Zhang Yu (; born 12 February 1986 in
Chaoyang,
Liaoning
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) is a female
Chinese
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basketball
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player who was part of the team that won the gold medal at the 2005–2006
WCBA. She competed at the
2008 Summer Olympics
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in
Beijing
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She is the twin sister of
Zhang Wei.
In 2013, she played for the
Shanxi Xing Rui Flame, and won another WCBA title.
References
1986 births
Living people
Basketball players at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Olympic basketball players for China
People from Chaoyang, Liaoning
Basketball players from Liaoning
Chinese women's basketball players
Shanxi Flame players
Chinese twins
Liaoning Flying Eagles players
Beijing Great Wall players
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