Chen Chien-an
Taiwanese table tennis player
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Chen Chien-an (Chinese: 陳建安; born 16 June 1991) is a Taiwanese table tennis player.[4] He won the 2008 World Junior Table Tennis Championships in singles.[5]
Chen at the 2013 World Table Tennis Championships | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Born | 16 June 1991 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 72 kg (159 lb)[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Table tennis | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Ryukyu Asteeda | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing style | Left-handed shakehand grip | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | 17 (November 2014)[3] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chen Chien-an | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Traditional Chinese | 陳建安 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 陈建安 | ||||||||
| |||||||||
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.
Chen Chien-an is sponsored by the German table tennis brand TIBHAR.