Zhang Wei (, born 2 December 1977) is a former

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player. Zhang was selected to join the

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in 1997. He played in the men's doubles event partnered with

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. He participated in four consecutive

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, winning 3 gold medals in

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, and a silver medal in

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. He and Zhang Jun was qualified to compete at the

2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, officially branded as Sydney 2000, and also known as the Games of the New Millennium, were an international multi-sport event held from 15 September to 1 October ...

, but because of the injury on his left abdominal muscles while doing the exercises, he missed the event. He retired from the national team in 2005, and started to playing in

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. He returned to

Shanghai Shanghai, Shanghainese: , Standard Chinese pronunciation: is a direct-administered municipality and the most populous urban area in China. The city is located on the Chinese shoreline on the southern estuary of the Yangtze River, with the ...

in 2007, and star coaching the Shanghai team. He also competed for Shanghai at the 2009 National Games.

Achievements

World Championships

''Men's doubles''

Asian Championships

''Men's doubles''

Asian Cup

''Men's doubles''

World Junior Championships

''Mixed doubles''

IBF World Grand Prix

The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) since 1983. ''Men's doubles''

IBF International

''Mixed doubles''

References

External links

张尉 Zhang Wei
at ''www.badmintoncn.com'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Zhang, Wei 1977 births Living people Badminton players from Shanghai Chinese male badminton players Badminton players at the 2002 Asian Games Badminton players at the 1998 Asian Games Asian Games silver medalists for China Asian Games bronze medalists for China Asian Games medalists in badminton Chinese badminton coaches Medalists at the 1998 Asian Games Medalists at the 2002 Asian Games 20th-century Chinese sportsmen