China women's national volleyball team

China
Association	Chinese Volleyball Association (CVA)
Confederation	AVC
Head coach	Cai Bin
FIVB ranking	6 (as of 10 July 2024)
Uniforms
Summer Olympics
Appearances	11 (First in 1984)
Best result	(1984, 2004, 2016)
World Championship
Appearances	14 (First in 1956)
Best result	(1982, 1986)
World Cup
Appearances	12 (First in 1977)
Best result	(1981, 1985, 2003, 2015, 2019)
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Olympic Games
World Championship
World Cup
World Grand Champions Cup
FIVB World Grand Prix
Nations League
Asian Games
Asian Championship
Asian Cup

The China women's national volleyball team (Chinese: 中国国家女子排球队, or 中国女排 for short) represents the People's Republic of China in international volleyball competitions and friendly matches governed by Chinese Volleyball Association. The current head coach is Cai Bin.

The team is one of the leading and most successful squads in women's international volleyball, and one of the most popular sports team in China, having won ten championships titles in the three major international competitions of volleyball, including five World Cups (1981, 1985, 2003, 2015, 2019), two World Championships (1982, 1986) and three Olympic titles (1984, 2004, 2016).

China took five consecutive World titles in the 1980s. The most recent three competition records are the 6th place in the 2022 World Women's Volleyball Championship, the 2019 Women's Volleyball World Cup champion, and the 2020 Tokyo Olympics missed the top 8. In 2011, 2014, 2015 and 2016, the Chinese women's volleyball team won the "Best team" award in the CCTV sportsmanship competition.^[1] The team now ranks the 6th place at the FIVB World Rankings.

World Championships titles

Year	Games	Champion	Runner-up	Third Place
1981 #	3rd World Cup	China	Japan	Soviet Union
1982 #	9th World Championship	China	Peru	United States
1984 #	Los Angeles Olympic Games	China	United States	Japan
1985 #	4th World Cup	China	Cuba	Soviet Union
1986 #	10th World Championship	China	Cuba	Peru
2003	9th World Cup	China	Brazil	United States
2004	Athens Olympic Games	China	Russia	Cuba
2015	12th World Cup	China	Serbia	United States
2016	Rio Olympic Games	China	Serbia	United States
2019	13th World Cup	China	United States	Russia

# : 5 consecutive world titles

Tournaments record

International tournaments

Olympic Games

Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place

Summer Olympics record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	L	SW	SL	Squad
1964	Did not participate
1968
1972
1976
1980
1984	Final	Champions	5	4	1	13	3	Squad
1988	Semifinals	Third place	5	3	2	11	7	Squad
1992	Final round	7th	4	1	3	8	9	Squad
1996	Final	Runners-Up	8	7	1	22	7	Squad
2000	Quarterfinals	5th	8	4	4	14	14	Squad
2004	Final	Champions	8	7	1	23	8	Squad
2008	Semifinals	3rd	8	5	3	19	11	Squad
2012	Quarterfinals	5th	6	3	3	13	13	Squad
2016	Final	Champions	8	5	3	18	13	Squad
2020	Preliminary round	9th	5	2	3	8	9	Squad
2024	Quarterfinals	5th	4	3	1	11	6	Squad
Total	3 Titles

World Championship

Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place

World Championship record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	L	SW	SL	Squad
1952	Did not qualify
1956	Final round	6th	12	5	7	21	24	Squad
1960	Did not qualify
1962	9th–14th places	9th	8	6	2	20	9	Squad
1967	Did not qualify
1970	Did not qualify
1974	Second round	14th	11	8	3	26	20	Squad
1978	Second round	6th	10	8	2	24	9	Squad
1982	Final	Champions	10	8	2	24	6	Squad
1986	Final	Champions	10	10	0	30	3	Squad
1990	Final	Runners-Up	7	6	1	19	3	Squad
1994	Quarterfinals	8th	5	3	2	10	8	Squad
1998	Final	Runners-Up	8	5	3	17	16	Squad
2002	3rd place match	4th	10	7	3	23	16	Squad
2006	5th place match	5th	11	8	3	27	11	Squad
2010	Second round	10th	11	6	5	20	14	Squad
2014	Final	Runners-Up	13	10	3	32	16	Squad
2018	3rd place match	Third place	13	11	2	36	11	Squad
2022	Quarterfinals	6th	10	7	3	23	11	Squad
2025	Qualified
Total	2 Titles

World Cup

Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place

World Cup record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	L	SW	SL	Squad
1973	Did not qualify
1977		4th	6	4	2	13	11	Squad
1981		Champions	7	7	0	21	4	Squad
1985		Champions	7	7	0	21	1	Squad
1989		Third place	7	6	1	17	6	Squad
1991		Runners-Up	8	7	1	21	6	Squad
1995		Third place	11	8	3	24	14	Squad
1999		5th	11	7	4	24	15	Squad
2003		Champions	11	11	0	33	4	Squad
2007	Did not participate
2011		Third place	11	8	3	30	13	Squad
2015		Champions	11	10	1	30	7	Squad
2019		Champions	11	11	0	30	10	Squad
2023	Did not participate
Total	5 Titles

Nations League

Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place

Nations League record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	L	SW	SL	Squad
2018	Final Round	Third place	19	9	10	36	34	Squad
2019	Final Round	Third place	19	14	5	45	20	Squad
2021	Preliminary Round	5th	15	10	5	35	21	Squad
2022	Final Round	6th	13	8	5	30	20	Squad
2023	Final Round	Runners-Up	15	10	5	36	23	Squad
2024	Final Round	5th	13	9	4	29	17	Squad
Total	0 Titles

World Grand Champions Cup

Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place

World Grand Champions record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	L	SW	SL	Squad
1993	Round Robin	Runners-Up	5	4	1	12	7	Squad
1997	Round Robin	4th	5	2	3	8	10	Squad
2001	Round Robin	Champions	5	5	0	15	3	Squad
2005	Round Robin	Third place	5	3	2	11	8	Squad
2009	Did not qualify
2013	Did not qualify
2017	Round Robin	Champions	5	5	0	15	4	Squad
Total	2 Titles

World Grand Prix

Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place

World Grand Prix record
Year	Round	Position	GP	MW	ML	Squad
1993	Final Round	Runners-Up	12	6	6	Squad
1994	Final Round	Third place	12	7	5	Squad
1995	Final Round	4th	15	7	8	Squad
1996	Final Round	4th	15	8	7	Squad
1997	Preliminary Round	5th	6	3	3	Squad
1998	Final Round	4th	11	7	4	Squad
1999	Final Round	Third place	8	4	4	Squad
2000	Final Round	4th	11	4	7	Squad
2001	Final Round	Runners-Up	14	11	3	Squad
2002	Final Round	Runners-Up	12	10	2	Squad
2003	Final Round	Champions	10	8	2	Squad
2004	Final Round	5th	12	9	3	Squad
2005	Final Round	Third place	14	11	3	Squad
2006	Final Round	5th	12	10	2	Squad
2007	Final Round	Runners-Up	14	8	6	Squad
2008	Final Round	5th	14	9	5	Squad
2009	Final Round	5th	14	8	6	Squad
2010	Final Round	4th	14	8	6	Squad
2011	Final Round	8th	13	6	7	Squad
2012	Final Round	5th	14	9	5	Squad
2013	Final Round	Runners-Up	14	13	1	Squad
2014	Final Round	5th	14	7	7	Squad
2015	Final Round	4th	14	11	3	Squad
2016	Final Round	5th	12	9	3	Squad
2017	Final Round	4th	13	7	6	Squad
Total	1 Title

Continental tournaments

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 — Gold Medal

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
2023 — Silver Medal

Asian Cup

2008 — Gold Medal
2010 — Gold Medal
2012 — Silver Medal
2014 — Gold Medal
2016 — Gold Medal
2018 — Gold Medal
2022 — Silver Medal

Results and fixtures

2024 tournaments

Intercontinental tournaments

2024 FIVB Volleyball Women's Nations League

Date: 15 May – 24 June

Preliminary round												Final Rank
Week 1				Week 2				Week 3
Rio de Janeiro				Macau				Hong Kong
KOR	USA	CAN	SRB	NED	JPN	THA	ITA	BUL	GER	TUR	POL
3–0	3–1	1–3	3–1	3–1	1–3	3–0	0–3	3–0	3–0	3–2	3–0	5th

Squads

Current squad

The following is the Chinese roster for the 2024 Olympics Games.^[2]^[3]

Head coach: Cai Bin

No.	Name	Date of birth	Pos	Height	Weight	Spike	Block	2024–25 Club
1	Yuan Xinyue (C)	21 December 1996	MB	2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)	69 kg (152 lb)	317 cm (125 in)	311 cm (122 in)	VakıfBank S.K.
2	Zhu Ting	29 November 1994	OH	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	78 kg (172 lb)	327 cm (129 in)	300 cm (120 in)	Imoco Volley Conegliano
3	Diao Linyu	29 March 1994	ST	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)	78 kg (172 lb)	309 cm (122 in)	303 cm (119 in)	Jiangsu Zenith Steel
5	Gao Yi	22 June 1998	MB	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)	74 kg (163 lb)	304 cm (120 in)	298 cm (117 in)	Shanghai Bright Ubest
6	Gong Xiangyu	21 April 1997	OP	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	67 kg (148 lb)	313 cm (123 in)	302 cm (119 in)	Jiangsu Zenith Steel
7	Wang Yuanyuan	14 July 1997	MB	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)	75 kg (165 lb)	312 cm (123 in)	300 cm (120 in)	Tianjin Bohai Bank
9	Zhang Changning	6 November 1995	OH	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)	80 kg (180 lb)	315 cm (124 in)	303 cm (119 in)	Jiangsu Zenith Steel
12	Li Yingying	19 February 2000	OH	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)	78 kg (172 lb)	305 cm (120 in)	300 cm (120 in)	Tianjin Bohai Bank
14	Zheng Yixin	6 May 1995	OP	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)	71 kg (157 lb)	316 cm (124 in)	307 cm (121 in)	Fujian
16	Ding Xia	13 January 1990	ST	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	67 kg (148 lb)	305 cm (120 in)	300 cm (120 in)	Liaoning Donggang Strawberry Alliance
18	Wang Mengjie (L)	14 November 1995	LB	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)	65 kg (143 lb)	289 cm (114 in)	280 cm (110 in)	Shandong Rizhao Steel
21	Wu Mengjie	10 September 2002	OH	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)	64 kg (141 lb)	320 cm (130 in)	315 cm (124 in)	Jiangsu Zenith Steel
22	Zhuang Yushan (AP)	28 April 2003	OH	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)	71 kg (157 lb)	316 cm (124 in)	307 cm (121 in)	Fujian

AP: Reserve Player

Former squad

The following is the Chinese roster for the 2020 Olympics Games.

Head coach: Lang Ping

No.	Name	Date of birth	Pos	Height	Weight	Spike	Block	2019–20 club
1	Yuan Xinyue	21 December 1996	MB	2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)	78 kg (172 lb)	317 cm (125 in)	311 cm (122 in)	Bayi Nanchang
2	Zhu Ting (C)	29 November 1994	OH	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	78 kg (172 lb)	327 cm (129 in)	300 cm (120 in)	Tianjin Bohai Bank
6	Gong Xiangyu	21 April 1997	OP	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)	67 kg (148 lb)	320 cm (130 in)	315 cm (124 in)	Jiangsu Zenith Steel
7	Wang Yuanyuan	14 July 1997	MB	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)	75 kg (165 lb)	312 cm (123 in)	300 cm (120 in)	Tianjin Bohai Bank
9	Zhang Changning	6 November 1995	OH/OP	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)	80 kg (180 lb)	315 cm (124 in)	303 cm (119 in)	Jiangsu Zenith Steel
10	Liu Xiaotong	16 February 1990	OH	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	80 kg (180 lb)	312 cm (123 in)	300 cm (120 in)	Beijing BAIC Motor
11	Yao Di	15 August 1992	ST	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)	65 kg (143 lb)	306 cm (120 in)	298 cm (117 in)	Tianjin Bohai Bank
12	Li Yingying	19 February 2000	OH	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)	78 kg (172 lb)	305 cm (120 in)	300 cm (120 in)	Tianjin Bohai Bank
16	Ding Xia	13 January 1990	ST	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	67 kg (148 lb)	305 cm (120 in)	300 cm (120 in)	Liaoning Seagulls
17	Yan Ni	2 March 1987	MB	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)	74 kg (163 lb)	317 cm (125 in)	306 cm (120 in)	Liaoning Seagulls
18	Wang Mengjie (L)	14 November 1995	LB	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)	65 kg (143 lb)	289 cm (114 in)	280 cm (110 in)	Shandong Sports Lottery
19	Liu Yanhan	19 January 1993	OH	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	75 kg (165 lb)	315 cm (124 in)	305 cm (120 in)	Bayi Nanchang

Notable squads

Olympics Games squads

1984 Olympic Games – Gold medal
Lang Ping, Liang Yan, Zhu Ling, Hou Yuzhu, Yang Xilan, Jiang Ying, Li Yanjun, Yang Xiaojun, Zheng Meizhu, Zhang Rongfang (c), Su Huijuan, and Zhou Xiaolan. Head coach: Yuan Weimin.
1988 Olympic Games – 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 Olympic Games – 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 Olympic Games – Silver medal
Cui Yongmei, He Qi, Lai Yawen (c), Li Yan, Liu Xiaoning, Pan Wenli, Sun Yue, Wang Lina, Wang Yi, Wang Ziling, Wu Yongmei, and Zhu Yunying. Head coach: Lang Ping
2000 Olympic Games – 5th place
Chen Jing, Gui Chaoran, He Qi, Li Shan, Li Yan (L), Qiu Aihua, Sun Yue, Wang Lina, Wu Dan, Wu Yongmei, Yin Yin, and Zhu Yunying. Head coach: Hu Jin
2004 Olympic Games – Gold medal
Feng Kun (c), Yang Hao, Liu Yanan, Li Shan, Zhou Suhong, Zhao Ruirui, Zhang Yuehong, Chen Jing, Song Nina, Wang Lina, Zhang Na (L), and Zhang Ping. Head coach: Chen Zhonghe
2008 Olympic Games – Bronze medal
Wang Yimei, Feng Kun (c), Yang Hao, Liu Yanan, Wei Qiuyue, Xu Yunli, Zhou Suhong, Zhao Ruirui, Xue Ming, Li Juan, Zhang Na (L), and Ma Yunwen. Head coach: Chen Zhonghe
2012 Olympic Games – 7th place
Wang Yimei, Mi Yang, Hui Ruoqi, Chu Jinling, Zhang Xian (L), Wei Queyue (c), Yang Junjing, Cui Yongmei, Yang Xiaojun, Zheng Meizhu, Shan Danna, and Xu Yunli. Head coach: Yu Juemin
2016 Olympic Games – Gold medal
Yuan Xinyue, Zhu Ting, Yang Fangxu, Gong Xiangyu, Wei Qiuyue, Zhang Changning, Liu Xiaotong, Xu Yunli, Hui Ruoqi (c), Lin Li (L), Ding Xia, and Yan Ni. Head coach: Lang Ping
2020 Olympic Games – 9th place
Yuan Xinyue, Zhu Ting (c), Gong Xiangyu, Wang Yuanyuan, Zhang Changning, Liu Xiaotong, Yao Di, Li Yingying, Ding Xia, Yan Ni, Wang Mengjie (L), and Liu Yanhan. Head coach: Lang Ping

World Championship squads

World Cup squads

Head coaches history

Note: The following list may not be complete.

Li Ange (1954–1956)
Hou Weiyi (1956, 1959–1962)
Qian Jiaxiang (1957)
He Bingkun (1958, 1965)
Que Yongwu (1963–1964)
Ma Zhanyuan (1966)
Wang Suyun (1972)
Xu Jie (1972)
Li Zongyong (1972–1974)
Han Yunbo (1975)
Yuan Weimin (1976–1984)
Deng Ruozeng (1985)
Zhang Rongfang (1986)
Li Yaoxian (1987–1988)
Hu Jin (1989–1992,1999–2000)
Li Xiaofeng (1993–1994)
Lang Ping (1995–1998, 2013–2021)
Chen Zhonghe (2001–2008)
Wang Baoquan (2010)
Yu Juemin (2010–2012)
An Jiajie (interim) (2017–2018)
Cai Bin (2009, 2022 – present)

Sponsorships

The team has sponsorship agreements with many companies such as bedding brand DeRucci-MuSi and edible oils brand COFCO Fulinmen.^[4]

The team now is sponsored by or cooperated with China Pacific Insurance Company (CPIC), Adidas, China Resources Beverage.

Kit providers

The table below shows the history of kit providers for the China national volleyball team.

Period	Kit provider
1981 – 2004	Mizuno
2005 – present	Adidas

References

^ "CCTV體壇風雲人物年度評選揭曉". 華奧星空. 2016-01-25. Retrieved 2016-06-25.^{[dead link‍]}
^ 女排奥运会名单官宣!5人首次参加, 郑益昕丁霞遭批, 二换三要废 [The women's volleyball team's Olympic roster is officially announced! Five players are participating for the first time, Zheng Yixin and Ding Xia are criticized, and the two-for-three substitutions are going to be scrapped]. Sina Sports (in Chinese). 29 June 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
^ "Team roster: China" (PDF). Olympics.com. 26 July 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
^ Kevin McCullagh (19 December 2019). "Chinese women's volleyball team signs two sponsors". SportsBusiness. Retrieved 21 September 2020.

External links

[1] "CCTV體壇風雲人物年度評選揭曉". 華奧星空. 2016-01-25. Retrieved 2016-06-25.^{[dead link‍]}

[2] 女排奥运会名单官宣!5人首次参加, 郑益昕丁霞遭批, 二换三要废 [The women's volleyball team's Olympic roster is officially announced! Five players are participating for the first time, Zheng Yixin and Ding Xia are criticized, and the two-for-three substitutions are going to be scrapped]. Sina Sports (in Chinese). 29 June 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2024.

[3] "Team roster: China" (PDF). Olympics.com. 26 July 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2024.

[4] Kevin McCullagh (19 December 2019). "Chinese women's volleyball team signs two sponsors". SportsBusiness. Retrieved 21 September 2020.

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Contents

World Championships titles

Tournaments record

International tournaments

Olympic Games

World Championship

World Cup

Nations League

World Grand Champions Cup

World Grand Prix

Continental tournaments

Asian Games

Asian Championship

Asian Cup

Results and fixtures

2024 tournaments

Intercontinental tournaments

2024 FIVB Volleyball Women's Nations League

Squads

Current squad

Former squad

Notable squads

Olympics Games squads

World Championship squads

World Cup squads

Head coaches history

Sponsorships

Kit providers

See also

References

External links