Zhang Yanru (; born January 10, 1987) is a

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player who competed in the

2008 Summer Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and also known as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 Na ...

. Her position is that of goalkeeper. Zhang played in the U-20's China team until 2007, when she received her first call up to the

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proper. She played two of the four matches, including the quarter-final, in that year's World Cup. She also competed in the

2008 Beijing Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and also known as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 Nat ...

, which are open to all ages for the female squads.

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.com 1987 births Living people Chinese women's footballers China women's international footballers Footballers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers of China 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup players Women's association football goalkeepers Asian Games medalists in football Footballers at the 2006 Asian Games Footballers at the 2010 Asian Games Asian Games bronze medalists for China Sportspeople from Xuzhou Medalists at the 2006 Asian Games 21st-century Chinese women {{PRChina-women-footy-bio-stub