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 squads in women's international volleyball, having won ten championships titles in the three major international competitions of volleyball, including five World Cups, two World Championships and three Olympic titles. The current head coach is Lang Ping.
China took five consecutive World titles in the 1980s. Although it experienced an unstable development in the 1990s, the team won the World Cup title in 2003, 2015 and 2019, also captured the gold medal in the 2004 Summer Olympics and 2016 Summer Olympics. In 2011, 2014, 2015 and 2016, the Chinese women's volleyball team won the "Best team" award in the CCTV sportsmanship competition.
Achievements
Updated after 2019 Women's World Cup| Competition | Total | |||
| Olympic Games | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| World Championship | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| World Cup | 5 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| World Grand Champions Cup | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| World Grand Prix | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 |
| Volleyball Nations League | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Asian Games | 8 | 3 | 1 | 12 |
| Asian Championship | 13 | 3 | 1 | 17 |
| Asian Cup | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| Total | 39 | 18 | 14 | 71 |
Results
Olympic Games
- 1984 — Gold Medal
- :Lang Ping, Liang Yan, Zhu Ling, Hou Yuzhu, Zhou Xiaolan, Yang Xilan, Su Huijuan, Jiang Ying, Li Yanjun, Yang Xiaojun, Zheng Meizhu and Zhang Rongfang. Head Coach: Yuan Weimin.
- 1988 — Bronze Medal
- :Li Guojun, Zhao Hong, Hou Yuzhu, Wang Yajun, Yang Xilan, Su Huijuan, Jiang Ying, Cui Yongmei, Yang Xiaojun, Zheng Meizhu, Wu Dan and Li Yueming. Head Coach: Li Yaoxian.
- 1992 — 7th place
- :Lai Yawen, Li Guojun, Zhou Hong, Ma Fang, Wang Yi, Su Huijuan, Chen Fengqin, Su Liqun, Sun Yue, Wu Dan, Gao Lin and Li Yueming. Head Coach: Hu Jin.
- 1996 — Silver Medal
- :Lai Yawen, Li Yan, Cui Yongmei, Zhu Yunying, Wu Yongmei, Wang Yi, He Qi, Pan Wenli, Liu Xiaoning, Wang Ziling, Sun Yue and Wang Lina. Head Coach: Lang Ping.
- 2000 — 5th place
- :Wu Dan, Li Yan, Zhu Yunying, Wu Yongmei, Li Shan, He Qi, Chen Jing, Sun Yue, Qiu Aihua, Gui Chaoran, Wang Lina and Yin Yin. Head Coach: Hu Jin.
- 2004 — Gold Medal
- :Feng Kun, Yang Hao, Liu Yanan, Li Shan, Zhou Suhong, Zhao Ruirui, Zhang Yuehong, Chen Jing, Song Nina, Wang Lina, Zhang Na and Zhang Ping. Head Coach: Chen Zhonghe.
- 2008 — Bronze Medal
- :Wang Yimei, Feng Kun, Yang Hao, Liu Yanan, Wei Qiuyue, Xu Yunli, Zhou Suhong, Zhao Ruirui, Xue Ming, Li Juan, Zhang Na and Ma Yunwen. Head Coach: Chen Zhonghe.
- 2012 — 5th place
- : Wang Yimei, Mi Yang, Hui Ruoqi, Chu Jinling, Zhang Xian, Wei Qiuyue, Yang Junjing, Shan Danna, Xu Yunli, Zeng Chunlei, Ma Yunwen and Zhang Lei. Head Coach: Yu Juemin.
- 2016 — Gold Medal
- : Yuan Xinyue, Zhu Ting, Yang Fangxu, Gong Xiangyu, Wei Qiuyue, Zhang Changning, Liu Xiaotong, Xu Yunli, Hui Ruoqi, Lin Li, Ding Xia and Yan Ni. Head Coach: Lang Ping.
- 2020 — Qualified
World Championship
- 1956 — 6th place
- 1962 — 9th place
- 1974 — 14th place
- 1978 — 6th place
- 1982 — Gold Medal
- :Lang Ping, Liang Yan, Cao Huiying, Yang Xi, Zhou Xiaolan, Yang Xilan, Chen Yaqiong, Jiang Ying, Sun Jinfang, Chen Zhaodi, Zheng Meizhu, Zhang Rongfang. Head Coach: Yuan Weimin.
- 1986 — Gold Medal
- :Hu Xiaofeng, Liang Yan, Liu Wei, Hou Yuzhu, Yin Qin, Yang Xilan, Su Huijuan, Jiang Ying, Li Yanjun, Yang Xiaojun, Zheng Meizhu, Wu Dan. Head Coach: Zhang Rongfang.
- 1990 — Silver Medal
- :Lang Ping, Qi Lili, He Yunshu, Lai Yawen, Li Guojun, Su Liqun, Li Yueming, Xu Xin, Wu Dan, Mao Wuyang, Su Huijuan, Zhou Hong. Head Coach: Hu Jin.
- 1994 — 8th place
- :Lai Yawen, Cui Yongmei, Mao Julan, Wang Yi, Pan Wenli, Su Liqun, Wang Ziling, Sun Yue, Su Huijuan, Ji Liping, Qi Lili, Yin Yin. Head Coach: Li Xiaofeng.
- 1998 — Silver Medal
- :Lai Yawen, Li Yan, Cui Yongmei, Zhu Yunying, Wu Yongmei, He Qi, Yin Yin, Li Yizhi, Wang Ziling, Sun Yue, Qiu Aihua, Wang Lina. Head Coach: Lang Ping.
- 2002 — 4th place
- : Zhang Jing, Feng Kun, Yang Hao, Liu Yanan, Li Shan, Zhou Suhong, Zhao Ruirui, Zhang Yuehong, Chen Jing, Song Nina, Li Ying, Xiong Zi. Head Coach: Chen Zhonghe.
- 2006 — 5th place
- : Wang Yimei, Feng Kun, Yang Hao, Liu Yanan, Chu Jinling, Li Shan, Zhou Suhong, Li Juan, Song Nina, Zhang Na, Xu Yunli, Zhang Ping. Head Coach: Chen Zhonghe.
- 2010 — 10th place
- : Wang Yimei, Zhang Lei, Yang Jie, Shen Jingsi, Zhou Suhong, Zhang Xian, Wei Qiuyue, Li Juan, Xu Yunli, Xue Ming, Chen Liyi, Ma Yunwen. Head Coach: Yu Juemin.
- 2014 — Silver Medal
- :Yuan Xinyue, Zhu Ting, Yang Fangxu, Shen Jingsi, Yang Junjing, Wei Qiuyue, Zeng Chunlei, Liu Xiaotong, Shan Danna, Xu Yunli, Hui Ruoqi, Chen Zhan, Wang Huimin, Wang Na. Head Coach: Lang Ping.
- 2018 — Bronze Medal
- :Yuan Xinyue, Zhu Ting, Yang Hanyu, Hu Mingyuan, Gong Xiangyu, Zeng Chunlei, Zhang Changning, Liu Xiaotong, Yao Di, Li Yingying, Lin Li, Ding Xia, Yan Ni, Wang Mengjie. Head Coach: Lang Ping.
World Cup
- 1977 — 4th place
- : Xu Xiumei, Cao Huiying, Yang Xi, Wang Aixiang, Qi Lixia, Lin Hui, Zhou Xiaolan, Sun Jinfang, Chen Zhaodi, Zhang Jieyun, Zhang Rongfang and Shen Sanying. Head Coach: Yuan Weimin.
- 1981 — Gold Medal
- : Cao Huiying, Liang Yan, Lang Ping, Zhou Xiaolan, Yang Xi, Sun Jinfang, Chen Zhaodi, Zhou Lumin, Zhu Ling, Chen Yaqiong, Zhang Rongfang and Zhang Jieyun. Head Coach: Yuan Weimin.
- 1985 — Gold Medal
- :Lang Ping, Liang Yan, Lin Guoqing, Hou Yuzhu, Yin Qin, Yang Xilan, Su Huijuan, Jiang Ying, Li Yanjun, Yang Xiaojun, Zheng Meizhu and Wu Dan. Head Coach: Deng Ruozeng.
- 1989 — Bronze Medal
- : Lai Yawen, Li Guojun, Li Guizhi, Zhou Hong, Mao Wuyang, He Yunshu, Su Huijuan, Li Yunwu, Xu Xin, Sun Lijuan, Wu Dan and Li Yueming. Head Coach: Hu Jin.
- 1991 — Silver Medal
- : Lai Yawen, Li Guojun, Zhou Hong, Ma Fang, Wang Yi, Su Huijuan, Chen Fengqin, Xu Xin, Qi Lili, Wu Dan, Gao Lin and Li Yueming. Head Coach: Hu Jin.
- 1995 — Bronze Medal
- : Lai Yawen, Li Yan, Cui Yongmei, Zhu Yunying, Wu Yongmei, Wang Yi, He Qi, Pan Wenli, Wang Ziling, Sun Yue, Deng Yang and Yin Yin. Head Coach: Lang Ping.
- 1999 — 5th place
- : Gui Chaoran, Zhu Yunying, Wu Yongmei, Li Shan, He Qi, Chen Jing, Sun Yue, Qiu Aihua, Zhou Suhong, Wang Lina, Lin Wenzhen and Yin Yin. Head Coach: Hu Jin.
- 2003 — Gold Medal
- :Feng Kun, Yang Hao, Liu Yanan, Li Shan, Zhou Suhong, Zhao Ruirui, Zhang Yuehong, Chen Jing, Song Nina, Wang Lina, Zhang Na and Zhang Ping. Head Coach: Chen Zhonghe.
- 2007 — Did not participate
- 2011 — Bronze Medal
- : Wang Yimei, Mi Yang, Yang Jie, Hui Ruoqi, Zhang Xian, Wei Qiuyue, Yang Junjing, Shan Danna, Xu Yunli, Yang Zhou, Chen Liyi, Ma Yunwen, Zhang Lei and Fan Linlin. Head Coach: Yu Juemin.
- 2015 — Gold Medal
- : Yuan Xinyue, Zhu Ting, Shen Jingsi, Yang Junjing, Wei Qiuyue, Zeng Chunlei, Zhang Changning, Zhang Xiaoya, Lin Li, Ding Xia, Yan Ni, Wang Mengjie, Liu Yanhan and Liu Xiaotong. Head Coach: Lang Ping.
- 2019 — Gold Medal
- : Yuan Xinyue, Zhu Ting, Yang Hanyu, Gong Xiangyu, Wang Yuanyuan, Zeng Chunlei, Zhang Changning, Liu Xiaotong, Yao Di, Li Yingying, Zheng Yixin, Lin Li, Ding Xia, Yan Ni, Wang Mengjie and Liu Yanhan. Head Coach: Lang Ping.
World Grand Champions Cup
- 1993 — Silver Medal
- : Lai Yawen, Xiao Jianhua, Cui Yongmei, Mao Julan, Ma Fang, Wang Yi, Yang Zhe, Pan Wenli, Su Liqun, Sun Yue, Chen Xuya, Ji Liping. Head Coach: Li Xiaofeng.
- 1997 — 4th place
- : Lai Yawen, Li Yan, Zhu Yunying, Wu Yongmei, He Qi, Wang Ziling, Sun Yue, Qiu Aihua, Wang Lina, Zhang Jinwen, Shen Hong, Li Yizhi. Head Coach: Lang Ping.
- 2001 — Gold Medal
- : Zhang Jing, Feng Kun, Yang Hao, Liu Yanan, Li Shan, Zhou Suhong, Zhao Ruirui, Zhang Yuehong, Chen Jing, Song Nina, Xiong Zi, Lin Hanying. Head Coach: Chen Zhonghe.
- 2005 — Bronze Medal
- : Wang Yimei, Feng Kun, Yang Hao, Liu Yanan, Chu Jinling, Zhou Suhong, Xue Ming, Li Juan, Song Nina, Ma Yunwen, Zhang Na, Zhang Ping. Head Coach: Chen Zhonghe.
- 2017 — Gold Medal
- : Yuan Xinyue, Zhu Ting, Gong Xiangyu, Diao Linyu, Yao Di, Zhang Changning, Liu Xiaotong, Zheng Yixin, Wang Chenyue, Lin Li, Ding Xia, Wang Mengjie, Yan Ni, Zeng Chunlei. Head Coach: An Jiajie.
World Grand Prix
- 1993 — Silver Medal
- 1994 — Bronze Medal
- 1995 — 4th place
- 1996 — 4th place
- 1997 — 5th place
- 1998 — 4th place
- 1999 — Bronze Medal
- 2000 — 4th place
- 2001 — Silver Medal
- 2002 — Silver Medal
- 2003 — Gold Medal
- 2004 — 5th place
- 2005 — Bronze Medal
- 2006 — 5th place
- 2007 — Silver Medal
- 2008 — 5th place
- 2009 — 5th place
- 2010 — 4th place
- 2011 — 8th place
- 2012 — 5th place
- 2013 — Silver Medal
- 2014 — 5th place
- 2015 — 4th place
- 2016 — 5th place
- 2017 — 4th place
Volleyball Nations League
- 2018 — Bronze Medal
- 2019 — Bronze Medal
- 2020 — Final Round Host
Asian Games
- 1974 — Bronze Medal
- 1978 — Silver Medal
- 1982 — Gold Medal
- 1986 — Gold Medal
- 1990 — Gold Medal
- 1994 — Silver Medal
- 1998 — Gold Medal
- 2002 — Gold Medal
- 2006 — Gold Medal
- 2010 — Gold Medal
- 2014 — Silver Medal
- 2018 — Gold Medal
- 2022 — To be determined
Asian Championship
- 1975 — Bronze Medal
- 1979 — Gold Medal
- 1983 — Silver Medal
- 1987 — Gold Medal
- 1989 — Gold Medal
- 1991 — Gold Medal
- 1993 — Gold Medal
- 1995 — Gold Medal
- 1997 — Gold Medal
- 1999 — Gold Medal
- 2001 — Gold Medal
- 2003 — Gold Medal
- 2005 — Gold Medal
- 2007 — Silver Medal
- 2009 — Silver Medal
- 2011 — Gold Medal
- 2013 — 4th place
- 2015 — Gold Medal
- 2017 — 4th place
- 2019 — 4th place
Asian Cup
- 2008 — Gold Medal
- 2010 — Gold Medal
- 2012 — Silver Medal
- 2014 — Gold Medal
- 2016 — Gold Medal
- 2018 — Gold Medal
Team
Current roster
The following is the Chinese roster in the 2019 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup.Head coach: Lang Ping
| No. | Name | Date of birth | Pos | Height | Weight | Spike | Block | 2019–20 club |
| 21 12 1996 | MB |  Bayi Shenzhen | ||||||
| 29 11 1994 | OS | Tianjin Bohai Bank | ||||||
| 23 10 1999 | MB | Shandong Sports Lottery | ||||||
| 21 4 1997 | OP | Jiangsu Zenith Steel | ||||||
| 14 7 1997 | MB | Tianjin Bohai Bank | ||||||
| 3 11 1989 | OP |  Beijing Baic Auto | ||||||
| 6 11 1995 | OS/OP | Jiangsu Zenith Steel | ||||||
| 16 2 1990 | OS | Beijing Baic Auto | ||||||
| 15 8 1992 | ST | Tianjin Bohai Bank | ||||||
| 12 | 19 02 2000 | OS | Tianjin Bohai Bank | |||||
| 14 | 6 5 1995 | MB |  Diamond Food | |||||
| 15 | 5 7 1992 | LB | Guangdong Evergrande | |||||
| 16 | 13 1 1990 | ST | Liaoning Seagull | |||||
| 17 | 2 3 1987 | MB | Liaoning Seagull | |||||
| 18 | 14 11 1995 | LB | Shandong Sports Lottery | |||||
| 19 | 19 1 1993 | OH | Bayi Shenzhen |
Head coaches
Note: The following list may not be complete.- Li Ange
- Hou Weiyi
- Qian Jiaxiang
- He Bingkun
- Que Yongwu
- Ma Zhanyuan
- Wang Suyun
- Xu Jie
- Li Zongyong
- Han Yunbo
- Yuan Weimin
- Deng Ruozeng
- Zhang Rongfang
- Li Yaoxian
- Hu Jin
- Li Xiaofeng
- Lang Ping
- Chen Zhonghe
- Cai Bin
- Wang Baoquan
- Yu Juemin
- An Jiajie
Notable squads