China women's national volleyball team

FIVB ranking 1 (as of August 2016) Appearances 9 (First in 1984) Appearances 13 (First in 1956) Location China		Home Away Best result (1984, 2004, 2016) Head coach Lang Ping

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China s women s volleyball team s journey to success

The China women's national volleyball team (Chinese: 中国女排) represents the People's Republic of China in international volleyball competitions and friendly matches. They are one of the leading squads in women's international volleyball, having won the World Cup four times (1981, 1985, 2003 and 2015), World Championship twice (1982, 1986) and Olympic Game titles three times (1984, 2004 and 2016).

China took five consecutive World titles in the 1980s. Although it experienced an unstable development in the 1990s, the team won the World Cup title in 2003 and 2015, also captured the gold medal in the 2004 Summer Olympics and 2016 Summer Olympics.

Culturally, women's volleyball fielded the first ever Chinese team to be successful on a global scale, and was of great importance in the early 1980s, when the team was largely followed in China.

Olympic Games

1984 — Gold MedalZhang Rongfang, Hou Yuzhu, Yang Xiaojun, Yang Xilan, Zhu Ling, Zheng Meizhu, Su Huijuan, Lang Ping, Li Yanjun, Zhou Xiaolan, Liang Yan and Jiang Ying, Head Coach: Yuan Weimin.

1988 — Bronze MedalYang Xilan, Hou Yuzhu, Yang Xiaojun, Wu Dan, Jiang Ying, Zheng Meizhu, Su Huijuan, Li Guojun, Zhao Hong, Wang Yajun, Cui Yongmei and Li Yueming, Head Coach: Li Yaoxian.

1992 — 7th placeLi Guojun, Gao Lin, Chen Fengqin, Wu Dan, Ma Fang, Lai Yawen, Su Huijuan, Wang Yi, Li Yueming, Sun Yue, Su Liqun and Zhou Hong, Head Coach: Hu Jin.

1996 — Silver MedalLai Yawen , Li Yan, Cui Yongmei, Zhu Yunying, Wu Yongmei, Wang Yi, He Qi, Pan Wenli, Liu Xiaoning, Wang Ziling, Sun Yue and Wang Lina. Head Coach: Lang Ping.

2000 — 5th placeWu Dan, Li Yan, Zhu Yunying, Wu Yongmei, Li Shan, He Qi, Chen Jing, Sun Yue, Qiu Aihua, Gui Chaoran, Wang Lina and Yin Yin. Head Coach: Hu Jin.

2004 — Gold MedalFeng Kun , Yang Hao, Liu Yanan, Li Shan, Zhou Suhong, Zhao Ruirui, Zhang Yuehong, Chen Jing, Song Nina, Wang Lina, Zhang Na and Zhang Ping. Head Coach: Chen Zhonghe.

2008 — Bronze MedalWang Yimei, Feng Kun , Yang Hao, Liu Yanan, Wei Qiuyue, Xu Yunli, Zhou Suhong, Zhao Ruirui, Xue Ming, Li Juan, Ma Yunwen and Zhang Na. Head Coach: Chen Zhonghe.

2012 — 5th placeWang Yimei, Mi Yang, Hui Ruoqi, Chu Jinling, Zhang Xian, Wei Qiuyue , Yang Junjing, Shan Danna, Xu Yunli, Zeng Chunlei, Ma Yunwen,and Zhang Lei. Head Coach: Yu Juemin.

2016 — Gold MedalYuan Xinyue, Zhu Ting, Yang Fangxu, Gong Xiangyu, Wei Qiuyue, Zhang Changning, Lin Li, Ding Xia, Yan Ni, Liu Xiaotong, Xu Yunli, and Hui Ruoqi . Head Coach: Lang Ping.

World Championship

1956 — 6th place

1962 — 9th place

1974 — 14th place

1978 — 6th place

1982 — Gold Medal

1986 — Gold Medal

1990 — Silver Medal

1994 — 8th place

1998 — Silver Medal

2002 — 4th place

2006 — 5th place

2010 — 10th place

2014 – Silver MedalYuan Xinyue, Zhu Ting, Yang Fangxu, Shen Jingsi, Yang Junjing, Wei Qiuyue, Zeng Chunlei, Liu Xiaotong, Shan Danna, Xu Yunli, Hui Ruoqi , Chen Zhan, Wang Huimin, Wang Na. Head Coach: Lang Ping

World Cup

1977 — 4th place

1981 — Gold Medal

1985 — Gold Medal

1989 — Bronze Medal

1991 — Silver Medal

1995 — Bronze Medal

1999 — 5th place

2003 — Gold MedalChen Jing, Feng Kun , Li Shan, Liu Yanan, Song Nina, Wang Lina, Yang Hao, Zhang Na, Zhang Ping, Zhang Yuehong, Zhao Ruirui and Zhou Suhong. Head Coach: Chen Zhonghe.

2007 — did not participate (2008 Beijing Summer Olympics host country cannot participate)

2011 — Bronze MedalWang Yimei, Mi Yang, Yang Jie, Hui Ruoqi, Zhang Xian, Wei Qiuyue , Yang Junjing, Shan Danna, Xu Yunli, Yang Zhou, Chen Liyi, Ma Yunwen, Zhang Lei, and Fan Linlin. Head Coach: Yu Juemin.

2015 — Gold MedalYuan Xinyue, Zhu Ting, Shen Jingsi, Yang Junjing, Wei Qiuyue, Zeng Chunlei , Zhang Changning, Zhang Xiaoya, Lin Li, Ding Xia, Yan Ni, Wang Mengjie, Liu Yanhan, and Liu Xiaotong. Head Coach: Lang Ping.

World Grand Champions Cup

1993 — Silver Medal

1997 — 4th place

2001 — Gold Medal

2005 — Bronze Medal

World Grand Prix

1993 — Silver Medal

1994 — Bronze Medal

1995 — 4th place

1996 — 4th place

1997 — 5th place

1998 — 4th place

1999 — Bronze Medal

2000 — 4th place

2001 — Silver Medal

2002 — Silver Medal

2003 — Gold Medal

2004 — 5th place

2005 — Bronze Medal

2006 — 5th place

2007 — Silver Medal

2008 — 5th place

2009 — 5th place

2010 — 4th place

2011 — 8th place

2012 — 5th place

2013 — Silver Medal

2014 — 5th place

2015 — 4th place

2016 — 5th place

Asian Games

1974 — Bronze Medal

1978 — Silver Medal

1982 — Gold Medal

1986 — Gold Medal

1990 — Gold Medal

1994 — Silver Medal

1998 — Gold Medal

2002 — Gold Medal

2006 — Gold Medal

2010 — Gold Medal

2014 — Silver Medal

Asian Championship

1975 — Bronze Medal

1979 — Gold Medal

1983 — Silver Medal

1987 — Gold Medal

1989 — Gold Medal

1991 — Gold Medal

1993 — Gold Medal

1995 — Gold Medal

1997 — Gold Medal

1999 — Gold Medal

2001 — Gold Medal

2003 — Gold Medal

2005 — Gold Medal

2007 — Silver Medal

2009 — Silver Medal

2011 — Gold Medal

2013 — 4th place

2015 — Gold Medal

Asian Cup

2008 — Gold Medal

2010 — Gold Medal

2012 — Silver Medal

2014 — Gold Medal

2016 — Gold Medal

Current roster

The following is the Chinese roster in the women's volleyball tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics. ‹See Tfd›

Head coach: Lang Ping

1994 squad

Head coach: Li Xiaofeng

Head coaches

Note: The following list may not be complete.

Li Ange (1954-1956)

Hou Weiyi (1956,1959-1962)

Qian Jiaxiang (1957)

He Bingkun (1958,1965)

Que Yongwu (1963-1964)

Ma Zhanyuan (1966)

Wang Suyun (1972)

Xu Jie (1972)

Li Zongyong (1972-1974)

Han Yunbo (1975)

Yuan Weimin (1976-1984)

Deng Ruozeng (1985)

Zhang Rongfang (1986)

Li Yaoxian (1987-1988)

Hu Jin (1989-1992,1999-2000)

Li Xiaofeng (1993-1994)

Lang Ping (1995-1998,2013-2016)

Chen Zhonghe (2001-2008)

Cai Bin (2009)

Wang Baoquan (2010)

Yu Juemin (2010-2012)

References

China women's national volleyball team Wikipedia

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