Chen Yaqiong
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Born | 1956 Yongchun County, China | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 181 cm (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Middle blocker | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number | 10 (1981) 7 (1982) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Chen Yaqiong (Chinese: 陈亚琼, born 1956, in Yongchun County) is a Chinese former volleyball player. She was a member of the Chinese national team that won gold at both the 1981 FIVB World Cup and the 1982 FIVB World Championship. She also won a gold medal at the 1982 Asian Games, after which she retired.
Personal life
After her retirement from volleyball, Chen worked for the Hong Kong Liaison Office.[1]
In 2018, the government of her hometown Tangxi Village in Hushan, Fujian built a "women's volleyball spirit" museum by remodeling her former residence, which collected many publications, art works, photos, and personal donations from Chen herself. It is the first women's volleyball museum in China.[2]
She is the Fujianese girl in the 2020 movie Leap.[citation needed]
References
External links
- Volleybox.net Profile
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- 1 Cao Huiying
- 2 Liang Yan
- 3 Lang Ping
- 4 Zhou Xiaolan
- 5 Yang Xi
- 6 Sun Jinfang (c)
- 7 Chen Zhaodi
- 8 Zhou Lumin
- 9 Zhu Ling
- 10 Chen Yaqiong
- 11 Zhang Rongfang
- 12 Zhang Jieyun
- Coach: Yuan Weimin
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