Gong Xiangyu

Gong Xiangyu
Personal information
Nationality Chinese
Born (1997-04-21) 21 April 1997
Lianyungang
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight 72 kg (159 lb)
Spike 313 cm (123 in)
Block 302 cm (119 in)
Volleyball information
Position Opposite hitter
Current club Jiangsu
Number 16
National team
2016–China
Honours
Olympic Games
2016 Rio de Janeiro Team
This is a Chinese name; the family name is Gong.

Gong Xiangyu (simplified Chinese: 龚翔宇; traditional Chinese: 龔翔宇; pinyin: gōng xiáng yǔ; born 21 April 1997)[1][2] is a female Chinese volleyball player. She was born in Lianyungang, Jiangsu to a P.E. teacher mother, who used to compete in épée, and a policeman father, who is a former basketball player. 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 women's national volleyball team at the 2016 Summer Olympics and won the gold medal. She started attending Nanjing Normal University in 2016.

References

  1. ↑ "Xiangyu Gong". Rio 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
  2. ↑ "Gong Xiangyu". Jiangsu Sports Bureau.
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