Miao Lijie

Miao Lijie
Medals
Women's basketball
Representing  China
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 1998 Bangkok Team competition
Gold medal – first place 2002 Busan Team competition
Gold medal – first place 2006 Doha Team competition
In this Chinese name, the family name is Miao.

Miao Lijie (Chinese: 苗立杰; pinyin: Miáo Lìjié, born June 3, 1981, in Harbin, Heilongjiang) is a female Chinese basketball player.[1]

She has been the first player to score 6.000 points in the WCBA, and the only Chinese player able to win both the WCBA and the WNBA title.[1]

She first played basketball at Hualong, joining the ranks at age 11.[2] At age 16, Miao was selected to join the Chinese National team, being part of the squad that won the gold medal at the 2001 Asian Championship.[2]

In 2005, she joined the Sacramento Monarchs of WNBA but left the team after a short time.[3] She would get a WCBA title in 2011, playing for Shenyang.[1]

She competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics, the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing,[2] and the 2012 Summer Olympics.[1]

Miao retired in 2014, at age 33. She then became the head coach of Shen Bu team, which would be merged with Bayi Women’s Basketball Team.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "苗立杰：中国女篮15年标杆，36岁退役留下无数记录，如今结婚生子_比赛_隋菲菲_WCBA". www.sohu.com. Retrieved 2023-07-07.
  2. ^ a b c "200块钱的伙食费都付不起，但如果没有她，中国女篮早就没落了_苗立杰_篮球_教练". www.sohu.com. Retrieved 2023-07-07.
  3. ^ "Miao Miao". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2018-03-17.

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