FACTOIDS
Full Name: Zhang Jiewen
Nickname: Zhang
Birthday: January 4, 1981
Height: 5’8”
Hometown: Guangdong, China
Sports: Badminton
PROFILE
Zhang Jiewen is a female badminton player from the People's Republic of China.
Zhang competed for China in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in women's doubles with partner Yang Wei. They had a bye in the first round and defeated Jo Novita and Lita Nurlita of Indonesia in the second. In the quarterfinals, Zhang and Yang beat Saralee Thungthongkam and Sathinee Chankrachangwong of Thailand 15-2, 15-4. They won the semifinal against Ra Kyung-min and Lee Kyung-won of Korea 15-6, 15-4. In the final against fellow Chinese women Huang Sui and Gao Ling Zhang and Yang came out on top after losing the first set to win the gold medal 7-15, 15-4, 15-8.
