Zhang Xiaohuan ( Chinese: 张晓 欢 , Pinyin : Zhāng Xiǎohuān , born August 19, 1980) is a Chinese synchronized swimming athlete.
| Zhang Xiaohuan | |
|---|---|
| 张晓 欢 | |
| personal information | |
| Floor | female |
| A country |  China |
| Specialization | Synchronized swimming |
| Date of Birth | August 19, 1980 (age 38) |
| Place of Birth | Beijing |
| Growth | 1.72 |
| Weight | 57 |
Biography
Zhang Xiaohuan was born on August 19, 1980 in Beijing .
Zhang Xiaohuan began swimming in 1987 at a sports school in Beijing's Xuanwu District.
In 1990, she took up synchronized swimming, and in the same year she joined the Beijing synchronized swimming team.
In 1993, she won the All-China Spartakiad in a team performance.
In 1995, she became a member of the National Youth Synchronized Swimming Team.
In 1997, she again won the All-China Spartakiad in a team performance, and was selected to the China Synchronized Swimming Team.
At the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, she, together with the PRC team, took 7th place.
In 2001, she again won the All-China Spartakiad in a team performance.
In 2002, Zhang Xiaohuan performed at the XIV Asian Games in Busan , paired with Gu Beibei , and their duet won a silver medal.
In 2003 , at the World Aquatics Championships, their duet took 7th place, and the entire Chinese team - 5th. Approximately the same situation came out at the 2004 Olympics in Athens : the duet Zhang Xiaohuan and Gu Beibei took 7th place, and the Chinese team - 6th.
At the 2005 World Aquatics Championships, their duet took 6th place, but at the 2006 Asian Games , both the duo and the team won gold medals.
At the 2007 World Aquatics Championships, the duo Zhang and Gu were fourth.
At the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, she became a bronze medalist in team performances, and the Chinese team won a bronze medal at the 2009 World Aquatics Championships .