Ma Miaolan

{{Short description|Chinese heptathlete (born 1970)}}

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{{MedalSport|Women's athletics}}

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{{MedalCompetition|Asian Championships}}

{{MedalSilver|1987 Singapore|Heptathlon}}

{{MedalSilver|1989 New Delhi|Heptathlon}}

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Ma Miaolan ({{zh|s=马苗兰}}; born January 18, 1970) is a retired Chinese heptathlete.[http://www.iaaf.org/athletes/biographies/country=chn/athcode=63268/index.html IAAF profile] On August 9, 1993 in Beijing, she set the Chinese record with a score of 6750 points.{{in lang|zh}} [http://www.athletics.org.cn/information/record/2008-02-14/25162.html Chinese Athletics Records - Women Outdoor] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101204052822/http://www.athletics.org.cn/information/record/2008-02-14/25162.html |date=2010-12-04 }} 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).{{cite news|url=http://epaper.jhnews.com.cn/site1/jhrb/html/2008-07/09/content_501606.htm|title='夫妻名将'陈健马苗兰|work=Jinhua Ribao|date=2008-07-09|accessdate=2015-11-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208073925/http://epaper.jhnews.com.cn/site1/jhrb/html/2008-07/09/content_501606.htm|archive-date=2015-12-08|url-status=dead}}