Wang Lina (volleyball)

Wang Lina (simplified Chinese: 王丽娜; traditional Chinese: 王麗娜; pinyin: wáng lì nà; born 5 February 1978[1]) is a former China women's national volleyball team outside hitter. She won the 2003 World Cup and 2004 Olympics gold medal.

Wang Lina
Personal information
Full nameWang Lina
NicknameGiant Bird (大鳥)
Born (1978-02-05) 5 February 1978 (age 46)
Heilongjiang, China
HometownHei Longjiang, China
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
Spike319 cm (126 in)
Block300 cm (120 in)
Volleyball information
PositionOutside hitter
Number13 (1996)
15 (1998–2004)
National team
1996–2000
2003–2004
 China
Honours
Women's volleyball
Representing  China
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2004 Athens Team
Silver medal – second place 1996 Atlanta Team
World Championship
Silver medal – second place 1998 Japan Team
FIVB World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2003 Japan
FIVB World Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place 2003 Andria
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Yuxi
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 1998 Bangkok Team
Asian Championship
Gold medal – first place 1997 Doha
Gold medal – first place 1999 Tehran
Gold medal – first place 2003 Tianjin
Last updated: Dec 2010

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References

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Wang Lina". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 23 May 2012.
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