Haixia Zheng

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Haixia Zheng (Simplified Chinese: 郑海霞, Traditional Chinese: 鄭海霞), 6 feet and 8 inches tall, was a women's basketball player, and today a coach, in People's Republic of China, leading the Chinese national team to several championships.

Zheng was born in the city of Tuocheng in central China's Henan Province on March 7, 1967. She started to practice basketball at the age of 12 and was selected by the Wuhan Army club team one year later. In 1983, she entered the national team.

In 1983, Zheng made her debut at the Basketball World Championship and finished 3rd. The following year, she and her teammates finished 1st in the Asian Junior Basketball Championship and 3rd in the 23rd Olympic Games.

In 1986, she led the Chinese team to fifth in the 10th World Championship, 1st in the Asian Games, 1st in the World University Games and 2nd in the World Championship.

In 1992, she inspired her teammates to win the silver in the Barcelona Olympics. The following year, she won the East Asian Games, the World University Games and National Games.

In 1994, she claimed the titles in the Asian Championship and ranked 2nd in the World Championship, being named MVP of the event by averaging 26.4 points, 13.1 rebounds and shooting 83.5% from the field.

One year later, she and her teammates retained their title in the 16th Asian Championship.

In 1996, she made her fourth Olympic appearance in Atlanta, Georgia, averaging 18.1 points, 9 rebounds. One year later, she won the 8th National Games with the PLA team.

After that event, she retired from the national team and went to play with the Los Angeles Sparks in the WNBA in the United States. At the end of 1998, she returned to China and began to coach the PLA women's team.

This is from the article from China Culture.org

Haixia Zheng

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