Cao Huiying
Chinese volleyball player (born 1954)
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Full name | 曹慧英 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 1954 Luannan County, China | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Middle blocker | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number | 1 (1981) 3 (1982) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Cao Huiying (Chinese: 曹慧英, born 1954, in Luannan 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 gold medal at the 1982 Asian Games, after which she retired.[citation needed]
Cao was the first ever captain for the Chinese women's team. She played for China with tuberculosis, a knee injury,[1] and only seven healthy fingers.[2]
Individual awards
- Best blocker, 1977 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup
- Spirit of fight, 1977 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup
References
- ^ Dong Jinxia. Women, Sport and Society in Modern China: Holding Up More Than Half the Sky. Frank Cass. p. 145. ISBN 0-203-58267-5.
- ^ "女排32年一路走来风雨兼程 三次夺冠不忘初心". Xinhua (in Chinese). 29 August 2016. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
External links
- Volleybox.net Profile
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China squad – 1981 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup – Gold medal
- 1 Cao Huiying
- 2 Liang Yan
- 3 Lang Ping
- 4 Zhou Xiaolan
- 5 Yang Xi
- 6 Sun Jinfang (c)
- 7 Chen Zhaodi
- 8 Zhou Lumin
- 9 Zhu Ling
- 10 Chen Yaqiong
- 11 Zhang Rongfang
- 12 Zhang Jieyun
- Coach: Yuan Weimin