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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | Chinese | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1956 Anxin County, Hebei, China | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Opposite | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 5 (1981) 4 (1982) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Honours
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Coaching
editIn 1989, Yang began coaching the Western Kentucky Lady Toppers.[2]
Personal life
editYang 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
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ "College Heights Herald, Vol. 65, No. 7".
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.