Portrait of Xufei Zhang

Xufei Zhang

Women
China flagChina
Biography
Started: She began playing sitting volleyball at age 18 in Shanghai, People's Republic of China. (shanghai.xinmin.cn, 19 Sep 2016) Reason: She was scouted by the Shanghai sitting volleyball team at a community activity where people with an impairment were being fitted with artificial limbs. (shanghai.xinmin.cn, 19 Sep 2016) Ambition: To compete at the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris. (content-static.cctvnews.cctv.com, 29 Oct 2023) Awards: She was named the Best Receiver at the 2018 World Championships in the Netherlands. (sh.qihoo.com, 27 Jul 2018; volleymob.com, 24 Jul 2018) In 2004 she received the Merit Citation Class One award from the municipal government of Shanghai in the People's Republic of China. (shanghai.gov.cn, 18 Nov 2004)
Personal Details
GenderFemale
Birth DateAugust 28, 1984
OccupationAthlete
Languages SpokenMandarin
CoachXu Huimin [national], CHN; Sheng Yuhong [national], CHN
Highlights
RankEventYearLocation
Paralympic Games
1Women2012London, GBR
1Women2008Beijing, CHN
1Women2004Athens, GRE
2Women2020Tokyo, JPN
2Women2016Rio de Janeiro, BRA
World Championships
1Women2014Elblag, POL
3Women2018Netherlands
Asian Para Games
1Women2022Hangzhou, CHN
1Women2018Jakarta, INA
1Women2014Incheon, KOR
1Women2010Guangzhou, CHN