Lai Yawen

Summary

Lai Yawen (Chinese: 赖亚文; pinyin: Lài Yàwén, born 9 September 1970, in Dalian) is a Chinese former volleyball player and two-time Olympian. As a player, she competed with the national team at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.[1] She then won a silver medal with the national team at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia.[1][2]

Lai Yawen
Personal information
NationalityChinese
Born (1970-09-09) 9 September 1970 (age 53)
Dalian, China
Height187 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Volleyball information
PositionMiddle blocker
Number1 (1989, 1991–1998)
4 (1990)
National team
1989–1998 China

Coaching and management edit

Lai was an assistant coach of China's women's national volleyball team from 1999 to 2004, and then from 2009 to 2021.[3] She has been working as the deputy director of China's Volleyball Management Center.[4][3]

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Lai Yawen". Olympedia. Archived from the original on 25 December 2022. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
  2. ^ "赖亚文_奥运之星_2004雅典奥运". 2004.sina.com.cn. Archived from the original on 22 January 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Lai Yawen". Volleybox.net. Archived from the original on 24 December 2022. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  4. ^ Houston, Michael (4 November 2020). "New Chinese men's volleyball head coach Wu aiming for Paris 2024". Insidethegames.biz. Archived from the original on 29 November 2020. Retrieved 27 September 2023.

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