Miaolan Ma

Ma Miaolan (Chinese: 马苗兰; born January 18, 1970) is a retired Chinese heptathlete. On August 9, 1993 in Beijing, she set the Chinese record with a score of 6750 points. Her achievements in sport earned her the nickname "Asia's Iron Woman" (亚洲女铁人). A native of Dongyang, Zhejiang, after her retirement she married table tennis athlete Chen Jian (陈健). As of 2008, the couple lived in Jinhua, and have one son (born c. 1994).