Name: Zhang Ning
Gender: F
Height: 1.75m
Weight: 64 kg
Date of birth: May 19, 1975
Place of birth: Shenyang, Liaoning Province

Sports career:

Enrolled in the Jingzhou Municipal Sports School of Liaoning in 1985 and then in the Liaoning Provincial Sports School four years later. Joined the provincial badminton team in 1989, then the national children's team in 1990 and finally the national team in 1991.

Personal best:

2004 Athens Olympic Games - 1st singles.