Zhang Qin (, born 27 February 1974) is a

Chinese Chinese can refer to: * Something related to China * Chinese people, people of Chinese nationality, citizenship, and/or ethnicity **''Zhonghua minzu'', the supra-ethnic concept of the Chinese nation ** List of ethnic groups in China, people of va ...

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. Competing in the mid-1990s, she won a silver medal in the K-4 500 m event at the

1995 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships The 1995 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships were held in Duisburg, Germany for the third time. The German city had hosted the event previously in 1979 and 1987 when it was part of West Germany. The men's competition consisted of nine Canadian ( ...

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. Zhang also finished fourth in the K-4 500 m event at the

1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, ...

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* * 1974 births Living people Chinese female canoeists Olympic canoeists for China Canoeists at the 1996 Summer Olympics ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in kayak Asian Games medalists in canoeing Asian Games gold medalists for China Canoeists at the 1994 Asian Games Medalists at the 1994 Asian Games {{PRChina-canoe-bio-stub