Zhang Jike is described in the public record as Chinese table tennis player who was the 4th player to achieve a grand slam title. Born in Qingdao, People's Republic of China, in 1988.
Zhang Jike (Chinese: 张继科; pinyin: Zhāng Jìkē; born 16 February 1988) is a retired Chinese table tennis player. Zhang became the fourth male player in the history of table tennis to achieve a career Grand Slam, when he won the gold medal in men's singles at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. Zhang achieved the career Grand Slam in only 445 days, a record. He won, consecutively, first WTTC 2011, then the World Cup 2011, then the Olympic gold. He went on to win WTTC 2013 and the World Cup 2014. == Early life == On February 16, 1988, Zhang was born in Qingdao, Shandong Province, to Zhang Chuanming (张传铭) and Xu Xiying (徐锡英). His father is a table-tennis coach. He was named after the Brazilian soccer player and coach Zico. According to his father, the first time Zhang played table-tennis was on March 5, 1992, aged 4.
Zhang Jike is recorded among the figures by whom table tennis is remembered, and the surviving account of that career is the basis on which the reputation rests.
Table tennis is played at the shortest reaction distance in sport, and spin rather than speed decides most points at elite level.
