Gong Luming () (born 29 August 1957) is a Chinese former professional

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player and coach of the China men's national basketball team.

Career

As a player, he was part of the

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sides that competed in the

1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as Seoul 1988 ( ko, 서울 1988, Seoul Cheon gubaek palsip-pal), was an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October ...

and the

1990 FIBA World Championship The 1990 FIBA World Championship was the 11th FIBA World Championship, the international basketball world championship for men's teams. It was hosted by Argentina from 8 to 19 August 1990. The final phase of the competition was held at the Luna Pa ...

. Following his retirement from playing, he became a coach and led the Chinese national team in the

1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, ...

, with an eighth-place finish. He coached the national women's side 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), ...

but they failed to make the last eight after being defeated by

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. Gong then left coaching to become an official at the Chinese Basketball Association. In 2009 he was touted as the media's favourite to replace dismissed coach Jonas Kazlauskas at the helm of the national team, however he dismissed the speculation and pulled his name from contention. He would finally return to coach the Chinese national men's team in early 2014 with the task of rebuilding the team after a dismal

2013 FIBA Asia Championship The 2013 FIBA Asia Championship for Men was the intercontinental championship for basketball organized by FIBA Asia that served as the qualifying tournament for the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup in Spain. The tournament was held from August 1–1 ...

that had cost his predecessor Panagiotis Giannakis his position after a quarterfinal exit. After leading China to the

2015 FIBA Asia Championship The 2015 FIBA Asia Championship was the 28th and last edition of the FIBA Asia Championship in men's basketball in Asia. It was organised by FIBA Asia. At the FIBA Asia Congress held in Doha, Qatar, the Central Board awarded the hosting rights to ...

title, Gong was confirmed in his position in order to lead the side in the

2016 Olympics ) , nations = 207 (including IOA and EOR teams) , athletes = 11,238 , events = 306 in 28 sports (41 disciplines) , opening = 5 August 2016 , closing = 21 August 2016 , opened_by = Vice President Michel Temer , cauldron = Vanderlei Cordeiro ...

. Gong resigned from his post as the head coach of the Chinese national team on January 6, 2017.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gong, Luming 1957 births Living people Asian Games medalists in basketball Basketball players at the 1986 Asian Games Basketball players at the 1990 Asian Games Basketball players at the 1988 Summer Olympics Basketball players from Shandong Chinese basketball coaches Chinese men's basketball players 1990 FIBA World Championship players Olympic basketball players for China Sportspeople from Yantai Asian Games gold medalists for China Medalists at the 1986 Asian Games Medalists at the 1990 Asian Games Olympic coaches for China