Sun Jinfang (, born 6 April 1955 in Suzhou) is a Chinese former

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player who played the

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position. She captained China to the gold medal at both the 1981 FIVB Women's World Cup and the 1982 FIVB Women's World Championship. She also won a silver medal at the

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and a gold medal at the

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. She became the director of China's

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program in 2003.

Individual accolades

*MVP, 1981 FIVB Women's World Cup *Best setter, 1981 FIVB Women's World Cup

Popular culture

Volleyball player Chen Zhan played Sun Jinfang in the 2020 film '' Leap''.

References

1955 births Volleyball players from Jiangsu category:Sportspeople from Suzhou Living people Chinese women's volleyball players Asian Games medalists in volleyball Volleyball players at the 1978 Asian Games Volleyball players at the 1982 Asian Games Medalists at the 1978 Asian Games Medalists at the 1982 Asian Games Asian Games gold medalists for China Asian Games silver medalists for China 20th-century Chinese women {{Volleyball-bio-stub