Ye Li 叶莉 | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 20, 1981 |
| Occupation | Basketball player |
| Height | 190 cm (6 ft 3 in) |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 1 |
Ye Li (simplified Chinese: 叶莉; traditional Chinese: 葉莉; pinyin: Yè Lì; born November 20, 1981) is a Chinese professional basketball player who played for the Shanghai Octopus of the Women's Chinese Basketball Association and the China women's national basketball team at the 2004 Summer Olympics.[1]
Born in Shanghai, Ye Li attended the University of Houston,[2] where she met Chinese basketball player Yao Ming at the age of seventeen in 1998.[3] They married on August 6, 2007.[4] Ye gave birth to their daughter Yao Qinlei (whose English name is Amy) in Houston, Texas on May 21, 2010.[5]
References
- ↑ "Ye Li Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2016-05-23.
- ↑ Estudillo, Itiel (2022-12-08). "Who is Yao Ming's wife Ye Li? Taking a closer look at personal and professional life of Ye Li". www.sportskeeda.com. Retrieved 2023-11-13.
- ↑ Bucher, Ric; Yao, Ming (2004). Yao: A Life in Two Worlds. Miramax Books. p. 237.
- ↑ Zheng, Zen T.C.; Guy Jr, Andrew (2007-08-07). "Yao and Ye's wedding unites East and West". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 2016-05-23.
- ↑ "Yao 'very excited' about arrival of new baby". ESPN.com. 2010-05-22. Retrieved 2016-05-23.
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