Biography
Started: She began playing sitting volleyball in 2009 in Shanghai, People's Republic of China. (olympics.com, 12 May 2021; xue163.com, 28 Jan 2016)
Reason: She participated in an event for children with impairments in Shanghai, People's Republic of China, and when she watched a sitting volleyball match, she saw the fun the players were having. She was also 168 centimetres tall at age 14 and played for her school basketball and table tennis teams before her leg was amputated. Coaches from the Shanghai sitting volleyball team were impressed by her physique and invited her to train with the women's team. (olympics.com, 12 May 2021; xue163.com, 28 Jan 2016)
Ambition: To compete at the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris. (ccwb.cn, 03 Apr 2024)
Awards: She was named Best Attacker at the 2024 Women's Super 6 in Nancy, France. (World ParaVolley Facebook page, 24 Jun 2024)
She was named Best Outside Hitter in the women's tournament at the 2023 Asian Championships in Astana, Kazakhstan. (hangzhou2022.cn, 11 Jul 2023)
She was named Best Outside Hitter in the women's tournament at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (hangzhou2022.cn, 11 Jul 2023)
She was named Best Receiver at the 2014 World Championships in Elblag, Poland. (paravolley.pl, 03 Jul 2014)
Personal Details
GenderFemale
Birth DateFebruary 4, 1994
OccupationAthlete
Languages SpokenMandarin
CoachXu Huimin [national], CHN; Sheng Yuhong [national], CHN
Highlights
| Rank | Event | Year | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paralympic Games | ||||
| 1 | Women | 2012 | London, GBR | |
| 2 | Women | 2020 | Tokyo, JPN | |
| World Championships | ||||
| 1 | Women | 2014 | Elblag, POL | |
| 3 | Women | 2018 | Netherlands | |
| Asian Para Games | ||||
| 1 | Women | 2022 | Hangzhou, CHN | |
| 1 | Women | 2018 | Jakarta, INA | |
| 1 | Women | 2010 | Guangzhou, CHN | |
