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Zhong Honglian
Zhong Honglian (, born October 27, 1967) is a female Chinese football (soccer) player who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics.
In 1996 she won the silver medal with the Chinese team. She was the backup goalkeeper behind Gao Hong.
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Norway 2–1 in the final in front of a crowd of 65,000 people at Guangzhou's Tianhe Stadium. Total attendance for the tournament was 510,000, an average per match of 19,615. In the opening match at the same stadium, Norway was defeated 4–0 by hosts China. Chinese defender Ma Li scored the first goal in Women's World Cup history, while goalkeeper Zhong Honglian, also of China, posted the first official "clean sheet" in the tournament.
The 12 qualified teams were divided into three groups of four