Speaking of the name Shan Tao, perhaps many new fans are very unfamiliar with this name, and even guess that he will play? But in fact, before Yao Ming, there was another person who was called the first center of the Asian men's basketball team, and he was Shan Tao.
Born in 1970 in Tangshan, Hebei Province, Shan Tao is 216 cm tall and weighs 125 kg. With his superior height, Shan Tao entered the Beijing men's basketball junior team at the age of 12, entered the Beijing Shougang men's basketball team at the age of 16, and entered the national team for the first time at the age of 19.
In his 26-year career, Shan Tao's low profile has made many people forget his achievements. In 1990, at the age of 20, Shan Tao helped the Chinese men's basketball team win the Beijing Asian Games championship. In 1993, Shan Tao led the Beijing men's basketball team to win the Chinese Men's Basketball Championship. In 1994, Shan Tao, as the core of the interior line, helped the Chinese men's basketball team to win the top eight results of the World Championship for the first time. In 1994, Shan Tao helped the Chinese men's basketball team win the Asian Games championship. In 1996, Shan Tao helped the Chinese men's basketball team to achieve the top eight of the Olympic Games for the first time.
Strong body, solid inner line footsteps, Shan Tao's small hook hand is also to let the opponent often look at the ball and sigh, in addition to the results of the national team, Shan Tao was once a big tree to support the Beijing men's basketball team, leading the Beijing men's basketball team to achieve good results.
In 1999, due to injury, Shan Tao chose to retire, and Shan Tao, who had made great efforts for Beijing Shougang, was also placed by the Beijing Sports Bureau, according to Shan Tao's wishes at that time, he did not choose to embark on a career path, but went to work at Beijing Airport. In 1 year, the 29-year-old Shan Tao found that he was still inseparable from basketball, coupled with the improvement of his body, Shan Tao once again chose to make a comeback, this fight, Shan Tao played until 2008, because of the previous placement of the relationship, Shan Tao's relationship has also remained at Beijing Airport.
Because of the original choice of time is relatively free career editor, today's Shan Tao is not at any administrative level, as for the annual salary treatment, Shan Tao can get about 250,000-280,000 a year, although the money is less, but the life without sitting in class also gives Shan Tao more choices.
For example, in order to improve himself, after coordination, Shan Tao went to Dongguan New Century as a teaching assistant to improve himself, during which the unit also gave Shan Tao great support. After returning from school, Shan Tao began to serve as the assistant coach of the new special training team of the Basketball Center in 2011, and although Shan Tao's income is not as good as in the club, he can face a group of steamy basketball seedlings every day and continue to contribute to the development of Chinese basketball, all of which is very satisfying for this low-key man, and it is enough.
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