Chen Chien-An

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.

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Name (English)

Chen Chien-An

Name (Japanese)

陳建安

Reading

ちぇん・じえん・あん

Born

June 16, 1991 (age 35)

Origin

Hsinchu County, Taiwan

Height

170 cm

Occupation

table tennis player

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Gemini / Goat

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/chenchienan/
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chen%20Chien-an
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%99%B3%E5%BB%BA%E5%AE%89
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q13360457

Tags

• Hsinchu County
• table tennis player

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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