Cao Huiying (, born 1954 in
Luannan County) is a Chinese former
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 Summ ...
player. She was a member of the Chinese national team that won gold at both the
1981 FIVB Women's World Cup and the
1982 FIVB Women's World Championship
The 1982 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship, FIVB Women's World Championship was the ninth edition of the tournament, organised by the world's governing body, the FIVB. It was held from 12 to 25 September 1982 at six venues in six differen ...
. She also won a gold medal at the
1982 Asian Games
The 9th Asian Games ( hi, 1982 एशियाई खेल) were held from 19 November to 4 December 1982, in Delhi, India. 74 Asian and Asian Games records were broken at the event. This was also the first Asiad to be held under the aegis of ...
, after which she retired.
She was Team China's first ever captain. She played for China with
tuberculosis
Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease usually caused by '' Mycobacterium tuberculosis'' (MTB) bacteria. Tuberculosis generally affects the lungs, but it can also affect other parts of the body. Most infections show no symptoms, in ...
, a knee injury, and only seven healthy fingers.
Individual awards
*Best blocker,
1977 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup
The 1977 FIVB Women's World Cup was held from 8 to 15 November 1977 in Japan.
Teams
Results
First round
Pool A
Pool B
Final round
5th–8th places
Final places
Location: Osaka
...
*Spirit of fight, 1977 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup
References
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1954 births
Volleyball players from Hebei
People from Luannan County
Sportspeople from Tangshan
Living people
Chinese women's volleyball players
Asian Games medalists in volleyball
Volleyball players at the 1982 Asian Games
Medalists at the 1982 Asian Games
Asian Games gold medalists for China