Yao Di (姚迪; born 15 August 1992, 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 ...

), is a Chinese volleyball player. She is the setter of

China women's national volleyball team The China women's national volleyball team () represents the People's Republic of China in international volleyball competitions and friendly matches governed by Chinese Volleyball Association. They are one of the leading and most successful sq ...

，and plays for

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

and Savino del Bene Scandicci.

Career

Yao won the 2013 FIVB U23 World Championship and named Most Valuable Player and best setter. She participated in the

2015 FIVB World Grand Prix The 2015 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix was the 23rd edition of the annual women's international volleyball tournament played by 28 countries from 26 June to 2 August 2015. This was the first time that the Group 1 final round was held in Omaha, ...

. 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 ...

Clubs

* Savino del Bene Scandicci

Awards

Individuals

* '' 2011 U20 World Championship "Best Setter"'' * '' 2013 U23 World Championship "Most Valuable Player"'' * '' 2013 U23 World Championship "Best Setter"'' * '' 2017 Asian Women's Club Volleyball Championship "Best Setter"'' * '' 2019-20 Chinese Women's Volleyball Super League "Best Setter"'' * '' 2021–22 Chinese Women's Volleyball Super League "Best Setter"'' * '' 2022–23 Chinese Women's Volleyball Super League "Best Setter"''

References

External links

FIVB Biography
Chinese women's volleyball players Living people 1992 births Volleyball players from Tianjin Asian Games medalists in volleyball Volleyball players at the 2014 Asian Games Volleyball players at the 2018 Asian Games Sportspeople from Tianjin Medalists at the 2014 Asian Games Medalists at the 2018 Asian Games Asian Games gold medalists for China Asian Games silver medalists for China Setters (volleyball) Volleyball players at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic volleyball players of China 21st-century Chinese women {{PRChina-volleyball-bio-stub