- Birthdate: September 12, 1980
- Weight: 311 lbs (141 kg)
- Height: 7’4” (2.26 m)
- Age: 28 years
- Gender: Male
Athlete Medal Count
- Gold 0
- Silver 0
- Bronze 0
- Total 0
Athlete Profile
- Born Sept. 12, 1980.
- It was originally feared Yao could miss the Olympics due to a stress fracture in his left foot that cut his season short with the NBA's Houston Rockets, but it appears the 7-foot-6 center will be fully recovered for the Games.
- Showed he can shake off the rust after a long layoff in the 2006 world championships, coming back from a broken foot to average a tournament-high 25.3 points and 9.0 rebounds.
- Was averaging 22.0 points and a career-high 10.8 rebounds this season before getting hurt.
- Named to All-NBA third team for the third time - he made the second team in 2006-07 - despite playing just 55 games.
- Averaged 20.7 points and a tournament-best 9.3 rebounds at the 2004 Athens Games as China took eighth place, its best finish in Olympic history.
- Has stated it is China's goal just to advance out of pool play and reach the quarterfinals.
- Possibly being marketed more than any other athlete going into this Olympics, with billboards all over Beijing featuring him.
- Named Asian Championships MVP in 2005 as China won its fourth straight title, then sat out 2007 event because China received an automatic Olympic berth as the host country.
- Averaged 21.0 points and 9.3 rebounds at the 2002 world championships following his rookie season in the NBA.
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Overall Medal Count
Presented by Chevrolet| Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flag of United States | 36 | 38 | 36 | 110 |
| Flag of China | 51 | 21 | 28 | 100 |
| Flag of Russia | 23 | 21 | 28 | 72 |
| Flag of Britain | 19 | 13 | 15 | 47 |
| Flag of Australia | 14 | 15 | 17 | 46 |