Tan Jinzhuang (born 27 January 2003) is a Chinese field hockey player. She competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics and won a silver medal.
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27 January 2003 Kaijiang County, Dazhou, China | ||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Defender | ||||||||||||||||
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| Current club | Sichuan | ||||||||||||||||
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| 2015–? | Dazhou Sports School | ||||||||||||||||
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| Sichuan | |||||||||||||||||
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| 2022– | China | 30 (1) | |||||||||||||||
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| Last updated on: 8 October 2024 | |||||||||||||||||
Biography
editJinzhuang was born on 27 January 2003 in Kaijiang County, Dazhou, China.[1][2] She attended Yifu Primary School in Dachuan, Dazhou.[3] In 2015, at the age of 12, she began her field hockey career at Dazhou Sports School.[4] In 2018, she was a member of the team representing Dazhou No. 1 Middle School that competed at the 13th Sichuan Provincial Games.[5] She competed at the 2nd Youth Games in 2019, helping her team place second, and in 2021, she competed at the 14th National Games representing Shaanxi, with her team placing sixth.[6][7]
Jinzhuang competes for the Sichuan club.[8] In November 2022, she was a member of teams winning both the National Women's Field Hockey Championship and the National Youth Women's Hockey Championship.[9][10] Later that month, she was called up to the China women's national field hockey team for the first time.[2] Jinzhuang led her club to a repeat national championship in 2023.[4] She also competed internationally for China at the 2023 Asian Games and the 2023 world championships.[4]
Jinzhuang was selected to compete for China at the 2024 Summer Olympics.[1] She helped the team reach the finals with a 4–3 win over Belgium in the semifinals.[8] In the finals, China played against the Netherlands and ended with a 3–1 loss, thus receiving the silver medal.[1][3] By October 2024, she had appeared for the national team a total of 30 times, with one goal scored.[11]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Tan Jinzhuang". Olympics.com.
- ^ a b Xuan, Luo (6 July 2024). "巴黎奥运会即将启幕 四川达州五朵金花为国出征创造历史" [Paris Olympics is about to start, five golden flowers from Dazhou, Sichuan, will go to the country to make history]. Sohu.com (in Chinese).
- ^ a b "奥运健儿荣归母校 感恩寄语播撒种子" [Olympic athletes return to their alma mater to express gratitude and sow seeds]. Sina.com (in Chinese). 9 September 2024.
- ^ a b c "开江双星：谭金僮与余垵慧的奥运逐梦之旅" [Kaijiang Twin Stars: Tan Jintong and Yu Yanhui's Olympic Dream Chasing Journey]. Dzrbs.com (in Chinese). 19 August 2024.
- ^ "热烈祝贺我校在四川省第十三届运动会上表现突出被达州市人民政府表扬" [Warm congratulations to our school for its outstanding performance in the 13th Sichuan Provincial Sports Meeting and being praised by the Dazhou Municipal People's Government]. Sohu.com (in Chinese). 10 April 2019.
- ^ "创历史！达州籍三名曲棍球运动员出征巴黎奥运会!" [Making history! Three hockey players from Dazhou are going to the Paris Olympics!] (in Chinese). Dazhou Hockey. July 2024.
- ^ "达州9名女曲运动员参加全运会夺佳绩" [Nine female hockey players from Dazhou won great results in the National Games] (in Chinese). Sichuan Provincial Sports Bureau. September 2021.
- ^ a b "30秒|中国女曲晋级巴黎奥运会决赛 谭金僮父亲在四川老家观赛助威" [30 seconds | Chinese women's curling team advances to the finals of the Paris Olympics. Tan Jintong's father watches and cheers in his hometown in Sichuan]. Sohu.com (in Chinese). 8 August 2024.
- ^ "全国冠军！达州姑娘太牛了" [National champion! Dazhou girl is amazing]. Dazhou Evening News (in Chinese). 2022.
- ^ "曲棍球——全国青年女子锦标赛：四川队胜上海队" [Hockey - National Youth Women's Championship: Sichuan team beats Shanghai team]. Bajiahao (in Chinese). 16 November 2022.
- ^ "Tan Jinzhuang". International Hockey Federation.