Gong Xiangyu

Gong Xiangyu
Gong in 2017
Personal information
NicknameLittle Universe (小宇宙)
NationalityChinese
Born (1997-04-21) 21 April 1997
Lianyungang, Jiangsu, China
HometownLianyungang, Jiangsu, China
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight67 kg (148 lb)
Spike320 cm (126 in)
Block315 cm (124 in)
Volleyball information
PositionOpposite hitter
(2014–present)
Setter (before 2014)
Current clubUnited States LOVB Madison
Number16/14/6
Career
YearsTeams
2015–2025China Jiangsu
2025–2026United States LOVB Madison
National team
2016– China
Honours
Volleyball
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2016 Rio de JaneiroTeam
World Championship
Bronze medal – third place2018 JapanTeam
FIVB World Cup
Gold medal – first place2019 JapanTeam
World Grand Champions Cup
Gold medal – first place2017 JapanTeam
Volleyball Nations League
Silver medal – second place2023 ArlingtonTeam
Bronze medal – third place2018 NanjingTeam
Bronze medal – third place2019 NanjingTeam
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place2018 Jakarta-Palembang
Gold medal – first place2022 HangzhouTeam
Asian Cup Championship
Gold medal – first place2016 Vinh Phuc
Montreux Volley Masters
Gold medal – first place2016 Switzerland
Bronze medal – third place2017 SwitzerlandTeam

Gong Xiangyu (simplified Chinese: 龚翔宇; traditional Chinese: 龔翔宇; pinyin: gōng xiáng yǔ; born 21 April 1997)[1][2] is a Chinese volleyball player. She is the captain of the China women's national volleyball team. On the club level, she plays for LOVB Madison.

Personal

She was born in Lianyungang to a P.E. teacher mother who was once a national épée champion, and a policeman father who used to play for the Jiangsu U23 basketball team. Her given name Xiangyu means "flying in the universe." She started attending Nanjing Normal University in 2016.

Career

Junior

Before 2014, she was a setter. As a substitute player, she participated in 2012 Asian Youth Girls Volleyball Championship and 2013 FIVB Volleyball Girls' U18 World Championship.[3]

In 2014, because the former main opposite hitter, Ju Wanrong's injury, she began to be an opposite hitter and had success. During 2014 Asian Junior Women's Volleyball Championship and 2015 FIVB Volleyball Women's U20 World Championship, she showed her power.

Senior

She was promoted by Coach Cai Bin from the Jiangsu U23 team to Jiangsu Women's Volleyball Club in the 2015–2016 season. Following a successful debut season at the Chinese Volleyball League, she was selected by Coach Lang Ping for the national team in 2016. She represented China at the 2016 Summer Olympics and won the gold medal. She participated at the 2016 Montreux Volley Masters, 2017 Montreux Volley Masters, 2018 Montreux Volley Masters,[4] and 2019 Montreux Volley Masters.[5]

Awards

National team

References

  1. ↑ "Xiangyu Gong". Rio 2016 Olympics. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
  2. ↑ "Gong Xiangyu". Jiangsu Sports Bureau. Archived from the original on 26 November 2016. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
  3. ↑ "FIVB Volleyball Girls' U18 World Championship" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 August 2013.
  4. ↑ "China - Montreux Volley Masters 2018". Team Roster. 1 February 2019. Archived from the original on 1 February 2019. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  5. ↑ "Team Roster - China - Montreux Volley Masters 2019". 16 May 2019. Archived from the original on 16 May 2019.
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