Lü Wei (; born June 21, 1983, in

Beijing } Beijing ( ; ; ), alternatively romanized as Peking ( ), is the capital of the People's Republic of China. It is the center of power and development of the country. Beijing is the world's most populous national capital city, with over 21 ...

) is a 5’11" (1.82 m) female Chinese

softball Softball is a game similar to baseball played with a larger ball on a smaller field. Softball is played competitively at club levels, the college level, and the professional level. The game was first created in 1887 in Chicago by George Hanc ...

player (pitcher) who competed at the

2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ...

, the 2006 world championship, the 2006 World Cup of Softball and the

2008 Summer Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and also known as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 Na ...

. Lü started competing in 1998. She joined the national team in 2002. Lü came off elbow surgery in March 2007, operation and recovery which took place in Cincinnati where Lü was flown by team China. In the 2004 Olympic softball competition she finished fourth with the Chinese team. She played seven matches as pitcher.

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1983 births Living people Chinese softball players Olympic softball players for China Sportspeople from Beijing Softball players at the 2004 Summer Olympics Softball players at the 2008 Summer Olympics Asian Games medalists in softball Softball players at the 2010 Asian Games Softball players at the 2006 Asian Games Asian Games silver medalists for China Asian Games bronze medalists for China Medalists at the 2006 Asian Games Medalists at the 2010 Asian Games {{PRChina-softball-bio-stub