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World League 2011
22nd Edition
 
 CHN / China - Team Composition

 
Team manager Li Shiping
Head coach Zhou Jianan
Assistant coach Xie Guochen
Doctor Song Weiping
Therapist / trainer Wang Hebing
Journalist to be advised later
 
  No.   Name Lastname Shirt Name Birthdate Height Weight Spike Block Club
  1 Hongmin Bian BIAN H. M. 22/09/1989 210 95 355 330 Zhejiang
  2   Zhe Ji JI Z. 25/10/1986 200 90 347 341 Henan
  3 Qingyao Dai DAI Q. Y. 26/09/1991 205 81 350 340 Shanghai
  4   Chen Zhang ZHANG C. 28/06/1985 201 70 356 340 Jiangsu
  5 Peng Guo GUO P. 1/07/1982 200 84 360 337 Army
  6   Chunlong Liang LIANG C.L. 25/03/1988 206 91 351 333 Liaoning
  7 Weijun Zhong ZHONG W. J. 20/04/1989 199 80 347 335 Army
  8   Jianjun Cui CUI J. J. 1/08/1985 190 89 350 335 Henan
  9 Shuai Jiao JIAO S. 28/01/1984 194 76 350 341 Henan
  10   Ping Chen CHEN P. 1/09/1989 195 78 352 335 Jiangsu
  11 Dawei Yu YU D. W. 21/06/1984 199 90 345 335 Shandong
  C 12   Qiong Shen SHEN Q. 5/09/1981 198 84 359 349 Shanghai
  13 Kun Jiang JIANG K. 3/12/1985 197 90 340 330 Sichuan
  14   Qi Gao GAO Q. 30/12/1982 196 85 358 345 Hubei
  15 Runming Li LI R. M. 1/03/1990 198 90 350 326 Shandong
  L 16   Qi Ren REN Q. 24/02/1984 174 70 322 312 Shanghai
  L 17 Hui Ding DING H. 24/06/1989 185 80 330 320 Zhejiang
  18   Yingchao Fang FANG Y.C. 3/08/1982 198 79 360 350 Shanghai
 C=Captain  L=Libero
 
Team profile
Vowing to employ a fast game with various tactics, China comes into the 2009 FIVB World League riding high after a fifth-place finish at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, the team’s best ever showing.

But while the team is optimistic about the future, it has adopted a level-headed approach to the new Olympic cycle.

Some of the faces have changed on the team this year, although most of those are in the coaching department, with the core of the players remaining the same as those who participated in Beijing.

Joining coach Zhou Jianan, the Chinese team captain in 1990s, and assistant coach Xie Guochen, are new assistant coach Wang Hebing and trainer and team manager Li Shiping.

China finished seventh in the 2008 World League, moving up one place from the 2007 edition.

Elsewhere, it has been a mixed bag of results for the Chinese in recent years. In the FIVB World Championship, they were the model of consistency from 1994 to 2002, finishing 13th three times running before dropping to a 17th-placed finish in 2006.

In the FIVB World Cup, they twice finished fifth in 1977 and 1981 and after an 18-year gap came back to place 11th in 1999 and then 10th in 2003.

China has fared better in the Asian Games. They won the competition in 1990, placed second in '94, won in '98, finished third in 2002 and second in '06.

In the Asian Championship, they placed third in '91, fourth in '93 and second in '95, before winning the title in '97 and retaining it in '99. They then finished third in 2001, second in '03, second in '05 and fourth in '07.
Coach profile
Zhou Jianan, 45, was setter of the Chinese Men's Volleyball team from 1987-1999 and took part in many major international competitions. He appeared in three World Cups and three World Championships and played for several years in the World League. As captain, he led the Chinese team to victory in the Asian Championship in 1997 and 1999, and to gold at the 1998 Asian Games.

After retiring from the Chinese Men's Volleyball team in 1999, he worked as head coach of the Sichuan Men's Club team for several years. After Zhou's appointment, Sichuan won the Chinese National League on a number of occasions.

In 2006, the Chinese National Men's Team was revamped and Zhou was appointed as head coach. For the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, he decided to select younger players to provide them with greater opportunities for rapid development. His strategy paid off, with the team gaining great experience and finishing in fifth in Beijing.

Zhou is still in charge of the next Olympic cycle, and he has vowed to accept the new challenge and continue to push his team forward.
 
 

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