Yang Xi (Chinese: 杨希, born 1956, in Anxin County) is a Chinese former volleyball player. She was a member of the Chinese national team that won gold at both the 1981 FIVB Women's World Cup and the 1982 FIVB Women's World Championship. She also won a silver medal at the 1978 Asian Games and a gold medal at the 1982 Asian Games, after which she retired.[1]

Yang Xi
Personal information
NationalityChinese
Born1956
Anxin County, Hebei, China
Height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Volleyball information
PositionOpposite
Number5 (1981)
4 (1982)
National team
1975–1982 China
Honours
Women's volleyball
Representing  China
World Championship
Gold medal – first place 1982 Peru
FIVB World Cup
Gold medal – first place 1981 Japan
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 1982 New Delhi Team
Silver medal – second place 1978 Bangkok Team

Coaching

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In 1989, Yang began coaching the Western Kentucky Lady Toppers.[2]

Personal life

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Yang later became a businesswoman in the US.[3] In 2012, she opened a school in Beijing which sought to incorporate western-style education with Chinese sports schools.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Xiao Hei (小黑) (15 May 2020). "她是中国女排的"山口百惠" 退役经商身价过亿". Sina.com. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  2. ^ "College Heights Herald, Vol. 65, No. 7".
  3. ^ Dong Jinxia. Women, Sport and Society in Modern China: Holding Up More Than Half the Sky. Frank Cass. p. 311. ISBN 0-203-58267-5.
  4. ^ "老女排国手杨希的体教结合办学经". China Youth Daily (in Chinese). 19 December 2012. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
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