张謇是近代著名的教育家和实业家,是中国近代史上重要的代表人物。在他从事教育和实业的几十年间,也对中国近代体育的发展作出了杰出的贡献。本文在概述张謇一生主要业绩的基础上着重论述了他对近代体育做出的巨大贡献以及对张謇的体育思想进行研究的价值意义。 Zhang 謇 is a famous modern educator and industrialist, is an important representative of modern Chinese history. In his decades of education and industry, he also made outstanding contributions to the development of modern Chinese sports. On the basis of an overview of Zhang Jian’s main achievements in his life, this article focuses on his great contribution to modern sports and the value of Zhang Jian’s research on sports.