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Miao Lijie
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 in Athens, the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing,[2] and the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.[1][4] 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
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