Photo: David W. Carmichael / CC BY-SA 3.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Zhang Dan's story is one I can't separate from that 2006 Olympic moment. The Harbin-born pair skater, with partner Zhang Hao, took silver in Turin, and the courage it took to compete at that level has always stuck with me. Beyond the headline, the body of work is deep: four World medals from 2005 through 2009 and back-to-back Four Continents titles in 2005 and 2010. That is a long stretch of elite consistency in a brutally demanding discipline. She retired in 2012, but the combination of toughness and artistry she brought to pairs skating is exactly the kind of competitor I admire.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Zhang Dan
- Name (Japanese)
- 張丹
- Reading
- ちょう・たん
- Born
- October 4, 1985 (age 40)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Libra / Ox
- Origin
- Harbin, People's Republic of China
- Height
- 167 cm
- Occupation
- figure skater
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Official sitehttp://zhdanzhhao.sports.cn
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%BC%B5%E4%B8%B9
Frequently asked questions
When was Zhang Dan born?
Born October 4, 1985 (age 40).
Where is Zhang Dan from?
Zhang Dan is from Harbin, People's Republic of China.
What does Zhang Dan do?
Zhang Dan works as figure skater.
How tall is Zhang Dan?
Zhang Dan is 167 cm.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.