Zhang Min

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Zhang Min
Personal Info
Country: People's Republic of China People's Republic of China
Height: 176 cm
Coach: Gao Haijun
Skating Club: Qiqihar Skating Club
ISU Personal Best Scores
Short + Free Total: 196.27 2006 Winter Olympics
Short Program: 67.55 Skate America 2003
Free Skate: 128.88 2006 Winter Olympics

Zhang Min (born March 24, 1976 in Qiqihar, China) is a Chinese figure skater. He has won several national titles and several medals at the Four Continents Championships, and competed in the Winter Olympics three times.

Zhang is a very strong jumper. He is the first skater to land a clean quadruple toe loop in the short program at an ISU Championship (1999 Four Continents). He has also landed quadruple salchows in competition. At the 2006 World Championships, the day before his 30th birthday, he landed a quadruple toe loop/triple toe loop combination and a quadruple salchow in his free skate.

His idol in skating is Elvis Stojko.


[edit] Competitive highlights

1994

  • Olympics - 20th

1999

  • Four Continents Championships - 4th

2000

  • Four Continents Championships - 3rd

2001

  • Four Continents Championships - 5th
  • World Championships - 15th

2002

  • Olympics - 16th
  • World Championships - 9th

2003

  • Four Continents Championships - 2nd
  • World Championships - 11th

2004

  • World Championships - 7th

2005

  • Four Continents Championships - 9th
  • World Championships - 16th

2006

  • Olympics - 10th
  • World Championships - 15th

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