Hu Xiaotao (; born June 30, 1981, in

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player. She was part of the team that won the gold medal at the

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*http://2004.sina.com.cn/star/hu_xiaotao/index.shtml (Chinese) 1981 births Living people Basketball players at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic basketball players for China People from Jinzhou Basketball players from Liaoning Chinese women's basketball players Shenyang Army Golden Lions players {{PRChina-basketball-bio-stub