Zhang Jingyin (Chinese: 张景胤; pinyin: Zhāng Jǐngyìn; born December 12, 1999, in Jiangsu) is a male Chinese volleyball player. He is part of the China men's national volleyball team. On club level he plays for Belogorie Belgorod.[1]

Zhang Jingyin
Personal information
Full name
NicknameBig Pao, Little Sun
NationalityChinese
Born (1999-12-20) 20 December 1999 (age 24)
Jiangsu, China
HometownJiangsu, China
Height207 cm (6 ft 9 in)
Weight88 kg (194 lb)
Spike357 cm (141 in)
Block345 cm (136 in)
Volleyball information
PositionOutsider spiker
Current clubBelogorie Belgorod[1]
Number22 (National Team & Club)
Career
YearsTeams
2017–2023China Zhejiang Sports Lottery
2023–2023Poland Trefl Gdańsk[2]
2023–2024Russia Belogorie Belgorod
National team
2018–present China
Honours
Men's volleyball
Representing  China
Asian Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Chiba Team
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2022 Hangzhou Team
Asian Cup
Gold medal – first place 2022 Nakhon Pathom Team
World University Games
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Chengdu Team
Last updated: July, 2023

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In 2013, Zhang at the age of 14 started learning to play volleyball at Xuzhou Tsinghua Middle School. He was 1.7 meters tall at the time.[3]

In April 2015, Zhang accompanied by his mother, came to the second team of Zhejiang Men's Volleyball Team. And under the recommendation of coach Li Quncheng, Zhang transferred to Xinhe Middle School, a traditional volleyball school that combines physical education and paved the way for him to eventually enter the professional team in Wenling, Zhejiang.[3]

On January 20, 2017, Zhang was selected for the first time in the National Junior Men's Volleyball Team to compete in the 2017 Asian Boys' U19 Volleyball Championship in Myanmar. He is also the team's top scorer, averaging 28.5 points per game and the biggest contributor to win the team's bronze medal.[3][4]

In August 2017, Zhang with other three players of Zhejiang second team was promoted to Zhejiang's main team after they won as the runners up in the Tianjin National Games.[3]

In 2018, Zhang was selected for the first time as a member of the National Senior Men's Volleyball Team.[5]

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  1. ^ a b Чжан Цзининь – новый игрок «Белогорья» [Zhang Jingyin is the new player of Belogorie]. Belogorie Volley (in Russian). 15 July 2023. Archived from the original on 24 July 2023. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  2. ^ "Zhang Jingyin przyjmującym Trefla Gdańsk. Promocja polskiej siatkówki w Chinach" [Zhang Jingyin receiving Trefl Gdańsk. Promotion of Polish volleyball in China]. Trefl Gdańsk (in Polish). Archived from the original on 9 June 2023. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  3. ^ a b c d 中国男排超新星主攻崛起 张景胤:目标打进奥运会 [Chinese men's volleyball supernova main attack rises Zhang Jingyin: the goal is to enter the Olympic Games]. Sina Sports (in Chinese). 29 May 2018. Archived from the original on 11 June 2022. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  4. ^ 新一届国少男排集训名单 王海川任主帅李春助教 [The new National youth men's volleyball training list Wang Haichuan as the coach and Li Chun as the assistant coach]. Sina Sports. 20 January 2017. Archived from the original on 19 June 2022. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  5. ^ "2018世界男排联赛资格审查 中国男排递交14人名单_中国排协官网" [2018 World Men's Volleyball League Qualification Review Chinese Men's Volleyball Team Submits 14-man List]. Volley China (in Chinese). 23 May 2018. Archived from the original on 24 July 2023. Retrieved 24 July 2023.

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