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
Honours
Women's volleyball
Representing  China
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1996 Atlanta Team
World Championship
Silver medal – second place 1990 China Team
Silver medal – second place 1998 Japan Team
FIVB World Cup
Bronze medal – third place 1989 Japan
Silver medal – second place 1991 Japan
Bronze medal – third place 1995 Japan Team
FIVB World Grand Prix
Silver medal – second place 1993 Hong Kong
World Grand Champions Cup
Silver medal – second place 1993 Japan
Asian Women's Volleyball Championship
Gold medal – first place 1989 Hong Kong
Gold medal – first place 1991 Bangkok
Gold medal – first place 1993 Shanghai
Gold medal – first place 1995 Chiang Mai
Gold medal – first place 1997 Manila
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 1990 Beijing Team
Silver medal – second place 1994 Hiroshima Team
Gold medal – first place 1998 Bangkok Team

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]

Coaching and management

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

  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.

External links

China squad – 1989 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup – Bronze medal
China squad – 1990 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship – Silver medal
China squad – 1991 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup – Silver medal
China squad – 1995 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup – Bronze medal
China women's volleyball squad – 1996 Summer Olympics – Silver medal
China squad – 1998 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship – Silver medal
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