Chien Wei-chuan (born 8 March 1971), also known as Rosa Chien, is a Taiwanese basketball coach and former player, widely considered the best female basketball player in Taiwanese history. She played on the

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from 1988 to 2008, taking part in 10

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. She is currently the commissioner of the

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. Chien became the youngest Taiwanese basketball player ever to make the national team at age 15. In the

1993 Summer Universiade The 1993 Summer Universiade, also known as XVII Summer Universiade or World University Games Buffalo '93, took place in Buffalo, New York, United States. Sports * * * * * * * * * * * * Venues *Athletics – University at Buffalo Sta ...

, she set a record by scoring 84 points in a 117-35 blowout win against Hong Kong. In 1999, she tried out for the Orlando Miracle in the

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, but failed to make the cut. In 2002, she became the first Taiwanese player to play in the

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(WCBA), where she played for 5 seasons. She finished her career in Taiwan's Women's Super Basketball League (WSBL). She was also the oldest player ever to represent Chinese Taipei when she played in the

2008 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Women The FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament 2008 for women took place from June 9 to June 15, 2008. On December 9, 2007, FIBA announced that Spain would host the wildcard tournament. Through this tournament, the final five qualifying berths for ...

, and at the age of 37, still averaged 20 points per game. Chien has released a

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album in 1996 and acted in the 2012 drama film '' Cha Cha for Twins''. In 2012, she ran for a seat in

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at the Taiwanese legislative election, representing the

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, but lost to

Lin Shu-fen Lin Shu-fen (; born 17 January 1973) is a member of the Democratic Progressive Party who is in the Legislative Yuan in Taiwan. Early life Lin obtained her bachelor's degree in social development from Shih Hsin University Shih Hsin Universi ...

. On August 6, 2022, she was announced as the commissioner of the

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