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2015 Asian Women's Volleyball Championship
The 2015 Asian Women's Volleyball Championship was the eighteenth edition of the Asian Championship, a biennial international volleyball tournament organised by the Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) with Chinese Volleyball Association (CVA). The tournament was held in Tianjin, China from 20 to 28 May 2015. Qualification If there were fewer than 16 teams applied for participation, all teams compete in the tournament. If there were more than 16 teams applied for participation, participated teams would be determined by: – The host nation – Top 10 ranked teams from the previous edition – Representatives from each of the five Asian Volleyball Confederation Zonal Associations Qualified teams Pools composition The teams were seeded based on their final ranking at the 2013 Asian Women's Volleyball Championship. The host country and the top 7 ranked teams were seed in the Serpentine system. The 8 remaining teams were drawn on 11 February 2015 in Bangkok, Thailand. Ra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tianjin
Tianjin (; ; Mandarin: ), alternately romanized as Tientsin (), is a municipality and a coastal metropolis in Northern China on the shore of the Bohai Sea. It is one of the nine national central cities in Mainland China, with a total population of 13,866,009 inhabitants during the 2020 Chinese census. Its built-up (''or metro'') area, made up of 12 central districts (all but Baodi, Jizhou, Jinghai and Ninghe), was home to 11,165,706 inhabitants and is also the world's 29th-largest agglomeration (between Chengdu and Rio de Janeiro) and 11th- most populous city proper. It is governed as one of the four municipalities under the direct administration of Chinese central government and is thus under direct administration of the State Council. Tianjin borders Hebei Province and Beijing Municipality, bounded to the east by the Bohai Gulf portion of the Yellow Sea. Part of the Bohai Economic Rim, it is the largest coastal city in Northern China and part of the Jing-Jin-Ji megap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zhang Changning
Zhang Changning (; born 6 November 1995) is a Chinese indoor volleyball and beach volleyball player. She is a member of China women's national volleyball team. At the club level, she plays for Jiangsu Zenith Steel. Personal life She was born in Changzhou and raised in Nanjing. She is the daughter of Zhang Yousheng, a former player of China men's national volleyball team, and Jiang Hanqiu, a college physical education teacher. Her elder brother Zhang Chen is a current player of China men's national volleyball team. Along with her Jiangsu teammates Hui Ruoqi and Gong Xiangyu, she attended Nanjing Normal University. She married basketball player, Wu Guanxi, on 30 July, 2022. Beach volleyball Although she started as an indoor player, she was offered to join the national beach volleyball team in 2009. As a beach volleyball player she teamed with Ji Linjun in 2009, and with Ma Yuanyuan in 2010 and 2011 winning the silver medal at the 2011 Asian Beach Volleyball Championship. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Asian Women's Volleyball Championships
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2015 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship
The Asian Men's Volleyball Championship was the eighteenth staging of the Asian Men's Volleyball Championship, a biennial international volleyball tournament organised by the Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) with Islamic Republic of Iran Volleyball Federation (IRIVF). The tournament was held in Tehran, Iran from 31 July to 8 August 2015. Qualification If there are not more than 16 teams, all teams will compete in the tournament. If there are more than 16 teams, participating teams are: – The host nation – Top 10 ranked teams from the previous edition – Representatives from each of the five Asian Volleyball Confederation Zonal Associations There are 17 teams applied for the competition. But all teams can participate in the tournament. Pools composition Teams were seeded in the first two positions of each pool following the serpentine system according to their FIVB World Ranking as of 22 September 2014. AVC reserved the right to seed the hosts as head of pool A rega ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nam Jie-youn
Nam Jie-youn (born May 25, 1983 in Seoul) is a former South Korean volleyball player, who played as a libero. She was a member of the Women's National Team. She plays for Hwaseong IBK Altos. She was part of the silver medal winning team at the 2010 Asian Games. At the end of the 2017-18 season, she announced her retirement of the courts. She is currently the press officer of Hwaseong IBK Altos. Awards Individuals * '' 2003 World Grand Prix "Best Digger"'' * '' 2011 Asian Championship "Best Libero"'' * '' 2011 World Cup "Best Libero"'' * '' 2015 Asian Championship "Best Libero"'' References External links FIVB profileKOVO profile * Nam Jie-younon Facebook Facebook is an online social media and social networking service owned by American company Meta Platforms. Founded in 2004 by Mark Zuckerberg with fellow Harvard College students and roommates Eduardo Saverin, Andrew McCollum, Dustin Mosk ... 1983 births Living people South Korean women's volley ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pleumjit Thinkaow
Pleumjit Thinkaow ( th, ปลื้มจิตร์ ถินขาว; ; born 9 November 1983) is a Thai volleyball player. She was a member of the Thailand women's national volleyball team. Her international debut was at the 21st SEA Games in Malaysia. Personal life Pleumjit grew up in a sport-loving family in Angthong (a province about 100 km. north of Bangkok), having an elder brother. Her parents are civil servants. Before she started playing volleyball, she had been rather into table tennis. She switched to volleyball following her father's advice that volleyball was more fun and more likely to become popular. Afterwards, a volleyball coach of Bodindecha (Sing Singhaseni) School in Bangkok was so impressed by her playing that he brought her to the school during her high-school level. At first, she did not play as a middle blocker but an outside hitter. Pleumjit was first capped for the national junior team in 2000. A year later, she was chosen to join the n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kim Yeon-koung
Kim Yeon-Koung (, ; born 26 February 1988) is a South Korean professional volleyball player and a former member of the FIVB Athletes' Commission. She is an outside hitter and the former captain of the South Korean National Team. She announced her retirement from the national team in August 2021. Kim signed a three-year contract with Fenerbahçe in 2011 after playing for Heungkuk Life in South Korea for four seasons and JT Marvelous in Japan for two seasons. She signed another two-year extension with Fenerbahçe and extended it for another season in 2016. She spent the 2017–18 season in the Chinese Volleyball league and came back to Turkey in the following year with Eczacıbaşı VitrA. Despite South Korea finishing in 4th place, Kim was the Most Valuable Player and Best Scorer at the 2012 London Olympics, where she set the Olympic record for most points scored (207), topping the previous record of 204 points by Yekaterina Gamova at the 2004 Olympics in Athens. Kim is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lang Ping
"Jenny" Lang Ping (; born 10 December 1960) is a Chinese former volleyball player and the current head coach of China's women's national volleyball team. She is the former head coach of the United States women's national volleyball team. As a player, Lang won the most valuable player award in women's volleyball at the 1984 Olympics. In 2002, Lang became an inductee of the Volleyball Hall of Fame in Holyoke, Massachusetts. She coached the U.S. women's national team to a silver medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics in her home country. Lang later coached the gold medal-winning Chinese women's national team at the 2016 Rio Olympics, becoming the first person in volleyball history, male or female, to have won Olympic gold both as a player and as a coach. Lang is the main character in the 2020 biographical film Leap, in which she is played by actress Gong Li. Personal life Lang Ping was born in Tianjin. She was married to Chinese former handball player "Frank" Bai Fan from 1987 to 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yan Ni (volleyball)
Yan Ni (; born 2 March 1987) is a Chinese retired volleyball player who won the gold medal in the 2016 Summer Olympics. On club level, she played for Liaoning. She announced her retirement from volleyball in November 2021. Career Yan won the gold medal in the 2015 World Cup, 2016 Summer Olympics, and 2019 World Cup with China women's national volleyball team. Yan was awarded the Best Middle Blocker at 2018 FIVB World Championship and 2019 World Cup. In 2014 AVC cup, Yan won both the MVP and Best Middle Blocker awards. Clubs * Liaoning (2005–2021) Awards Individuals * '' 2006 Asian Junior Championship "Most Valuable Player"'' * '' 2006 Asian Junior Championship "Best Blocker"'' * '' 2011–2012 Chinese Volleyball League "Best Blocker"'' * '' 2013–2014 Chinese Volleyball League "Best Blocker"'' * '' 2014 Asian Cup "Most Valuable Player"'' * '' 2014 Asian Cup "Best Middle Blocker"'' * '' 2015 Asian Championship "Best Middle Blockers"'' * '' 2018 World Championship "Be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ding Xia
Ding Xia (, born 13 January 1990) is a Chinese volleyball player. She is the main setter of the China women's national volleyball team and has been representing the team in international competitions since 2014. At the club level, she plays for the Liaoning Brilliance Auto, Liaoning provincial team, which she has captained since 2013. She is known for her agility and versality on court, often utilising her strength as a left-handed setter to execute surprise spikes on second touch or from the right side of the court, thus earning her the nickname "Opposite Spiker Ding". Personal life Ding Xia was born on 13 January 1990 in Shijiazhuang, Shijiazhuang City, Hebei, China. Her father and grandparents are all employees of Shijiazhuang Car Factory. She started playing volleyball when she was ten years old in Shijiazhuang City Sports School. At the age of 17, she was selected by coaches from Liaoning women's volleyball team and left her hometown to train in the team. Career In 2009, Din ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lin Li (volleyball)
Lin Li (; born 15 July 1992) is a Chinese volleyball player. She was part of the China women's national volleyball team that won the gold medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics. At club level, she has played for Fujian Xi Meng Bao. Lin won the 2016 World Grand Prix The 2016 Ladbrokes World Grand Prix was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 8 and 13 March 2016 at the Venue Cymru in Llandudno, Wales. It was the seventh ranking event of the 2015/2016 season. The defending ch ... Best Libero award. In October 2022, Lin Li announced her retirement. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Lin, Li 1992 births Living people Sportspeople from Fuzhou Chinese women's volleyball players Olympic gold medalists for China in volleyball Volleyball players at the 2016 Summer Olympics 2016 Olympic gold medalists for China Volleyball players from Fujian Liberos Asian Games gold medalists for China Asian Games medalists in volleyball Medalists at the 2018 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
