China women's national volleyball team

The China women's national volleyball team (Chinese: 中国国家女子排球队, or 中国女排 for short) represents the People's Republic of China in international volleyball competitions and friendly matches governed by Chinese Volleyball Association.

China

Association	Chinese Volleyball Association (CVA)
Confederation	AVC
Head coach	Zhao Yong
FIVB ranking	5 (as of 8 January 2025)
Uniforms
Home Away Third
Summer Olympics
Appearances	11 (First in 1984)
Best result	(1984, 2004, 2016)
World Championship
Appearances	14 (First in 1956)
Best result	(1982, 1986)
World Cup
Appearances	12 (First in 1977)
Best result	(1981, 1985, 2003, 2015, 2019)
www.volleyballchina.com (in Chinese)
Honours Olympic Games 1984 Los Angeles Team 2004 Athens Team 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team 1996 Atlanta Team 1988 Seoul Team 2008 Beijing Team World Championship 1982 Peru 1986 Czechoslovakia 1990 China 1998 Japan 2014 Italy 2018 Japan World Cup 1981 Japan 1985 Japan 2003 Japan 2015 Japan 2019 Japan 1991 Japan 1989 Japan 1995 Japan 2011 Japan World Grand Champions Cup 2001 Japan 2017 Japan 1993 Japan 2005 Japan FIVB World Grand Prix 2003 Andria 1993 Hong Kong 2001 Macau 2002 Hong Kong 2007 Ningbo 2013 Sapporo 1994 Shanghai 1999 Yuxi 2005 Sendai Nations League 2023 Arlington, Texas 2018 Nanjing 2019 Nanjing Asian Games 1982 New Delhi Team 1986 Seoul Team 1990 Beijing Team 1998 Bangkok Team 2002 Busan Team 2006 Doha Team 2010 Guangzhou Team 2018 Jakarta-Palembang Team 2022 Hangzhou Team 1978 Bangkok Team 1994 Hiroshima Team 2014 Incheon Team 1974 Tehran Team Asian Championship 1979 Hong Kong 1987 Shanghai 1989 Hong Kong 1991 Bangkok 1993 Shanghai 1995 Chiang Mai 1997 Manila 1999 Hong Kong 2001 Nakhon Ratchasima 2003 Ho Chi Minh City 2005 Taicang 2011 Taipei 2015 Tianjin 1983 Fukuoka 2007 Nakhon Ratchasima 2009 Hanoi 2023 Nakhon Ratchasima 1975 Melbourne Asian Cup 2008 Nakhon Ratchasima 2010 Taicang 2014 Shenzhen 2016 Vĩnh Phúc 2018 Nakhon Ratchasima 2012 Almaty 2022 Pasig

The China women's national volleyball team in 2017

The team is one of the leading and most successful squads in women's international volleyball, and one of the most popular sports team in China, having won ten championships titles in the three major international competitions of volleyball, including five World Cups (1981, 1985, 2003, 2015, 2019), two World Championships (1982, 1986) and three Olympic titles (1984, 2004, 2016).

China took five consecutive World titles in the 1980s. The most recent three competition records are the 6th place in the 2022 World Women's Volleyball Championship, the 2019 Women's Volleyball World Cup champion, and the 2020 Tokyo Olympics missed the top 8. In 2011, 2014, 2015 and 2016, the Chinese women's volleyball team won the "Best Team of the year" award in the CCTV Sportsmanship Competition.^[1] The team now ranks the 5th place at the FIVB World Rankings.

World Championships titles

Year	Games	Champion	Runner-up	Third Place
1981 #	3rd World Cup	China	Japan	Soviet Union
1982 #	9th World Championship	China	Peru	United States
1984 #	Los Angeles Olympic Games	China	United States	Japan
1985 #	4th World Cup	China	Cuba	Soviet Union
1986 #	10th World Championship	China	Cuba	Peru
2003	9th World Cup	China	Brazil	United States
2004	Athens Olympic Games	China	Russia	Cuba
2015	12th World Cup	China	Serbia	United States
2016	Rio Olympic Games	China	Serbia	United States
2019	13th World Cup	China	United States	Russia

# : 5 consecutive world titles

Tournaments record

International tournaments

Olympic Games

  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

Summer Olympics record Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL Squad 1964 Did not participate 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 Final Champions 5 4 1 13 3 Squad 1988 Semifinals Third place 5 3 2 11 7 Squad 1992 Final round 7th 4 1 3 8 9 Squad 1996 Final Runners-Up 8 7 1 22 7 Squad 2000 Quarterfinals 5th 8 4 4 14 14 Squad 2004 Final Champions 8 7 1 23 8 Squad 2008 Semifinals 3rd 8 5 3 19 11 Squad 2012 Quarterfinals 5th 6 3 3 13 13 Squad 2016 Final Champions 8 5 3 18 13 Squad 2020 Preliminary round 9th 5 2 3 8 9 Squad 2024 Quarterfinals 5th 4 3 1 11 6 Squad Total 3 Titles

World Championship

  Champions    Runners-up    Third place    Fourth place

World Championship record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	L	SW	SL	Squad
1952	Did not qualify
1956	Final round	6th	12	5	7	21	24	Squad
1960	Did not qualify
1962	9th–14th places	9th	8	6	2	20	9	Squad
1967	Did not qualify
1970
1974	Second round	14th	11	8	3	26	20	Squad
1978	Second round	6th	10	8	2	24	9	Squad
1982	Final	Champions	10	8	2	24	6	Squad
1986	Final	Champions	10	10	0	30	3	Squad
1990	Final	Runners-Up	7	6	1	19	3	Squad
1994	Quarterfinals	8th	5	3	2	10	8	Squad
1998	Final	Runners-Up	8	5	3	17	16	Squad
2002	3rd place match	4th	10	7	3	23	16	Squad
2006	5th place match	5th	11	8	3	27	11	Squad
2010	Second round	10th	11	6	5	20	14	Squad
2014	Final	Runners-Up	13	10	3	32	16	Squad
2018	3rd place match	Third place	13	11	2	36	11	Squad
2022	Quarterfinals	6th	10	7	3	23	11	Squad
2025	Qualified
Total	2 Titles

World Cup

Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place World Cup record Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL Squad 1973 Did not qualify 1977 4th 6 4 2 13 11 Squad 1981 Champions 7 7 0 21 4 Squad 1985 Champions 7 7 0 21 1 Squad 1989 Third place 7 6 1 17 6 Squad 1991 Runners-Up 8 7 1 21 6 Squad 1995 Third place 11 8 3 24 14 Squad 1999 5th 11 7 4 24 15 Squad 2003 Champions 11 11 0 33 4 Squad 2007 Did not participate 2011 Third place 11 8 3 30 13 Squad 2015 Champions 11 10 1 30 7 Squad 2019 Champions 11 11 0 30 10 Squad 2023 Did not participate Total 5 Titles

Nations League

Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place Nations League record Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL Squad 2018 Final Round Third place 19 9 10 36 34 Squad 2019 Final Round Third place 19 14 5 45 20 Squad 2021 Preliminary Round 5th 15 10 5 35 21 Squad 2022 Final Round 6th 13 8 5 30 20 Squad 2023 Final Round Runners-Up 15 10 5 36 23 Squad 2024 Final Round 5th 13 9 4 29 17 Squad Total 0 Titles

World Grand Champions Cup

Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place World Grand Champions record Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL Squad 1993 Round Robin Runners-Up 5 4 1 12 7 Squad 1997 Round Robin 4th 5 2 3 8 10 Squad 2001 Round Robin Champions 5 5 0 15 3 Squad 2005 Round Robin Third place 5 3 2 11 8 Squad 2009 Did not qualify 2013 2017 Round Robin Champions 5 5 0 15 4 Squad Total 2 Titles

World Grand Prix

  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

World Grand Prix record
Year	Round	Position	GP	MW	ML	Squad
1993	Final Round	Runners-Up	12	6	6	Squad
1994	Final Round	Third place	12	7	5	Squad
1995	Final Round	4th	15	7	8	Squad
1996	Final Round	4th	15	8	7	Squad
1997	Preliminary Round	5th	6	3	3	Squad
1998	Final Round	4th	11	7	4	Squad
1999	Final Round	Third place	8	4	4	Squad
2000	Final Round	4th	11	4	7	Squad
2001	Final Round	Runners-Up	14	11	3	Squad
2002	Final Round	Runners-Up	12	10	2	Squad
2003	Final Round	Champions	10	8	2	Squad
2004	Final Round	5th	12	9	3	Squad
2005	Final Round	Third place	14	11	3	Squad
2006	Final Round	5th	12	10	2	Squad
2007	Final Round	Runners-Up	14	8	6	Squad
2008	Final Round	5th	14	9	5	Squad
2009	Final Round	5th	14	8	6	Squad
2010	Final Round	4th	14	8	6	Squad
2011	Final Round	8th	13	6	7	Squad
2012	Final Round	5th	14	9	5	Squad
2013	Final Round	Runners-Up	14	13	1	Squad
2014	Final Round	5th	14	7	7	Squad
2015	Final Round	4th	14	11	3	Squad
2016	Final Round	5th	12	9	3	Squad
2017	Final Round	4th	13	7	6	Squad
Total	1 Title

Continental tournaments

Asian Games

• 1974 — Bronze Medal
• 1978 — Silver Medal
• 1982 — Gold Medal
• 1986 — Gold Medal
• 1990 — Gold Medal
• 1994 — Silver Medal
• 1998 — Gold Medal
• 2002 — Gold Medal
• 2006 — Gold Medal
• 2010 — Gold Medal
• 2014 — Silver Medal
• 2018 — Gold Medal
• 2022 — Gold Medal

Asian Championship

• 1975 — Bronze Medal
• 1979 — Gold Medal
• 1983 — Silver Medal
• 1987 — Gold Medal
• 1989 — Gold Medal
• 1991 — Gold Medal
• 1993 — Gold Medal
• 1995 — Gold Medal
• 1997 — Gold Medal
• 1999 — Gold Medal
• 2001 — Gold Medal
• 2003 — Gold Medal
• 2005 — Gold Medal
• 2007 — Silver Medal
• 2009 — Silver Medal
• 2011 — Gold Medal
• 2013 — 4th place
• 2015 — Gold Medal
• 2017 — 4th place
• 2019 — 4th place
• 2023 — Silver Medal

Asian Cup

• 2008 — Gold Medal
• 2010 — Gold Medal
• 2012 — Silver Medal
• 2014 — Gold Medal
• 2016 — Gold Medal
• 2018 — Gold Medal
• 2022 — Silver Medal

Results and fixtures

2025 tournaments

Intercontinental tournaments

2025 FIVB Women's Volleyball Nations League

• Date: 4 June – 27 July

Preliminary round												Final Rank
Week 1				Week 2				Week 3
China				Hong Kong				United States
BEL	POL	FRA	TUR	CZE	BUL	JPN	ITA	DOM	CAN	GER	USA

Squads

Current squad

The following is the Chinese roster for the 2024 Olympics Games.^[2][3]

Head coach: Cai Bin

No.	Name	Date of birth	Pos	Height	Weight	Spike	Block	2024–25 Club
1	Yuan Xinyue (C)	21 December 1996	MB	2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)	69 kg (152 lb)	317 cm (125 in)	311 cm (122 in)	VakıfBank S.K.
2	Zhu Ting	29 November 1994	OH	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	78 kg (172 lb)	327 cm (129 in)	300 cm (120 in)	Imoco Volley Conegliano
3	Diao Linyu	29 March 1994	ST	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)	78 kg (172 lb)	309 cm (122 in)	303 cm (119 in)	Jiangsu Zenith Steel
5	Gao Yi	22 June 1998	MB	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)	74 kg (163 lb)	304 cm (120 in)	298 cm (117 in)	Shanghai Bright Ubest
6	Gong Xiangyu	21 April 1997	OP	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	67 kg (148 lb)	313 cm (123 in)	302 cm (119 in)	Jiangsu Zenith Steel
7	Wang Yuanyuan	14 July 1997	MB	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)	75 kg (165 lb)	312 cm (123 in)	300 cm (120 in)	Tianjin Bohai Bank
9	Zhang Changning	6 November 1995	OH	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)	80 kg (180 lb)	315 cm (124 in)	303 cm (119 in)	Jiangsu Zenith Steel
12	Li Yingying	19 February 2000	OH	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)	78 kg (172 lb)	305 cm (120 in)	300 cm (120 in)	Tianjin Bohai Bank
14	Zheng Yixin	6 May 1995	OP	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)	71 kg (157 lb)	316 cm (124 in)	307 cm (121 in)	Fujian
16	Ding Xia	13 January 1990	ST	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	67 kg (148 lb)	305 cm (120 in)	300 cm (120 in)	Liaoning Donggang Strawberry Alliance
18	Wang Mengjie (L)	14 November 1995	LB	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)	65 kg (143 lb)	289 cm (114 in)	280 cm (110 in)	Beijing BAIC Motor
21	Wu Mengjie	10 September 2002	OH	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)	64 kg (141 lb)	320 cm (130 in)	315 cm (124 in)	Jiangsu Zenith Steel
22	Zhuang Yushan (AP)	28 April 2003	OH	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)	71 kg (157 lb)	316 cm (124 in)	307 cm (121 in)	Fujian

• AP: Reserve Player

Former squad

The following is the Chinese roster for the 2020 Olympics Games.

Head coach: Lang Ping

No.	Name	Date of birth	Pos	Height	Weight	Spike	Block	2019–20 club
1	Yuan Xinyue	21 December 1996	MB	2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)	78 kg (172 lb)	317 cm (125 in)	311 cm (122 in)	Bayi Nanchang
2	Zhu Ting (C)	29 November 1994	OH	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	78 kg (172 lb)	327 cm (129 in)	300 cm (120 in)	Tianjin Bohai Bank
6	Gong Xiangyu	21 April 1997	OP	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)	67 kg (148 lb)	320 cm (130 in)	315 cm (124 in)	Jiangsu Zenith Steel
7	Wang Yuanyuan	14 July 1997	MB	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)	75 kg (165 lb)	312 cm (123 in)	300 cm (120 in)	Tianjin Bohai Bank
9	Zhang Changning	6 November 1995	OH/OP	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)	80 kg (180 lb)	315 cm (124 in)	303 cm (119 in)	Jiangsu Zenith Steel
10	Liu Xiaotong	16 February 1990	OH	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	80 kg (180 lb)	312 cm (123 in)	300 cm (120 in)	Beijing BAIC Motor
11	Yao Di	15 August 1992	ST	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)	65 kg (143 lb)	306 cm (120 in)	298 cm (117 in)	Tianjin Bohai Bank
12	Li Yingying	19 February 2000	OH	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)	78 kg (172 lb)	305 cm (120 in)	300 cm (120 in)	Tianjin Bohai Bank
16	Ding Xia	13 January 1990	ST	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	67 kg (148 lb)	305 cm (120 in)	300 cm (120 in)	Liaoning Seagulls
17	Yan Ni	2 March 1987	MB	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)	74 kg (163 lb)	317 cm (125 in)	306 cm (120 in)	Liaoning Seagulls
18	Wang Mengjie (L)	14 November 1995	LB	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)	65 kg (143 lb)	289 cm (114 in)	280 cm (110 in)	Shandong Sports Lottery
19	Liu Yanhan	19 January 1993	OH	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	75 kg (165 lb)	315 cm (124 in)	305 cm (120 in)	Bayi Nanchang

Notable squads

Olympics Games squads

• 1984 Olympic Games – Gold medal

  Lang Ping, Liang Yan, Zhu Ling, Hou Yuzhu, Yang Xilan, Jiang Ying, Li Yanjun, Yang Xiaojun, Zheng Meizhu, Zhang Rongfang (c), Su Huijuan, and Zhou Xiaolan. Head coach: Yuan Weimin.

• 1988 Olympic Games – Bronze medal

  Li Guojun, Zhao Hong, Hou Yuzhu, Wang Yajun, Yang Xilan, Su Huijuan, Jiang Ying, Cui Yongmei, Yang Xiaojun, Zheng Meizhu, Wu Dan, and Li Yueming. Head coach: Li Yaoxian.

• 1992 Olympic Games – 7th place

  Lai Yawen, Li Guojun, Zhou Hong, Ma Fang, Wang Yi, Su Huijuan, Chen Fengqin, Su Liqun, Sun Yue, Wu Dan, Gao Lin, and Li Yueming. Head coach: Hu Jin

• 1996 Olympic Games – Silver medal

  Cui Yongmei, He Qi, Lai Yawen (c), Li Yan, Liu Xiaoning, Pan Wenli, Sun Yue, Wang Lina, Wang Yi, Wang Ziling, Wu Yongmei, and Zhu Yunying. Head coach: Lang Ping

• 2000 Olympic Games – 5th place

  Chen Jing, Gui Chaoran, He Qi, Li Shan, Li Yan (L), Qiu Aihua, Sun Yue, Wang Lina, Wu Dan, Wu Yongmei, Yin Yin, and Zhu Yunying. Head coach: Hu Jin

• 2004 Olympic Games – Gold medal

  Feng Kun (c), Yang Hao, Liu Yanan, Li Shan, Zhou Suhong, Zhao Ruirui, Zhang Yuehong, Chen Jing, Song Nina, Wang Lina, Zhang Na (L), and Zhang Ping. Head coach: Chen Zhonghe

• 2008 Olympic Games – Bronze medal

  Wang Yimei, Feng Kun (c), Yang Hao, Liu Yanan, Wei Qiuyue, Xu Yunli, Zhou Suhong, Zhao Ruirui, Xue Ming, Li Juan, Zhang Na (L), and Ma Yunwen. Head coach: Chen Zhonghe

• 2012 Olympic Games – 7th place

  Wang Yimei, Mi Yang, Hui Ruoqi, Chu Jinling, Zhang Xian (L), Wei Queyue (c), Yang Junjing, Cui Yongmei, Yang Xiaojun, Zheng Meizhu, Shan Danna, and Xu Yunli. Head coach: Yu Juemin

• 2016 Olympic Games – Gold medal

  Yuan Xinyue, Zhu Ting, Yang Fangxu, Gong Xiangyu, Wei Qiuyue, Zhang Changning, Liu Xiaotong, Xu Yunli, Hui Ruoqi (c), Lin Li (L), Ding Xia, and Yan Ni. Head coach: Lang Ping

• 2020 Olympic Games – 9th place

  Yuan Xinyue, Zhu Ting (c), Gong Xiangyu, Wang Yuanyuan, Zhang Changning, Liu Xiaotong, Yao Di, Li Yingying, Ding Xia, Yan Ni, Wang Mengjie (L), and Liu Yanhan. Head coach: Lang Ping

World Championship squads

World Cup squads

Head coaches history

Note: The following list may not be complete.

• Li Ange (1954–1956)
• Hou Weiyi (1956, 1959–1962)
• Qian Jiaxiang (1957)
• He Bingkun (1958, 1965)
• Que Yongwu (1963–1964)
• Ma Zhanyuan (1966)
• Wang Suyun (1972)
• Xu Jie (1972)
• Li Zongyong (1972–1974)
• Han Yunbo (1975)
• Yuan Weimin (1976–1984)
• Deng Ruozeng (1985)
• Zhang Rongfang (1986)
• Li Yaoxian (1987–1988)
• Hu Jin (1989–1992,1999–2000)
• Li Xiaofeng (1993–1994)
• Lang Ping (1995–1998, 2013–2021)
• Chen Zhonghe (2001–2008)
• Wang Baoquan (2010)
• Yu Juemin (2010–2012)
• An Jiajie (interim) (2017–2018)
• Cai Bin (2009, 2022–2024)
• Zhao Yong (2025 – present)

Sponsorships

The team has sponsorship agreements with many companies such as bedding brand DeRucci-MuSi and edible oils brand COFCO Fulinmen.^[4]

The team now is sponsored by or cooperated with China Pacific Insurance Company (CPIC), Adidas, China Resources Beverage.

Kit providers

The table below shows the history of kit providers for the China national volleyball team.

Period	Kit provider
1981 – 2004	Mizuno
2005 – present	Adidas

See also

• China women's national under-23 volleyball team
• China women's national under-20 volleyball team
• China women's national under-18 volleyball team
• Leap (film), 2020 film about the team