China women's national volleyball team

China

Association	Chinese Volleyball Association (CVA)
Confederation	AVC
Head coach	Cai Bin
FIVB ranking	6 (as of 31 July 2023)
Uniforms
Home Away Third
Summer Olympics
Appearances	9 (First in 1984)
Best result	(1984, 2004, 2016)
World Championship
Appearances	14 (First in 1956)
Best result	(1982, 1986)
World Cup
Appearances	12 (First in 1977)
Best result	(1981, 1985, 2003, 2015, 2019)
www.volleyball.org.cn (in Chinese)
Honours Olympic Games 1984 Los Angeles Team 2004 Athens Team 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team 1996 Atlanta Team 1988 Seoul Team 2008 Beijing Team World Championship 1982 Peru 1986 Czechoslovakia 1990 China 1998 Japan 2014 Italy 2018 Japan World Cup 1981 Japan 1985 Japan 2003 Japan 2015 Japan 2019 Japan 1991 Japan 1989 Japan 1995 Japan 2011 Japan World Grand Champions Cup 2001 Japan 2017 Japan 1993 Japan 2005 Japan FIVB World Grand Prix 2003 Andria 1993 Hong Kong 2001 Macau 2002 Hong Kong 2007 Ningbo 2013 Sapporo 1994 Shanghai 1999 Yuxi 2005 Sendai Nations League 2023 Arlington, Texas 2018 Nanjing 2019 Nanjing Asian Games 1982 New Delhi Team 1986 Seoul Team 1990 Beijing Team 1998 Bangkok Team 2002 Busan Team 2006 Doha Team 2010 Guangzhou Team 2018 Jakarta-Palembang Team 2022 Hangzhou Team 1978 Bangkok Team 1994 Hiroshima Team 2014 Incheon Team 1974 Tehran Team Asian Championship 1979 Hong Kong 1987 Shanghai 1989 Hong Kong 1991 Bangkok 1993 Shanghai 1995 Chiang Mai 1997 Manila 1999 Hong Kong 2001 Nakhon Ratchasima 2003 Ho Chi Minh City 2005 Taicang 2011 Taipei 2015 Tianjin 1983 Fukuoka 2007 Nakhon Ratchasima 2009 Hanoi 2023 Nakhon Ratchasima 1975 Melbourne Asian Cup 2008 Nakhon Ratchasima 2010 Taicang 2014 Shenzhen 2016 Vĩnh Phúc 2018 Nakhon Ratchasima 2012 Almaty 2022 Pasig

The China women's national volleyball team (Chinese: 中国国家女子排球队, or 中国女排 for short) represents the People's Republic of China in international volleyball competitions and friendly matches governed by Chinese Volleyball Association. The current head coach is Cai Bin.

The team is one of the leading and most successful squads in women's international volleyball, having won ten championships titles in the three major international competitions of volleyball, including five World Cups (1981, 1985, 2003, 2015, 2019), two World Championships (1982, 1986) and three Olympic titles (1984, 2004, 2016).

China took five consecutive World titles in the 1980s. The most recent three competition records are the 6th place in the 2022 World Women's Volleyball Championship, the 2019 Women's Volleyball World Cup champion, and the 2020 Tokyo Olympics missed the top 8. In 2011, 2014, 2015 and 2016, the Chinese women's volleyball team won the "Best team" award in the CCTV sportsmanship competition. The team now ranks the 6th place of the FIVB World Rankings (Women's).

World Championships Titles

Year	Games	Champion	Runner-up	Third Place
1981 #	3rd World Cup	China	Japan	Soviet Union
1982 #	9th World Championship	China	Peru	United States
1984 #	Los Angeles Olympic Games	China	United States	Japan
1985 #	4th World Cup	China	Cuba	Soviet Union
1986 #	10th World Championship	China	Cuba	Peru
2003	9th World Cup	China	Brazil	United States
2004	Athens Olympic Games	China	Russia	Cuba
2015	12th World Cup	China	Serbia	United States
2016	Rio Olympic Games	China	Serbia	United States
2019	13th World Cup	China	United States	Russia

# : 5 consecutive world titles

Tournaments record

International tournaments

Olympic Games

  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

Summer Olympics record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	L	SW	SL	Squad
1964	Did not participate
1968
1972
1976
1980
1984	Final	Gold	5	4	1	13	3	Squad
1988	Third place playoff	Bronze	5	3	2	11	7	Squad
1992	Final round	7th	4	1	3	8	9	Squad
1996	Final	Silver	8	7	1	22	7	Squad
2000	Quarterfinals	5th	8	4	4	14	14	Squad
2004	Final	Gold	8	7	1	23	8	Squad
2008	Third place playoff	Bronze	8	5	3	19	11	Squad
2012	Quarterfinals	5th	6	3	3	13	13	Squad
2016	Final	Gold	8	5	3	18	13	Squad
2020	Preliminary round	9th	5	2	3	8	9	Squad
2024	TBD
Total	3 Titles

World Championship

  Champions    Runners-up    Third place    Fourth place

World Championship record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	L	SW	SL	Squad
1952	Did not qualify
1956	Final round	6th	12	5	7	21	24	Squad
1960	Did not qualify
1962	9th–14th places	9th	8	6	2	20	9	Squad
1967	Did not qualify
1970
1974	Second round	14th	11	8	3	26	20	Squad
1978	Second round	6th	10	8	2	24	9	Squad
1982	Final	Champions	10	8	2	24	6	Squad
1986	Final	Champions	10	10	0	30	3	Squad
1990	Final	Runners-Up	7	6	1	19	3	Squad
1994	Quarterfinals	8th	5	3	2	10	8	Squad
1998	Final	Runners-Up	8	5	3	17	16	Squad
2002	3rd place match	4th	10	7	3	23	16	Squad
2006	5th place match	5th	11	8	3	27	11	Squad
2010	Second round	10th	11	6	5	20	14	Squad
2014	Final	Runners-Up	13	10	3	32	16	Squad
2018	3rd place match	Third place	13	11	2	36	11	Squad
2022	Quarterfinals	6th	10	7	3	23	11	Squad
Total	2 Titles

World Cup

  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

World Cup record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	L	SW	SL	Squad
1973	Did not qualify
1977		4th	6	4	2	13	11	Squad
1981		Champions	7	7	0	21	4	Squad
1985		Champions	7	7	0	21	1	Squad
1989		Third place	7	6	1	17	6	Squad
1991		Runners-Up	8	7	1	21	6	Squad
1995		Third place	11	8	3	24	14	Squad
1999		5th	11	7	4	24	15	Squad
2003		Champions	11	11	0	33	4	Squad
2007	Did not participate
2011		Third place	11	8	3	30	13	Squad
2015		Champions	11	10	1	30	7	Squad
2019		Champions	11	11	0	30	10	Squad
2023	Did not participate
Total	5 Titles

Nations League

  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

Nations League record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	L	SW	SL	Squad
2018	Final Round	Third place	19	9	10	36	36	Squad
2019	Final Round	Third place	19	14	5	45	20	Squad
2021	Preliminary Round	5th	15	10	5	35	21	Squad
2022	Final Round	6th	13	8	5	30	20	Squad
2023	Final Round	Runners-Up	15	10	5	36	23	Squad
Total	0 Titles

World Grand Champions Cup

  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

World Grand Champions record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	L	SW	SL	Squad
1993	Round Robin	Runners-Up	5	4	1	12	7	Squad
1997	Round Robin	4th	5	2	3	8	10	Squad
2001	Round Robin	Champions	5	5	0	15	3	Squad
2005	Round Robin	Third place	5	3	2	11	8	Squad
2009	Did not qualify
2013
2017	Round Robin	Champions	5	5	0	15	4	Squad
Total	2 Titles

World Grand Prix

  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

World Grand Prix record
Year	Round	Position	GP	MW	ML	Squad
1993	Final Round	Runners-Up	12	6	6	Squad
1994	Final Round	Third place	12	7	5	Squad
1995	Final Round	4th	15	7	8	Squad
1996	Final Round	4th	15	8	7	Squad
1997	Preliminary Round	5th	6	3	3	Squad
1998	Final Round	4th	11	7	4	Squad
1999	Final Round	Third place	8	4	4	Squad
2000	Final Round	4th	11	4	7	Squad
2001	Final Round	Runners-Up	14	11	3	Squad
2002	Final Round	Runners-Up	12	10	2	Squad
2003	Final Round	Champions	10	8	2	Squad
2004	Final Round	5th	12	9	3	Squad
2005	Final Round	Third place	14	11	3	Squad
2006	Final Round	5th	12	10	2	Squad
2007	Final Round	Runners-Up	14	8	6	Squad
2008	Final Round	5th	14	9	5	Squad
2009	Final Round	5th	14	8	6	Squad
2010	Final Round	4th	14	8	6	Squad
2011	Final Round	8th	13	6	7	Squad
2012	Final Round	5th	14	9	5	Squad
2013	Final Round	Runners-Up	14	13	1	Squad
2014	Final Round	5th	14	7	7	Squad
2015	Final Round	4th	14	11	3	Squad
2016	Final Round	5th	12	9	3	Squad
2017	Final Round	4th	13	7	6	Squad
Total	1 Title

Continental tournaments

Asian Games

• 1974 — Bronze Medal
• 1978 — Silver Medal
• 1982 — Gold Medal
• 1986 — Gold Medal
• 1990 — Gold Medal
• 1994 — Silver Medal
• 1998 — Gold Medal
• 2002 — Gold Medal
• 2006 — Gold Medal
• 2010 — Gold Medal
• 2014 — Silver Medal
• 2018 — Gold Medal
• 2022 — Gold Medal

Asian Championship

• 1975 — Bronze Medal
• 1979 — Gold Medal
• 1983 — Silver Medal
• 1987 — Gold Medal
• 1989 — Gold Medal
• 1991 — Gold Medal
• 1993 — Gold Medal
• 1995 — Gold Medal
• 1997 — Gold Medal
• 1999 — Gold Medal
• 2001 — Gold Medal
• 2003 — Gold Medal
• 2005 — Gold Medal
• 2007 — Silver Medal
• 2009 — Silver Medal
• 2011 — Gold Medal
• 2013 — 4th place
• 2015 — Gold Medal
• 2017 — 4th place
• 2019 — 4th place
• 2023 — Silver Medal

Asian Cup

• 2008 — Gold Medal
• 2010 — Gold Medal
• 2012 — Silver Medal
• 2014 — Gold Medal
• 2016 — Gold Medal
• 2018 — Gold Medal
• 2022 — Silver Medal

Results and fixtures

2024 tournaments

Intercontinental tournaments

2024 FIVB Volleyball Women's Nations League

• Date: 15 May – 24 June

Preliminary round												Final Rank
Week 1				Week 2				Week 3
Rio de Janeiro				Macau				Hong Kong
KOR	USA	CAN	SRB	NED	JPN	THA	ITA	BUL	GER	TUR	POL

Squads

Current squad

The following is the Chinese roster for the 2023 FIVB Volleyball Women's Olympic Qualification Tournaments.

Head coach: Cai Bin

No.	Name	Date of birth	Pos	Height	Weight	Spike	Block	2022–23 Club
1	Yuan Xinyue (C)	21 December 1996	MB	2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)	78 kg (172 lb)	317 cm (125 in)	311 cm (122 in)	Tianjin Bohai Bank
3	Diao Linyu	29 March 1994	ST	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)	78 kg (172 lb)	309 cm (122 in)	303 cm (119 in)	Jiangsu Zenith Steel
4	Yang Hanyu	12 October 1999	MB	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	65 kg (143 lb)	317 cm (125 in)	311 cm (122 in)	Shandong Sports Lottery
5	Gao Yi	22 June 1998	MB	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)	74 kg (163 lb)	304 cm (120 in)	298 cm (117 in)	Shanghai Bright Ubest
6	Gong Xiangyu	21 April 1997	OP	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	67 kg (148 lb)	313 cm (123 in)	302 cm (119 in)	Jiangsu Zenith Steel
7	Wang Yuanyuan	14 July 1997	MB	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)	75 kg (165 lb)	312 cm (123 in)	300 cm (120 in)	Tianjin Bohai Bank
10	Wang Yunlu	20 May 1996	OS	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)	80 kg (180 lb)	310 cm (120 in)	301 cm (119 in)	Beijing BAIC Motor
11	Zhong Hui	8 December 1997	OS	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)	72 kg (159 lb)	306 cm (120 in)	297 cm (117 in)	Shanghai Bright Ubest
12	Li Yingying	19 February 2000	OS	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)	78 kg (172 lb)	302 cm (119 in)	300 cm (120 in)	Tianjin Bohai Bank
14	Zheng Yixin	6 May 1995	OP	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)	71 kg (157 lb)	316 cm (124 in)	307 cm (121 in)	Fujian
16	Ding Xia	13 January 1990	ST	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	67 kg (148 lb)	305 cm (120 in)	300 cm (120 in)	Liaoning Seagulls
17	Ni Feifan (L)	14 February 2001	LB	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)	67 kg (148 lb)	317 cm (125 in)	306 cm (120 in)	Jiangsu Zenith Steel
18	Wang Mengjie (L)	14 November 1995	LB	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)	65 kg (143 lb)	289 cm (114 in)	280 cm (110 in)	Shandong Sports Lottery
21	Wu Mengjie	10 September 2002	OS	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)	64 kg (141 lb)	320 cm (130 in)	315 cm (124 in)	Jiangsu Zenith Steel

Former squad

The following is the Chinese roster for the 2020 Summer Olympics.

Head coach: Lang Ping

No.	Name	Date of birth	Pos	Height	Weight	Spike	Block	2019–20 club
1	Yuan Xinyue	21 December 1996	MB	2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)	78 kg (172 lb)	317 cm (125 in)	311 cm (122 in)	Bayi Nanchang
2	Zhu Ting (C)	29 November 1994	OS	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	78 kg (172 lb)	327 cm (129 in)	300 cm (120 in)	Tianjin Bohai Bank
6	Gong Xiangyu	21 April 1997	OP	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)	67 kg (148 lb)	320 cm (130 in)	315 cm (124 in)	Jiangsu Zenith Steel
7	Wang Yuanyuan	14 July 1997	MB	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)	75 kg (165 lb)	312 cm (123 in)	300 cm (120 in)	Tianjin Bohai Bank
9	Zhang Changning	6 November 1995	OS/OP	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)	80 kg (180 lb)	315 cm (124 in)	303 cm (119 in)	Jiangsu Zenith Steel
10	Liu Xiaotong	16 February 1990	OS	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	80 kg (180 lb)	312 cm (123 in)	300 cm (120 in)	Beijing BAIC Motor
11	Yao Di	15 August 1992	ST	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)	65 kg (143 lb)	306 cm (120 in)	298 cm (117 in)	Tianjin Bohai Bank
12	Li Yingying	19 February 2000	OS	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)	78 kg (172 lb)	305 cm (120 in)	300 cm (120 in)	Tianjin Bohai Bank
16	Ding Xia	13 January 1990	ST	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	67 kg (148 lb)	305 cm (120 in)	300 cm (120 in)	Liaoning Seagulls
17	Yan Ni	2 March 1987	MB	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)	74 kg (163 lb)	317 cm (125 in)	306 cm (120 in)	Liaoning Seagulls
18	Wang Mengjie (L)	14 November 1995	LB	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)	65 kg (143 lb)	289 cm (114 in)	280 cm (110 in)	Shandong Sports Lottery
19	Liu Yanhan	19 January 1993	OS	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	75 kg (165 lb)	315 cm (124 in)	305 cm (120 in)	Bayi Nanchang

Head coaches history

Note: The following list may not be complete.

• Li Ange (1954–1956)
• Hou Weiyi (1956, 1959–1962)
• Qian Jiaxiang (1957)
• He Bingkun (1958, 1965)
• Que Yongwu (1963–1964)
• Ma Zhanyuan (1966)
• Wang Suyun (1972)
• Xu Jie (1972)
• Li Zongyong (1972–1974)
• Han Yunbo (1975)
• Yuan Weimin (1976–1984)
• Deng Ruozeng (1985)
• Zhang Rongfang (1986)
• Li Yaoxian (1987–1988)
• Hu Jin (1989–1992,1999–2000)
• Li Xiaofeng (1993–1994)
• Lang Ping (1995–1998, 2013–2021)
• Chen Zhonghe (2001–2008)
• Wang Baoquan (2010)
• Yu Juemin (2010–2012)
• An Jiajie (interim) (2017–2018)
• Cai Bin (2009, 2022 – present)

Sponsorships

The team has sponsorship agreements with many companies such as bedding brand DeRucci-MuSi and edible oils brand COFCO Fulinmen.

The team now is sponsored by or cooperated with China Pacific Insurance Company (CPIC), Adidas, China Resources Beverage.

Kit providers

The table below shows the history of kit providers for the China national volleyball team.

Period	Kit provider
1981 – 2004	Mizuno
2005 – present	Adidas

See also

• China women's national under-23 volleyball team
• China women's national under-20 volleyball team
• China women's national under-18 volleyball team
• Leap (film), 2020 film about the team

External links

• Official website
• FIVB profile