Zhang Min (figure skater)

Zhang Min (simplified Chinese: 张民; traditional Chinese: 張民; pinyin: Zhāng Mín; born March 24, 1976) is a Chinese former competitive figure skater. He is a two-time Four Continents medalist and a three-time Chinese national champion. He competed at three Winter Olympic Games, placing as high as tenth, and finished a career-best seventh at the 2004 World Championships.

Zhang Min
Personal information
Country represented	China
Born	(1976-03-24) March 24, 1976 Qiqihar, Heilongjiang
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Former coach	Gao Haijun, Ning Li
Former choreographer	Joanne McLeod
Skating club	Qiqihar Skating Club
Former training locations	Beijing
Began skating	1980
Retired	2006
ISU personal best scores
Combined total	196.27 2006 Winter Olympics
Short program	67.55 2003 Skate America
Free skate	128.88 2006 Winter Olympics
Medal record Figure skating: Men's singles Representing  China Four Continents Championships 2003 Beijing Singles 2000 Osaka Singles Asian Winter Games 1996 Sapporo Singles 2003 Aomori Singles

At the 1999 Four Continents, Zhang became the first skater to land a clean quadruple toe loop in the short program at an ISU Championship. He has also landed quadruple salchows in competition. He is the second person to land three quadruple jumps in one program. At the 2006 World Championships, the day before his 30th birthday, he landed a 4T-3T combination and 4S in his free skate. He named Elvis Stojko as his idol in the sport.