Nickname Little Universe (小宇宙) Block 310 cm (120 in) Weight 67 kg Other name Little Universe (小宇宙) | Nationality Chinese Spike 315 cm (124 in) Height 1.88 m | |
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Position Opposite hitter(2014–present)Setter (before 2014) Team Jiangsu Zenith Steel Women's Volleyball Club Similar Zhang Changning , Ding Xia , Hui Ruoqi | ||
Gong Xiangyu (simplified Chinese: 龚翔宇; traditional Chinese: 龔翔宇; pinyin: gōng xiáng yǔ; born 21 April 1997) is a female Chinese volleyball player.
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Personal
She was born in Lianyungang to a P.E. teacher mother who was once a national épée champion, and a policeman father who used to play for the Jiangsu U23 basketball team. Her given name Xiangyu means "flying in the universe." She started attending Nanjing Normal University in 2016.
Career
She was promoted by Coach Cai Bin from the Jiangsu U23 team to Jiangsu Women's Volleyball Club in the 2015-2016 season. Following a successful debut season at the Chinese Volleyball League, she was selected by Coach Lang Ping for the national team in 2016. She represented China at the 2016 Summer Olympics and won the gold medal.
