| Personal information | ||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | Chinese | |||||||||||||
| Born | 5 May 1958 | |||||||||||||
| Chinese name | ||||||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 宋為綱 | |||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 宋为纲 | |||||||||||||
| Hanyu Pinyin | Sòng Wèigāng | |||||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Water polo | |||||||||||||
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