Yan Ni (volleyball)
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Nickname | Manager (掌柜) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Chinese | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Liaoning, China | 2 March 1987|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 74 kg (163 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Spike | 317 cm (125 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Block | 306 cm (120 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Middle blocker | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current club | Retired | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number | 17 (national team), 2 (club) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Honours
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Yan Ni (
Liaoning. She announced her retirement from volleyball in November 2021.[1]
Career
Yan won the gold medal in the 2015 World Cup,[2] 2016 Summer Olympics,[3] and 2019 World Cup[4] with China women's national volleyball team.
Yan was awarded the Best Middle Blocker at 2018 FIVB World Championship and 2019 World Cup. In
2014 AVC cup
, Yan won both the MVP and Best Middle Blocker awards.
Clubs
- Liaoning(2005–2021)
Awards
Individuals
- 2006 Asian Junior Championship "Most Valuable Player"
- 2006 Asian Junior Championship "Best Blocker"
- 2011–2012 Chinese Volleyball League "Best Blocker"
- 2013–2014 Chinese Volleyball League "Best Blocker"
- 2014 Asian Cup "Most Valuable Player"
- 2014 Asian Cup "Best Middle Blocker"
- 2015 Asian Championship "Best Middle Blockers"
- 2018 World Championship "Best Middle Blockers"
- 2019 FIVB World Cup "Best Middle Blockers"
Clubs
- Champion, with Liaoning
- Runner-Up, with Liaoning
- Runner-Up, with Liaoning
National team
- Gold Medal
- 2014 Asian Games - Silver Medal
- 2015 Asian Championship - Gold Medal
- 2015 World Cup - Gold Medal
- 2016 Summer Olympics - Gold Medal
- 2017 World Grand Champions Cup - Gold Medal
- 2018 Volleyball Nations League - Bronze Medal
- Gold Medal
- 2018 World Championship - Bronze Medal
- 2019 World Cup - Gold Medal
References
- ^ "CHN W: 'Great Wall of China' won't be standing in way of rivals anymore – Yan Ni retires". World of Volley.
- Free Press Journal. September 7, 2015.
- ^ "China women's volleyball team at Rio Games". September 3, 2016. Archived from the original on August 27, 2016. Retrieved September 4, 2016.
- ^ "Women's Final Standing". worldcup.2019.fivb.com. Retrieved 2019-10-11.