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Yan Ni (volleyball)

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Yan Ni
Personal information
NicknameManager (掌柜)
NationalityChinese
Born (1987-03-02) 2 March 1987 (age 37)
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

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

Career

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Yan won the gold medal in the 2015 World Cup,[2] 2016 Summer Olympics,[3] and 2019 World Cup[4] with China women's national volleyball team.

Yan 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

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Awards

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Individuals

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Clubs

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National team

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References

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  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. Retrieved 2019-10-11.
Awards
Preceded by Best Middle Blocker of
World Championship

2018 (with Serbia Milena Rašić)
Succeeded by
Preceded by Best Middle Blocker of
World Cup

2019 (with Russia Irina Koroleva)
Succeeded by
Incumbent