| Rank | Event | Year | Location | |
| Olympic Games | ||||
| 8 | Men | 2008 | Beijing, CHN | |
| 8 | Men | 2004 | Athens, GRE | |
| World Championship | ||||
| 16 | Men | 2010 | Turkey | |
| Asian Championships | ||||
| 1 | Men | 2011 | Wuhan, CHN | |
| 2 | Men | 2009 | Tianjin, CHN | |
Nickname
Little Yi. (China Daily, 14 Jul 2004)
Hobbies
Listening to music. (NOC Media Guide 2004)
Occupation
Athlete
Education
Guangdong University of Technology, Guangdong, CHN
Language(s) spoken
Cantonese, Chinese, English
Club name
Dallas Mavericks, United States
Coach
Rick Carlisle (USA) from 2012 (nba.com, 22 Mar 2012)
Position and style
Power forward (FIBA, 23 Aug 2006)
Other sports
His parents are both retired handball players. (china.org.cn, 23 Aug 2006)
Debut
2003 (baike.baidu, 22 Mar 2012)
Injuries
He suffered a twisted knee at the end of the 2008 NBA regular season. After the extent of the injury was understood he was ruled out of the final eight games of the Milwaukee Bucks' season. (nba.com, 07 Apr 2008)
Additional information
Hero
Michael Jordan. (nba.com, 23 Nov 2007)
Awards
He won the CBA Rookie of the Year Award in 2003. (nba.com, 23 Nov 2007)
General
CLUB CAREER
Before joining the Milwaukee Bucks he had only played for one other professional team - the Guandong Southern Tigers in the CBA. He had played the sport for six months before the Tigers drafted him into the team. (asia-basket.com 17 Dec 2007; nbadraft.net, 08 Feb 2004; Time Magazine, 24 Aug 2003)
AGE DISCREPANCY
He is officially listed as being born in 1987 but the general consensus in China is that he was actually born in either 1984 or 1985. Chinese basketball experts have said that his age may have been manipulated to make him eligible for more junior level international competitions but his parents both say he was born in 1987. (NBAdraft.net, 07 Jul 2006, Time Magazine 24 Aug 2003)
Previous Olympics
Beijing 2008, Athens 2004
