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Mengke Bateer

1975 - Today

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Mönkhbaatar, commonly known by his Chinese name Mengke Bateer (simplified Chinese: 孟克巴特尔; traditional Chinese: 孟克巴特爾; pinyin: Mèngkè Bātè'ěr, pronounced [mə̂ŋkʰɤ̂ pátʰɤ̂àɚ]; born November 20, 1975), is a Mongolian-Chinese former professional basketball player. As a center, he played parts of three seasons in the NBA, winning the NBA Finals with the San Antonio Spurs in 2003; Bateer is one of two players born in China to win an NBA championship, the other being shooting guard/small forward Sun Yue, who won the 2009 NBA Finals with the Los Angeles Lakers. Bateer spent the majority of his career competing in the Chinese Basketball Association for the Beijing Ducks and Xinjiang Flying Tigers before ending his career with the Sichuan Blue Whales in the lesser National Basketball League. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2024). Mengke Bateer is the 741st most popular basketball player (down from 644th in 2024), the 1,269th most popular biography from China (down from 1,194th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Chinese Basketball Player.

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS

Among basketball players, Mengke Bateer ranks 741 out of 1,757. Before him are Maciej Lampe, Mike Budenholzer, Steve Smith, Yuta Tabuse, Kenneth Faried, and Axel Hervelle. After him are Walter Berry, Marcus Brown, Bryant Dunston, Nemanja Nedović, Lorenzo Brown, and Kyle Hines.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1975, Mengke Bateer ranks 753. Before him are Mia Love, Clarence Acuña, Fábio Luciano, Robert Lopez, Zoltán Sebescen, and Andrés Fleurquin. After him are Spasoje Bulajič, Jordi Cuixart, Sergiy Matveyev, Eka Kurniawan, Pretinha, and Luigi Sartor.

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In China

Among people born in China, Mengke Bateer ranks 1,269 out of 1,610. Before him are Li Yanfeng (1979), G.E.M. (1991), Pang Qing (1979), Zheng Haixia (1967), Xuecheng (1966), and Zhang Xin (1965). After him are Liu Dong (1973), Li Xiaopeng (1981), Zhou Mi (1986), Emilia Schüle (1992), Gao Feng (1982), and Qin Kanying (1974).

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  • Photo of Li Yanfeng

    Li Yanfeng

    ATHLETE

    1979 - Present

    HPI: 44.13

    Rank: 1,263

  • Photo of G.E.M.

    G.E.M.

    ACTOR

    1991 - Present

    HPI: 44.13

    Rank: 1,264

  • Photo of Pang Qing

    Pang Qing

    SKATER

    1979 - Present

    HPI: 44.10

    Rank: 1,265

  • Photo of Zheng Haixia

    Zheng Haixia

    BASKETBALL PLAYER

    1967 - Present

    HPI: 44.09

    Rank: 1,266

  • Photo of Xuecheng

    Xuecheng

    RELIGIOUS FIGURE

    1966 - Present

    HPI: 44.03

    Rank: 1,267

  • Photo of Zhang Xin

    Zhang Xin

    BUSINESSPERSON

    1965 - Present

    HPI: 43.96

    Rank: 1,268

  • Photo of Mengke Bateer

    Mengke Bateer

    BASKETBALL PLAYER

    1975 - Present

    HPI: 43.94

    Rank: 1,269

  • Photo of Liu Dong

    Liu Dong

    ATHLETE

    1973 - Present

    HPI: 43.93

    Rank: 1,270

  • Photo of Li Xiaopeng

    Li Xiaopeng

    GYMNAST

    1981 - Present

    HPI: 43.90

    Rank: 1,271

  • Photo of Zhou Mi

    Zhou Mi

    SINGER

    1986 - Present

    HPI: 43.90

    Rank: 1,272

  • Photo of Emilia Schüle

    Emilia Schüle

    ACTOR

    1992 - Present

    HPI: 43.86

    Rank: 1,273

  • Photo of Gao Feng

    Gao Feng

    ATHLETE

    1982 - Present

    HPI: 43.86

    Rank: 1,274

  • Photo of Qin Kanying

    Qin Kanying

    CHESS PLAYER

    1974 - Present

    HPI: 43.82

    Rank: 1,275

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS In China

Among basketball players born in China, Mengke Bateer ranks 5. Before him are Yao Ming (1980), Yi Jianlian (1987), Wang Zhizhi (1977), and Zheng Haixia (1967). After him are Sun Yue (1985), Zhou Qi (1996), Wang Zhelin (1994), Zhang Zhiting (1995), Wang Lili (1992), Hu Jinqiu (1997), and Yang Shuyu (2002).

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