Yang Xilan (; born March 16, 1961) is a

Chinese Chinese can refer to: * Something related to China * Chinese people, people of Chinese nationality, citizenship, and/or ethnicity **''Zhonghua minzu'', the supra-ethnic concept of the Chinese nation ** List of ethnic groups in China, people of va ...

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 competed in the

1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It marked the secon ...

and in the

1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as Seoul 1988 ( ko, 서울 1988, Seoul Cheon gubaek palsip-pal), was an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October ...

. In 1984, she was a member of the Chinese volleyball team which won the gold medal. She played all five matches. Four years later, she was part of the Chinese team which won the bronze medal. She played all five matches again.

Awards

National team

* 1982 World Championship - Gold Medal * 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games - Gold Medal * 1985 World Cup - Gold Medal * 1986 World Championship - Gold Medal

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1961 births Living people Chinese women's volleyball players Olympic bronze medalists for China Olympic gold medalists for China Olympic volleyball players of China Volleyball players at the 1984 Summer Olympics Volleyball players at the 1988 Summer Olympics Volleyball players from Tianjin Olympic medalists in volleyball Asian Games medalists in volleyball Volleyball players at the 1982 Asian Games Volleyball players at the 1986 Asian Games Medalists at the 1982 Asian Games Medalists at the 1986 Asian Games Asian Games gold medalists for China Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1984 Summer Olympics 20th-century Chinese women {{PRChina-volleyball-bio-stub