Tianjin Bohai Bank Volleyball Club is a professional women's volleyball club based in

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 popu ...

that plays in the Chinese Volleyball League. Founded in 1993, the team has become a symbolic image of Tianjin Sports and the most successful women’s volleyball team in China. Tianjin Bridgestone have achieved eleven titles in the Chinese Volleyball League, three titles at the

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. Also, they have five champion titles in the AVC Club Championships. Tianjin Bridgestone have been contributing players to the

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History

As the members of "Golden Generation", Li Shan, Zhang Ping and Zhang Na played the key role in China eventually winning the Gold Medal in

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. In 2008 Beijing Olympics, Li Juan,

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and Zhang Na assisted China women volleyball team to gain the bronze medal. In addition, Tianjin players

Yin Na Yin Na (; born 3 February 1988 in Tianjin) is a female Chinese volleyball player. Career She was part of the silver medal winning teams at the 2013 World Grand Prix. Clubs * Tianjin Bridgestone Tianjin Bohai Bank Volleyball Club is a profes ...

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and Mi Yang have been called up to the national team as well. Tianjin won the 2012/13 league title defeating Guangdong Evergrande 3-2.

Name evolution

* Tianjian Kumho Tires Volleyball Club (1997-1999) * Tianjin Bridgestone Volleyball Club (2000-2011) * Tianjin Bohai Bank Volleyball Club (2012–present)

CVL results

Honours

; Chinese Volleyball League : Champions (14): 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010-11, 2012–13, 2015-16, 2017-18, 2019-20, 2020-21 and 2021-22 : Runners-up (3): 2005–06, 2013-14 and 2018–19 : Third Place (3): 2001-02, 2011-12 and 2016-17 ; Chinese Volleyball Championship : Champions (4): 2003, 2006, 2007 and 2017 : Runners-up (3): 2012, 2013 and 2015 : Third Place (1): 2011 ; Chinese Volleyball Cup : Champions (7): 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2014 : Runners-up (2): 2012, 2013 and 2015 : Third Place (1): 2011 ;

: Champions (4): 2005, 2009, 2013 and 2021 ; AVC Club Championships : Champions (5): 2005, 2006, 2008, 2012 and 2019 : Runners-up (3): 2009, 2011 and 2014 : Third Place (1): 2017 ;

FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship The FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship is an international women's club volleyball competition organised by the '' Fédération Internationale de Volleyball'' (FIVB), the sport's global governing body. The competition was first conte ...

:5th: 2012

Team Roster Season 2021—22

Former Team

''Team Member 2014 - 2015'' ''As of Jan 2012''

Former players

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(1989–2008) * Zhang Na (1997–2009) * Zhang Ping (1998–2007) * Yang Yanan (2002–2010) * Li Juan (1998–2013) * Xue Ming (2012-2013) * Brižitka Molnar (2014-2015) * Ivana Nešović (2014-2015) *

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(2015-2016) *

Nancy Carrillo Nancy Carillo de la Paz (born January 11, 1986 in Havana) is a volleyball player from Cuba. She represented her native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, where she won the bronze medal with the national team in the women's ...

(2015-2017) *

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(2016-2017) * Aleksandra Crnčević (2018-2019) * Melissa Vargas (2021-2022)

References

External links

Official website
{{Chinese Women's Volleyball Leagues Chinese volleyball clubs