At the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, the Chinese women's basketball team entered the Olympic finals for the first time in history, competing with the United States team for the gold medal and finally winning the silver medal. This is an important step for the Chinese women's basketball team to become a world-class team. In 1994, the Chinese women's basketball team reached the final of the World Championships again, continued to compete with the United States team, and won the runner-up again. In the mid-90s, the Chinese women's basketball team officially became one of the top teams in the world women's basketball team.
In the development of the Chinese women's basketball team, there are many great stars with outstanding skills and outstanding achievements. They have made great contributions to the rise of the Chinese women's basketball team. This article intends to select the five greatest stars in the history of the Chinese women's basketball team, in order to commemorate these outstanding players who have made significant contributions to the development of the Chinese women's basketball team.
The selection criteria mainly consider two aspects: first, the player's technical level and on-field performance; The second is the historical contribution to the development of the Chinese women's basketball team.
Fifth place: Wang Siyu
Among the active players, Wang Siyu is one of the most skilled defenders. She is in average physical condition, but her performance on the court is extremely good, especially on the defensive end, she is extremely ferocious, and has repeatedly staged key moments of the ball and kills. In the past two years, Wang Siyu has led the Chinese team to win the Asian Cup and the Asian Games, and reached the semifinals in the World Cup. Although her career is just getting started, Wang Siyu has already made a significant contribution to the Chinese women's basketball team, and deservedly became the fifth of the five greatest stars.
Fourth place: Song Xiaobo
As a leading figure in the women's basketball team in the 70s and 80s of the 20th century, Song Xiaobo set an example for future generations of female basketball players. In that era when women's basketball was not yet on a large scale, Song Xiaobo's skills were already first-class. Although she did not lead the team to the podium of the Olympic Games or the World Championships, she played a key role in promoting the popularization and improvement of women's basketball in China. In the eyes of younger generations, Song Xiaobo is undoubtedly the first Chinese women's basketball player with world-class strength.
Third place: Chen Nan
Chen Nan, the main player in the semifinals of the 08 Olympic Games, is one of the most comprehensive and powerful big players in the history of the Chinese women's basketball team. In her career, she has led the team to win the Asian championship many times and is the absolute core of the Chinese women's basketball team. In 2016, Chen Nan returned to the world after only seven months of giving birth, and finally helped the Chinese team successfully qualify for the Rio Olympics, with an admirable performance. Chen Nan's technology, consciousness and fighting spirit can be called a model for younger generations.
Second place: Miao Lijie
Some experts commented that in the history of the Chinese women's basketball team, there has never been and will not be another player as perfect as Miao Lijie. In the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, Miao Lijie led the team to fight to the death to enter the semi-finals, and his tenacious fighting spirit and death-defying performance shocked China and foreign countries. Even if he misses the medal in the end, it will not damage Miao Lijie's great position in history. She is the most outstanding point guard in the history of the Chinese women's basketball team and the most influential generation of women's basketball benchmarks.
Champion: Zheng Haixia
Of all the candidates, Zheng Haixia has the most notable achievement: she led the team to a silver medal at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics and a silver medal at the 1994 World Championships. These two silver medals are a historic breakthrough for the Chinese women's basketball team to enter the ranks of world-class teams. Without Zheng Haixia's leadership, it may take longer to make this leap. It can be said that Zheng Haixia is the standard standard-bearer in the history of the Chinese women's basketball team and has made epoch-making contributions to promoting the Chinese women's basketball team to achieve the world's top status. This is enough to make her the greatest star in the history of the Chinese women's basketball team.
epilogue
These five outstanding female basketball stars represent the highest level of Chinese women's basketball at different stages of development. Their outstanding performance and outstanding contributions have pushed the Chinese women's basketball team to the ranks of world-class teams. On the occasion of the historical opportunity of the vigorous development of the Chinese women's basketball team, we must keep in mind the struggle and sacrifice of our predecessors, and inherit their excellent quality of tenacious struggle and high-spirited spirit. This is the only way for the Chinese women's basketball team to achieve new glory and win the gold medal in the World Championships and the Olympic Games.