Zhang Min (figure skater)

Zhang Min
Zhang at the 2002 Winter Olympics
Born (1976-03-24) 24 March 1976 (age 48)
Qiqihar, Heilongjiang
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Figure skating career
Country China
Skating clubQiqihar Skating Club
Began skating1980
Retired2006
Medal record
Figure skating: Men's singles
Representing  China
Four Continents Championships
Silver medal – second place 2003 Beijing Singles
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Osaka Singles
Asian Winter Games
Silver medal – second place 1996 Sapporo Singles
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Aomori Singles
In this Chinese name, the family name is Zhang.

Zhang Min (simplified Chinese: 张民; traditional Chinese: 張民; pinyin: Zhāng Mín; born 24 March 1976) is a Chinese former competitive figure skater. He is a two-time Four Continents medalist and a three-time Chinese national champion. He competed at three Winter Olympic Games, placing as high as tenth, and finished a career-best seventh at the 2004 World Championships.

At the 1999 Four Continents, Zhang became the first skater to land a clean quadruple toe loop in the short program at an ISU Championship. He has also landed quadruple salchows in competition. He is the second person to land three quadruple jumps in one program. At the 2006 World Championships, the day before his 30th birthday, he landed a 4T-3T combination and 4S in his free skate. He named Elvis Stojko as his idol in the sport.

Programs

Season Short program Free skating
2005–06
[1]
  • Swing medley
2004–05
[2]
2003–04
[3]
  • Danse macabre
    by Camille Saint-Saëns
  • Concert Fantasy on Gounod's Faust
    by Pablo de Sarasate
2001–03
[4]
[5]
2000–01
[6]
  • In the North West Plain
    by Jiao Jie
    Czech-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
  • Spring in Sinkiang
    by Ma Yao Xian
    Czech-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
  • Jazz Suite No. 1 – Foxtrot
  • Jazz Suite No. 2 – Lyric Waltz
  • Taihiti-Trot
  • The Street
    by Dmitri Shostakovich
    Russian Symphony Orchestra

Results

GP: Champions Series/Grand Prix

International[7]
Event 93–94 94–95 95–96 96–97 97–98 98–99 99–00 00–01 01–02 02–03 03–04 04–05 05–06
Olympics 20th 16th 10th
Worlds 33rd 15th 9th 11th 7th 16th 15th
Four Continents 4th 3rd 5th 2nd 9th
GP Final 6th
GP Cup of China 9th 4th 5th
GP Cup of Russia 3rd
GP Lalique 5th 2nd
GP NHK Trophy 7th 6th
GP Skate America 4th 3rd
GP Skate Canada 8th
Asian Games 2nd 3rd
Asian Champ. 1st 4th
Finlandia Trophy 4th
Universiade 3rd 12th
National[7]
Chinese Champ. 1st 2nd 3rd 3rd 2nd 3rd 2nd 2nd 1st 2nd 1st
WD: Withdrew

References

  1. ^ "Min ZHANG: 2005/2006". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 15 June 2006.
  2. ^ "Min ZHANG: 2004/2005". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 5 April 2005.
  3. ^ "Min ZHANG: 2003/2004". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 3 June 2004.
  4. ^ "Min ZHANG: 2002/2003". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 17 April 2003.
  5. ^ "Min ZHANG: 2001/2002". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 17 September 2002.
  6. ^ "Min ZHANG: 2000/2001". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 17 April 2001.
  7. ^ a b "Min ZHANG". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 22 April 2016.