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Chen Chien-An

陳建安　/　ちぇん・じえん・あん

Table tennis player from Taiwan

June 16, 1991 (age 34)　・　Hsinchu County, Taiwan

Hsinchu County
table tennis player

My Take

Chen Chien-an is the sort of athlete I find genuinely thrilling precisely because his story sits in the shadow of a giant. Table tennis is a sport defined by Chinese dominance, so winning the 2008 World Junior singles title and then, with Chuang Chih-yuan, toppling Hao Shuai and Ma Lin for the 2013 World Championships men's doubles crown is a far bigger feat than the stat line suggests. Beating that wall in a brutal, full-game final takes nerve and a partner you trust completely. I read this one victory as a statement of Taiwanese pride, and it earns my lasting respect.

Overview

Chen Chien-an (Chinese: 陳建安; born 16 June 1991) is a Taiwanese table tennis player. He won the 2008 World Junior Table Tennis Championships in singles. In May 2013, in the 52nd World Table Tennis Championships held in Paris, France, Chen Chien-an and Chuang Chih-yuan defeated Hao Shuai and Ma Lin 9–11, 12–10, 11–6, 13–11, 9–11, 11–8 in the final, and won Men's Doubles title.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Chen Chien-An
Name (Japanese): 陳建安
Reading: ちぇん・じえん・あん
Born: June 16, 1991 (age 34)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Gemini / Goat
Origin: Hsinchu County, Taiwan
Blood type: Private
Height: 170 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: table tennis player

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/chenchienan/
Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%99%B3%E5%BB%BA%E5%AE%89

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