Name: Zhang Ning
Gender¹: W
Date of birth: 19/05/75
Place of birth: Shenyang, Liaoning Province
Height: 175cm
Sport: Badminton

　　当同时代的羽坛名将叶钊颖和龚智超早已退役，张宁却仍以29岁的超龄活跃在羽毛球赛场上。她连夺世锦赛和马来西亚公开赛冠军后，凭借稳定的发挥和超常的进入雅典奥运会的最后决战。　　

　　在决赛中，张宁凭借稳定的发挥和良好的心理素质以2-1击败了宿敌张海莉，最终夺得了她盼望已久奥运会的女单冠军。现在，张宁还在继续作战，她说:“我希望2004年雅典奥运会不会成为我运动生涯的终点，可以的话，我会一直打下去。”

Personal best: 2004 Olympic Games - 1st singles

Sports career:
1985 Badminton player, Jinzhou Sports School, Liaoning Province
1989 Liaoning Provincial Sports School/Liaoning Provincial Team
1990 National Junior Team
1991 National Team
 
High performances:
1994 French Open - 1st singles
1994/1996 Uber Cup - 2nd
1995 National Inter-City Games - 2nd singles/mixed doubles
1996 Swedish Open/Asian Cup/World Cup - 1st singles
1996 Olympic Games - 2nd team/singles
1998 Malaysia Open/Danish Masters/Grand Prix Grand Finals/Asian Games - 1st singles/team
2001 Singapore Open/Asian Championships - 1st singles
2002 Korea Open - 1st singles
2003 World Championships - 1st singles
2003 Swiss Open/Singapore Open/Germany Open/Hong Kong Open - 1st singles
2004 Korea Open - 1st singles 
2004 Olympic Games - 1st singles