Wang Yi (volleyball)
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| Born | May 25, 1973 (age 51) Shanghai, Shanghai, China | ||
| Height | 189 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||
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| Number | 6 | ||
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Wang Yi (Chinese: 王怡; pinyin: Wáng Yí, born May 25, 1973) is a Chinese volleyball player who twice went to the Olympic games with the Chinese team, in 1992 and 1996.[1] She helped the Chinese team win the silver medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.[1]
Personal life
[edit]Educated at Notre Dame de Namur University in Belmont, California, Wang earned a bachelor's degree in business administration in 2002. She has since served as an assistant coach at Pennsylvania State University, Rutgers University, and Columbia University, where she has been employed since 2008.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Wang Yi". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2016-05-22.
- ^ "Volleyball, Columbia University". gocolumbialions.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2009-06-30.
External links
[edit]- Wang Yi at Olympedia
- Wang Yi at the Chinese Olympic Committee (archived)
- Volleybox.net profile
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- 1973 births
- Living people
- Chinese women's volleyball players
- Olympic volleyball players for China
- Olympic silver medalists for China
- Olympic medalists in volleyball
- Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Volleyball players at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Volleyball players at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Asian Games medalists in volleyball
- Volleyball players at the 1994 Asian Games
- Notre Dame de Namur University alumni
- American volleyball coaches
- Columbia Lions women's volleyball coaches
- Medalists at the 1994 Asian Games
- Asian Games silver medalists for China
- Penn State Nittany Lions women's volleyball coaches
- Rutgers Scarlet Knights women's volleyball coaches
- 20th-century Chinese sportswomen