou Team
Gold medal – first place 2014 Düsseldorf Singles
Gold medal – first place 2015 Dubai Team
Silver medal – second place 2010 Magdeburg Singles
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2010 Guangzhou Doubles
Gold medal – first place 2010 Guangzhou Team
Gold medal – first place 2014 Incheon Doubles
Gold medal – first place 2014 Incheon Team
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2009 Lucknow Team
Gold medal – first place 2011 Macau Team
Gold medal – first place 2013 Busan Team
Gold medal – first place 2015 Pattaya Team
Silver medal – second place 2009 Lucknow Singles
Silver medal – second place 2011 Macau Singles
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