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Chen Chien-an
Personal information
Nationality Chinese Taipei
Born (1991-06-16) June 16, 1991 (age 33)
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Weight72 kg (159 lb)[1]
Table tennis career
Playing styleLeft-handed shakehand grip
Highest ranking17 (November 2014)[2]
Current ranking33 (August 2016)
Medal record
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Paris Doubles
Silver medal – second place 2017 Düsseldorf Mixed doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Tokyo Team
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Incheon Team
Asian Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Busan Team
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Macau Team

Template:Chinese name Chen Chien-an (traditional Chinese: 陳建安; simplified Chinese: 陈建安; pinyin: Chen Jianan; born 16 June 1991) is a Taiwanese table tennis player.[3] He won the 2008 World Junior Table Tennis Championships in singles.[4]

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. Chuang and Chen became the first athletes in Taiwan to win any World Table Tennis Championships title.

As of August 2016, he ranked the number thirty-third player in the world.

Chen Chien-an is sponsored by the German table tennis brand TIBHAR.

References

  1. ^ a b "Athlete's Profile". 2014 Incheon Asian Games Organizing Committee. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 4 October 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ "World ranking Record for CHEN Chien-An (TPE)". ITTF. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
  3. ^ "Chien An Chen". G4S. Archived from the original on July 17, 2012. Retrieved May 18, 2013. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ Marius Widmer (December 13, 2008). "Chen Chien-An Collects Gold Medal for Chinese Taipei". ITTF. Retrieved May 18, 2013.