Wang Lina (volleyball)

Wang Lina (simplified Chinese: 王丽娜; traditional Chinese: 王麗娜; pinyin: wáng lì nà; born 5 February 1978, in Heilongjiang^[1]) is a former China women's national volleyball team outside hitter. She won the 2003 World Cup and 2004 Olympics gold medal.

Wang Lina
Personal information
Full name	Wang Lina
Nickname	Giant Bird (大鳥)
Nationality	Chinese
Born	(1978-02-05) 5 February 1978 (age 46) Heilongjiang, China
Hometown	Hei Longjiang, China
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	75 kg (165 lb)
Spike	319 cm (126 in)
Block	300 cm (120 in)
Volleyball information
Position	Outside hitter
Number	13 (1996) 15 (1998–2004)
National team
1996–2000 2003–2004  China
Honours Women's volleyball Representing  China Olympic Games 2004 Athens Team 1996 Atlanta Team World Championship 1998 Japan Team FIVB World Cup 2003 Japan FIVB World Grand Prix 2003 Andria 1999 Yuxi Asian Games 1998 Bangkok Team Asian Championship 1997 Doha 1999 Tehran 2003 Tianjin
Last updated: Dec 2010

Clubs

•   Bayi (Army)(1995–2008)
•   Guangzhou Jianlong (2009–2010)
•   Guangdong Evergrande (2011–2012)

References

1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. . Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 23 May 2012.

External links

• Wang Lina at Olympedia 
• Wang Lina at the Chinese Olympic Committee 
• FIVB Profile
• Volleybox.net Profile