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Wang Shipeng, ( zh, s=王仕鹏, t=王仕鵬, p=Wáng Shìpéng; born April 6, 1983, in
Dandong Dandong ( zh, s=丹东 , t=丹東 , p=Dāndōng; lit. "Red East"), formerly known as Andong, is a coastal prefecture-level city in southeastern Liaoning province, in the northeastern region of the People's Republic of China. It is the largest ...
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) (nickname: Wang 7 王七)is a former professional
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player from the
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. At a height of , and a weight of , he played mainly at the
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position, but he could also play as a
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.


Professional career

Wang played for the
Guangdong Southern Tigers Guangdong Hongyuan Southern Tigers () or Guangdong Southern Tigers, also known as Guangdong Dongguan Bank () for sponsorship reasons, are a Chinese professional basketball team owned by the Guangdong Winnerway (Hongyuan) Group. The team is one of ...
, a
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(CBA) team based in
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. Wang was the
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's Finals MVP in 2011.


National team career

Wang was a primary 3 point shooter (along with Fangyu Zhu) in the Chinese National Team. Wang made a 3-point shot at the buzzer, which helped
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beat
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78–77, in the last game of group D, in the
2006 FIBA World Championship The 2006 FIBA World Championship was the 15th FIBA World Championship, the international basketball world championship for men's national teams. The tournament was hosted by Japan and held from 19 August to 3 September 2006. It was co-organised b ...
. China advanced to the tournament's final 16 with the win. He also competed at the
2008 Summer Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and officially branded as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes fro ...
and at the
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.


References


External links


china.org Profile

Wang Shipeng 3 Point Game-Winning Shot Versus Slovenia
1983 births Living people Basketball players at the 2008 Summer Olympics Basketball players at the 2012 Summer Olympics Chinese men's basketball players Guangdong Southern Tigers players Olympic basketball players for China Sportspeople from Dandong Shooting guards Small forwards Basketball players from Liaoning Asian Games medalists in basketball Basketball players at the 2006 Asian Games Basketball players at the 2010 Asian Games Asian Games gold medalists for China Medalists at the 2006 Asian Games Medalists at the 2010 Asian Games 2010 FIBA World Championship players 2006 FIBA World Championship players {{PRChina-basketball-bio-stub