Chen Yuefang
Medal record
Women's basketball
Representing  China
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1984 Los Angeles Team competition
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 1982 New Delhi Team competition

Chen Yuefang (Chinese: 陈月芳; 1 May 1963 – 18 September 2000) was a Chinese basketball player who competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics.[1] At 2.18 m (7 ft 2 in),[2] she was one of the tallest female Chinese basketball players ever, but cerebral thrombosis and anemia forced her to retire in 1985 at the age of 22. She died at the age of 37.[3]

References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Chen Yuefang". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 23 May 2012.
  2. "7-ft Tall Women". 5 February 2009. Archived from the original on 5 February 2009. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
  3. "中国女篮功勋中锋,37岁去世,曾单场59分".


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