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Zhao Ruirui
Zhao Ruirui (; born 8 October 1981 in Nanjing, Jiangsu, China) is a Chinese people, Chinese volleyball player who competed on the 2003 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup winning side and made an initial appearance with the 2004 gold medal winning side before refracturing her right leg. Following her retirement in 2009 from sports competition, she has become a successful sci-fi author and published several critically acclaimed novels. Her sci-fi novel (The Wing Man) won the Silver Award of the 4th Global Chinese Nebula Award in 2013. Career Zhao won the 2001 World Grand Champion Cup and the 2003 World Grand Prix 2003 gold medals. She also won the 2003 World Cup and the 2004 Athens Olympic Games 2004 gold medals and the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games 2008 bronze medal. Awards Individuals * ''2003 Asian Women's Volleyball Championship#Awards, 2003 Asian Women's Volleyball Championship "Most Valuable Player"'' * ''2003 Asian Women's Volleyball Championship#Awards, 2003 Asian Women's Voll ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nanjing
Nanjing (; , Mandarin pronunciation: ), alternately romanized as Nanking, is the capital of Jiangsu province of the People's Republic of China. It is a sub-provincial city, a megacity, and the second largest city in the East China region. The city has 11 districts, an administrative area of , and a total recorded population of 9,314,685 . Situated in the Yangtze River Delta region, Nanjing has a prominent place in Chinese history and culture, having served as the capital of various Chinese dynasties, kingdoms and republican governments dating from the 3rd century to 1949, and has thus long been a major center of culture, education, research, politics, economy, transport networks and tourism, being the home to one of the world's largest inland ports. The city is also one of the fifteen sub-provincial cities in the People's Republic of China's administrative structure, enjoying jurisdictional and economic autonomy only slightly less than that of a province. Nanjing has be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1999 FIVB World Grand Prix
The 1999 FIVB World Grand Prix was the seventh women's volleyball tournament of its kind. It was held over three weeks in four cities throughout Asia, cumulating with the final round in Yu Xi, PR China, from 27 to 29 August 1999. Teams Preliminary rounds Ranking The best four teams from the overall ranking are qualified for the final round. First round Group A *Venue: Macau Group B *Venue: Genting, Malaysia Second round Group C *Venue: Kaohsiung, Taiwan Group D *Venue: Manila, Philippines Final round *Venue: Yuxi, China Final four Semifinals 3rd place match Final Final ranking Individual awards *Most valuable player: ** *Best scorer: ** *Best spiker: ** *Best blocker: ** *Best server: ** *Best digger: ** *Best setter: ** *Best receiver: ** Dream Team Setter: ** Middle Blockers: ** ** Outside Hitters: ** ** Opposite Hitter: ** ReferencesVolleyball Almanac {{DEFAULTSORT:Fivb World Grand Prix, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1981 Births
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Volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Summer Olympic Games since Tokyo 1964. Beach volleyball was introduced to the programme at the Atlanta 1996. The adapted version of volleyball at the Summer Paralympic Games is sitting volleyball. The complete set of rules is extensive, but play essentially proceeds as follows: a player on one of the teams begins a 'rally' by serving the ball (tossing or releasing it and then hitting it with a hand or arm), from behind the back boundary line of the court, over the net, and into the receiving team's court. The receiving team must not let the ball be grounded within their court. The team may touch the ball up to three times to return the ball to the other side of the court, but individual players may not touch the ball twice consecutively. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chinese People
The Chinese people or simply Chinese, are people or ethnic groups identified with China, usually through ethnicity, nationality, citizenship, or other affiliation. Chinese people are known as Zhongguoren () or as Huaren () by speakers of standard Chinese, including those living in Greater China as well as overseas Chinese. Although both terms both refer to Chinese people, their usage depends on the person and context. The former term is commonly used to refer to the citizens of the People's Republic of China - especially mainland China. The term Huaren is used to refer to ethnic Chinese, and is more often used for those who reside overseas or are non-citizens of China. The Han Chinese are the largest ethnic group in China, comprising approximately 92% of its Mainland population.CIA Factbook "Han Chinese 91.6%" out of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jiangsu
Jiangsu (; ; pinyin: Jiāngsū, Postal romanization, alternatively romanized as Kiangsu or Chiangsu) is an Eastern China, eastern coastal Provinces of the People's Republic of China, province of the China, People's Republic of China. It is one of the leading provinces in finance, education, technology, and tourism, with its capital in Nanjing. Jiangsu is the List of Chinese administrative divisions by area, third smallest, but the List of Chinese administrative divisions by population, fifth most populous and the List of Chinese administrative divisions by population density, most densely populated of the 23 provinces of the People's Republic of China. Jiangsu has the highest GDP per capita of Chinese provinces and second-highest GDP of Chinese provinces, after Guangdong. Jiangsu borders Shandong in the north, Anhui to the west, and Zhejiang and Shanghai to the south. Jiangsu has a coastline of over along the Yellow Sea, and the Yangtze River passes through the southern part ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zhao (surname)
Zhao (; ) is a Chinese-language surname, means “walk quickly” and “jump” in ancient Chinese, and is the 1st surname in the famous Hundred Family Surnames – the traditional list of all Chinese surnames – because it was the emperor's surname of the Song Dynasty (960–1279) when the list was compiled. The first line of the poem is in the line 趙錢孫李 (Zhao, Qian, Sun, Li). Zhao is now ranking as the 7th most common surname in China and carried mainly by people of Mandarin-speaking regions. Zhao may be romanized as "Chiu" from the Cantonese pronunciation, and is romanized in Taiwan and Hong Kong as " Chao" as in the Wade–Giles system. It is cognate with the Vietnamese family name "Triệu" and with the Korean family name most commonly romanized as " Cho" (조). A 2013 study found it to be the 9th most common surname, shared by 26,700,000 people or 2.000% of the population, with the province with the most being Henan. The romanization is shared with the much ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2008 Asian Women's Cup Volleyball Championship
The 2008 Asian Women's Volleyball Cup, so-called 2008 AVC Cup for Women was the inaugural edition of the Asian Cup, a biennial international volleyball tournament organised by the Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) with Thailand Volleyball Association (TVA).The tournament was held in MCC Hall Convention Center The Mall Nakhon Ratchasima Shopping Mall, Thailand from 1 to 7 October. The top 2 teams qualified for the 2009 FIVB World Grand Prix. Pools composition The teams are seeded based on their final ranking at the 2007 Asian Women's Volleyball Championship. ''* Kazakhstan withdrew and replaced by . Squads Preliminary round Pool A Pool B Final round Quarterfinals 5th–8th semifinals Semifinals 7th place 5th place 3rd place Final Final standing Awards *MVP: Wei Qiuyue *Best scorer: Kim Min-ji *Best spiker: Wang Yimei *Best blocker: Xue Ming *Best server: Nanami Inoue *Best setter: Lee Sook ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AVC Cup For Men
The Asian Men's Volleyball Cup, also known as the AVC Cup for Men, is an international volleyball competition in Asia and Oceania contested by the top senior men's national teams of the members of Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC), the sport's continent governing body. The tournaments have been awarded every two years since 2008. The current champion is China, which won its second title at the 2022 tournament. The 7 Asian Volleyball Cup tournaments have been won by four different national teams. Iran have won three times. The other Asian Cup winners are China, with two titles; and both South Korea and Qatar, with one title each. The 2022 Asian Cup was to take place in Taipei, Taiwan but because of its strict COVID-19 protocols, it was reallocated to Nakhon Pathom, Thailand. This event should not be confused with the other, continental competition for Asian national volleyball teams, the Asian Volleyball Championship and Asian Volleyball Challenge Cup. Results summary ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2003 Asian Women's Volleyball Championship
The 2003 Asian Women's Volleyball Championship was the twelfth edition of Asian Championship, a biennial international volleyball tournament organised by the Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) with Volleyball Federation of Vietnam (VFV). The tournament was held in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam from 20 to 27 September 2003. Pools composition The teams are seeded based on their final ranking at the 2001 Asian Women's Volleyball Championship. Preliminary round Pool A Pool B Classification 9th–10th Final round Quarterfinals 5th–8th semifinals Semifinals 7th place 5th place 3rd place Final Final standing Awards *MVP: Zhao Ruirui *Best scorer: Choi Kwang-hee *Best spiker: Miyuki Takahashi *Best blocker: Zhao Ruirui *Best server: Yang Hao *Best setter: Yoshie Takeshita Yoshie Takeshita (竹下 佳江 ''Takeshita Yoshie'', born March 18, 1978) was a Japanese volleyball player who playe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2001 Asian Women's Volleyball Championship
The 2001 Asian Women's Volleyball Championship was the eleventh edition of the Asian Women's Volleyball Championship, Asian Championship, a biennial international volleyball tournament organised by the Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) with Thailand Volleyball Association (TVA). The tournament was held in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand from 23 to 30 September 2001. Pools composition The teams are seeded based on their final ranking at the 1999 Asian Women's Volleyball Championship. ''* Withdrew Preliminary round Pool A Pool B Classification 5th–8th Semifinals 7th place 5th place Final round Semifinals 3rd place Final Final standing ReferencesResults 2009-05-14) {{DEFAULTSORT:Asian Women's Volleyball Championship,2001 International volleyball competit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1999 Asian Women's Volleyball Championship
The 1999 Asian Women's Volleyball Championship was the tenth edition of the Asian Championship, a biennial international volleyball tournament organised by the Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) with Volleyball Association of Hong Kong, China (VBAHK). The tournament was held in Hong Kong, China from 21 to 26 September 1999. Pools composition The teams are seeded based on their final ranking at the 1997 Asian Women's Volleyball Championship The 1997 Asian Women's Volleyball Championship was the ninth edition of the Asian Championship, a biennial international volleyball tournament organised by the Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) with Philippine Volleyball Federation (PVF). The .... Preliminary round Pool A Pool B Final round * ''The results and the points of the matches between the same teams that were already played during the preliminary round shall be taken into account for the final round.'' Classification 5th–8th Champi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
