Guo Hong (), is a former goaltender for the

China women's national ice hockey team The Chinese women's national ice hockey team () represents China at the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) World Women's Championships, the Asian Winter Games, and other international competitions. The women's national team is governed by ...

. She was nicknamed The Great Wall of China for her talent in net, often making over 50 saves a game, and has been recognised as one of the best Chinese hockey players in history.

Career

Hong has represented the

for over ten years. She would lead the team to 4th place finishes in the 1994 and 1997 IIHF Women's World Championships. The 1996 Pacific Rim Tournament showcased one of the best games of her career. In a game against the Canadian National Women’s Team, Hong stopped 38 of 39 shots in a 1–0 loss. At the

1998 Winter Olympics The 1998 Winter Olympics, officially known as the and commonly known as Nagano 1998 ( ja, 長野1998), was a winter multi-sport event held from 7 to 22 February 1998, mainly in Nagano, Japan, with some events taking place in the ...

, she would lead the team to a 4th place finish, losing in the bronze medal game to

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. At the

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, she registered a save percentage of 88.79 save percentage. She led all goaltenders at the event in saves and shots against. She would retire in 2004 due to persistent back injuries.

Career stats

Olympics

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References

1973 births Chinese women's ice hockey goaltenders Ice hockey players at the 1998 Winter Olympics Ice hockey players at the 2002 Winter Olympics Living people Olympic ice hockey players for China Sportspeople from Heilongjiang Asian Games gold medalists for China Ice hockey players at the 1999 Asian Winter Games Medalists at the 1999 Asian Winter Games Asian Games medalists in ice hockey 21st-century Chinese women {{PRChina-icehockey-bio-stub