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'''Zhang Dan''' ('''张丹'''), Chinese figure skater, announced retirement as an athlete in early May 2012.  
 
'''Zhang Dan''' ('''张丹'''), Chinese figure skater, announced retirement as an athlete in early May 2012.  

Revision as of 06:14, 8 May 2012

Zhang Dan (left) and Zhang Hao

Zhang Dan (张丹), Chinese figure skater, announced retirement as an athlete in early May 2012.

Born on Oct. 4, 1985 in Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, Zhang Dan started skating training when she was only four. In 1998 she began dual skating partnership with Zhang Hao.

Head coach of Chinese national skating team Yao Bin said that Zhang Dan would pursue her education after retirement and that her partner Zhang Hao is now paired with 16-year-old Peng Cheng.

According to Yao, Zhang Dan's increasing height (170cm) and weight became the main reason hindering the two's improvement in the future. Actually the two Zhangs started thinking of dissolving the partnership before 2010 Winter Olympic Games. The leaders made the decision to grant their request after repeated deliberations.

The following are Zhang Dan and Zhang Hao's main achievements in the past 14 years.

In 1998, they won champion in World Junior Grand Prix (Beijing).

In 1999, they won second place in World Junior Grand Prix (Canada).

In 2000, they won champion in World Junior Grand Prix (Japan), fifth in World Junior Grand Prix (Poland), fourth in World Junior Championships, champion in World Junior Grand Prix (Harbin), champion in World Junior Grand Prix (Norway), and champion in World Junior Grand Prix Finals (UK).

In 2001, they won first in World Youth Championships.

In 2002, they won 11th in Salt Lake City Winter Olympic Games, ninth place in World Championships, and third place in Four Continents Championships.

In 2003 they won sixth place in World Championships, third place in Four Continents Championships, and first place in World Youth Championship.

In 2004, they won fifth in World Championships, and second place in Four Continents Championships.

In 2005, they won champion in World Grand Prix (Japan), champion in World Grand Prix (Canada), second place in World Grand Prix Finals, and third place in World Championships.

In 2006, they won silver medal in Turin Olympic Games, and second place in World Championships.

In 2007, they won champion in World Grand Prix (Canada), third in World Grand Prix Finals, champion in Universiade Winter Games, fifth in World Championships.

In 2008, they second place in World Championships, second place in Four Continents Championships, champion in World Grand Prix (China), champion in World Grand Prix (Russia), second place in World Grand Prix Finals.

In 2009, they won second place in World Championships, second place in Four Continents Championships, champion in Universiade Winter Games, champion in 11th National Games, second place in China Cup, third place in World Grand Prix (US), and sixth place in World Grand Prix Finals.

In 2010, they won champion in Four Continents Championships, fifth in Vancouver Winter Olympic Games, and fifth in Turin World Championships.

In 2011, they won second place in World Grand Prix (US)

In 2012, they won second places in short performance and free performance in 12th National Winter Games.