Yan Ni (volleyball)

Yan Ni
Personal information
NicknameManager (掌柜)
NationalityChinese
Born (1987-03-02) 2 March 1987
Liaoning, China
Height1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight74 kg (163 lb)
Spike317 cm (125 in)
Block306 cm (120 in)
Volleyball information
PositionMiddle blocker
Current clubRetired
Number17 (national team), 2 (club)
National team
2009
2014–2021
 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
Gold medal – first place2015 JapanTeam
World Grand Champions Cup
Gold medal – first place2017 JapanTeam
Volleyball Nations League
Bronze medal – third place2018 NanjingTeam
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place2018 Jakarta-Palembang
Silver medal – second place2014 Incheon
Asian Championship
Gold medal – first place2015 Tianjin
AVC Cup
Gold medal – first place2014 ShenzhenTeam

Yan Ni (Chinese: 颜妮; pinyin: Yán Nī; born 2 March 1987) is a retired Chinese volleyball player who won the gold medal in the 2016 Summer Olympics. On the club level, she played for Liaoning. She announced her retirement from volleyball in November 2021.[1]

Career

Yan won the gold medal in the 2015 World Cup,[2] 2016 Summer Olympics,[3] and 2019 World Cup[4] as a member of the China women's national volleyball team. She was awarded the Best Middle Blocker at 2018 FIVB World Championship and 2019 World Cup. In 2014 AVC cup, Yan won both the MVP and Best Middle Blocker awards.

Clubs

Awards

Individuals

Clubs

National team

References

  1. ↑ "CHN W: 'Great Wall of China' won't be standing in way of rivals anymore – Yan Ni retires". World of Volley.
  2. ↑ "Lang Ping guides China to fourth volleyball World Cup title". Free Press Journal. September 7, 2015.
  3. ↑ "China women's volleyball team at Rio Games". September 3, 2016. Archived from the original on August 27, 2016. Retrieved September 4, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Women's Final Standing". worldcup.2019.fivb.com. Archived from the original on 2019-10-06. Retrieved 2019-10-11.