Song Xiaobo
Encyclopedia
Song Xiaobo is a basketball
player and basketball coach
from Beijing, China. She is perhaps the most celebrated woman basketball player of the 1970s era in China; as a player she had outstanding all around ball skills, a very high level of athleticism, and a clear, bright, driving work ethic. Song was outstanding at every position from guard to center
and she enjoys acclaim as 'China's greatest female basketball player of all time'. She is currently the CEO of a sports promotion company in Beijing.
Sung's first participation as a member of the China women's national basketball team came in 1983 at the FIBA World Championship for Women
; China won the bronze medal and Song received two individual awards, forthwith becoming the pre-eminent woman basketballer in China, and presently the captain of the national team. At the 1984 Summer Olympics
Sung represented the Chinese athletic delegation and carried the national flag at the opening ceremonies; soon thereafter she and the team stood on the medal platform having won the bronze medal. During this era she also led the national team to their 4th and 5th Asian championships out of 9 possible total chances.
In 1985, after retiring from play, Sung began a career as a basketball coach in China, and toured to Australia
, Taiwan
and other places as a teacher and coach. At the present she is chairman of a Beijing-based sports promotion company, working in creating financing and investment for sports organizations, especially for basketball leagues and facilities.
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
player and basketball coach
Coach (basketball)
Basketball coaching is the act of directing and strategizing the behaviour of a basketball team or individual basketball player. Basketball coaching typically encompasses the improvement of individual and team offensive and defensive skills, as well as overall physical conditioning.Coaching is...
from Beijing, China. She is perhaps the most celebrated woman basketball player of the 1970s era in China; as a player she had outstanding all around ball skills, a very high level of athleticism, and a clear, bright, driving work ethic. Song was outstanding at every position from guard to center
Center (basketball)
The center, colloquially known as the five or the post, is one of the standard positions in a regulation basketball game. The center is normally the tallest player on the team, and often has a great deal of strength and body mass as well...
and she enjoys acclaim as 'China's greatest female basketball player of all time'. She is currently the CEO of a sports promotion company in Beijing.
Basketball career
Song Xiaobo was born to a basketball family in Beijing; both her mother and father played basketball. In 1975 Sung competed for Beijing in the 3rd Chinese National Games, and in 1979 in the 4th Chinese National Games; and in 1977, 1979 and 1981 in the Chinese National Women's Basketball Tournament.Sung's first participation as a member of the China women's national basketball team came in 1983 at the FIBA World Championship for Women
FIBA World Championship for Women
The FIBA World Championship for Women is a world basketball tournament for women's national teams held quadrennially...
; China won the bronze medal and Song received two individual awards, forthwith becoming the pre-eminent woman basketballer in China, and presently the captain of the national team. At the 1984 Summer Olympics
China at the 1984 Summer Olympics
The People's Republic of China competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States.It was the first appearance at the Summer Games for PRC after its symbolic presence at the Summer Games in 1952 during which the dispute between ROC and PRC had started over the name of China and...
Sung represented the Chinese athletic delegation and carried the national flag at the opening ceremonies; soon thereafter she and the team stood on the medal platform having won the bronze medal. During this era she also led the national team to their 4th and 5th Asian championships out of 9 possible total chances.
In 1985, after retiring from play, Sung began a career as a basketball coach in China, and toured to Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, Taiwan
Taiwan
Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...
and other places as a teacher and coach. At the present she is chairman of a Beijing-based sports promotion company, working in creating financing and investment for sports organizations, especially for basketball leagues and facilities.
Honors and awards
- 1979, 1982 1983, listed on the China Top Ten List of Athletes
- 1983 World Women's Basketball Championship Top scorer and MVP
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- 1983 World Women's Basketball Championship team bronze medal
- 1984 Olympics team bronze medal
- 4 Asian championships
- Chosen to "China's Top 50 Basketball Players of All Time" list
- 1983 World Women's Basketball Championship team bronze medal