Wang Yimei (; born 11 January 1988 in Dalian, Liaoning) is a

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player. She lives in Liaoning Province. She played her first match for China in 2005 and has represented the national side at the

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2008 Summer Olympics, where she was second leading scorer only behind the American player

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and China won the bronze medal,http://www.nbcolympics.com/athletes/athlete=wang-yimei/index.html and also represented at the

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2012 Summer Olympics.

Awards

Individuals

* ''2003 Asian Junior Women's Volleyball Championship "Most valuable player"'' * '' 2008 Asian Women's Cup Volleyball Championship "Best Spiker"'' * '' 2008 Montreux Volley Masters "Best Scorer"'' * '' 2010 FIVB World Grand Prix "Best Server"'' * '' 2010 Asian Women's Cup Volleyball Championship "Most Valuable Player" * '' 2011 Asian Women's Volleyball Championship "Most Valuable Player"''

National team

* 2005 World Grand Champions Cup - Bronze Medal * 2005 Montreux Volley Masters - Silver Medal

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Wang Yimei

1988 births Living people Volleyball players from Dalian Olympic bronze medalists for China Olympic volleyball players for China Volleyball players at the 2008 Summer Olympics Volleyball players at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in volleyball Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Asian Games medalists in volleyball Volleyball players at the 2006 Asian Games Volleyball players at the 2010 Asian Games Chinese women's volleyball players Asian Games gold medalists for China Medalists at the 2006 Asian Games Medalists at the 2010 Asian Games Opposite hitters Outside hitters Eczacıbaşı Dynavit players Chinese expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Expatriate volleyball players in Turkey 21st-century Chinese women {{PRChina-volleyball-bio-stub