Gong Xiangyu (; born 21 April 1997) is a Chinese volleyball player. On club level, she plays for

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 o ...

Personal

She was born in

Lianyungang Lianyungang () is a prefecture-level city in northeastern Jiangsu province, China. It borders Yancheng to its southeast, Huai'an and Suqian to its south, Xuzhou to its southwest, and the province of Shandong to its north. Its name derives from ...

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 Nanjing Normal University (NNU or NJNU; ) is a public research university in Nanjing, China. Founded in 1902 as Sanjiang Normal School, it is one of the oldest and most prestigious higher normal schools in China, and has become a research-intensi ...

in 2016.

Career

Junior

Before 2014, she was a setter. As a substitute player, she participated in 2012 Asian Youth Girls Volleyball Championship and

2013 FIVB Volleyball Girls' U18 World Championship The 2013 Girls Youth Volleyball World Championship was held in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand, from 26 July to 4 August 2013. This was the first edition of the tournament that features 20 teams. __TOC__ Qualification process : * ''Pan-American Vo ...

. In 2014, because the former main opposite hitter, Ju Wanrong's injury, she began to be an opposite hitter and had success. During

2014 Asian Junior Women's Volleyball Championship The 2014 Asian Junior Women's Volleyball Championship held in the Taipei University Gymnasium and the Taipei Gymnasium, in Taipei, Taiwan from 16 July to 27 July 2014. It acted as the Asian qualifying tournament for the 2015 FIVB Women's Junior Wo ...

and 2015 FIVB Volleyball Women's U20 World Championship, she showed her power.

Senior

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 Chinese Volleyball Super League, often abbreviated to CVL (abbreviation remain unchanged), are the pre-eminent men's and women's professional volleyball leagues in China. It was founded in 1996 as the Chinese Volleyball League and is organized by ...

, she was selected by Coach

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 p ...

for the national team in 2016. She represented

China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...

at the

2016 Summer Olympics The 2016 Summer Olympics ( pt, Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 2016), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad ( pt, Jogos da XXXI Olimpíada) and also known as Rio 2016, was an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 20 ...

and won the gold medal. She participated at the

2016 Montreux Volley Masters The 2016 Montreux Volley Masters is a women's volleyball competition set in Montreux, Switzerland. Participating teams Squads Group stage Group A Group B Classification round Final round Semifinal Th ...

2017 Montreux Volley Masters The 2017 Montreux Volley Masters is a women's volleyball competition set in Montreux, Switzerland. Participating teams Squads Group stage Group A Group B Classification round Final round Semifinal 3rd ...

2018 Montreux Volley Masters The 2018 Montreux Volley Masters is the 33rd edition of the women's volleyball competition set in Montreux, Switzerland. Participating teams Squads Group stage The first 2 teams of each group qualify for the final round. *''All times are Cent ...

, and

2019 Montreux Volley Masters The 2019 Montreux Volley Masters was the 34rd edition of the women's volleyball competition set in Montreux, Switzerland. Participating teams Teams: Squads Group stage The first 2 teams of each group qualify for the final round. *''All times a ...

Awards

National Team

2016 Olympic Games ) , nations = 207 (including IOA and EOR teams) , athletes = 11,238 , events = 306 in 28 sports (41 disciplines) , opening = 5 August 2016 , closing = 21 August 2016 , opened_by = Vice President Michel Temer , cauldron = Vanderlei Cordeiro d ...

Gold medal * 2017 World Grand Champions Cup - Gold medal *

2018 FIVB Volleyball Women's Nations League The 2018 FIVB Volleyball Women's Nations League was the inaugural edition of the FIVB Volleyball Women's Nations League, a new annual international women's volleyball tournament contested by 16 national teams that replaced the former World Grand ...

： - Bronze medal *

2018 Asian Games The 2018 Asian Games ( id, Pesta Olahraga Asia 2018 or ''Asian Games 2018''), officially known as the 18th Asian Games and also known as Jakarta-Palembang 2018 or Indonesia 2018, was a Asia, continental multi-sport event that was held from 18 A ...

： - Gold medal *

2018 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship The 2018 FIVB Women's World Championship was the eighteenth edition of the event, contested by the senior women's national teams of the members of the ' (FIVB), the sport's global governing body. The final tournament was held in Japan from 29 Sep ...

: - Bronze medal *

2019 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup The 2019 FIVB Women's World Cup was the 13th edition of the event, contested by the senior women's national teams of the members of the ' (FIVB), the sport's global governing body. The tournament was held from 14 to 29 September 2019 in Japan. T ...

： - Gold medal * 2023 FIVB Volleyball Women's Nations League： - Silver medal *

2022 Asian Games The 2022 Asian Games (), officially known as the 19th Asian Games (), also known as Hangzhou 2022, ( zh, c=杭州2022, p=Hángzhōu Èr líng èr èr), will be a multi-sport event celebrated in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China. Hangzhou will be the t ...

： - Gold medal

References

People from Lianyungang Volleyball players from Jiangsu Sportspeople from Jiangsu Chinese women's volleyball players Olympic gold medalists for China in volleyball Volleyball players at the 2016 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for China 1997 births Living people Opposite hitters Setters (volleyball) Asian Games gold medalists for China Asian Games medalists in volleyball Medalists at the 2018 Asian Games Volleyball players at the 2018 Asian Games Volleyball players at the 2020 Summer Olympics {{PRChina-volleyball-bio-stub