The Chinese women's volleyball team announced the list of participants for the Paris Olympics. Counting the P card players, the Chinese women's volleyball team announced a 13-member squad.
Among the 13 players, Zhu Ting, Yuan Xinyue, Zhang Changning, Ding Xia, and Gong Xiangyu participated in the Olympic Games for the third time in a row.
Wang Yuanyuan, Li Yingying, and Wang Mengjie participated in the Olympic Games for the second time. Wu Mengjie, Gao Yi, Zheng Yixin, and Diao Linyu participated in the Olympic Games for the first time. As for Zhuang Yushan, who got the P card, let's see if there is a chance to participate in the Olympics as a substitute.
Since 1984, the Chinese women's volleyball team has participated in 11 Olympic Games (counting the Paris Olympics), and not many have been able to participate in three Olympic Games. In addition to Zhu Ting, Yuan Xinyue, Zhang Changning, Ding Xia, and Gong Xiangyu, there are also Su Huijuan, Wu Dan, Sun Yue, Wang Lina, Wei Qiuyue, and Xu Yunli.
Su Huijuan participated in the 1984, 1988 and 1992 Olympic Games. The team won the gold medal at the 1984 Olympic Games.
Wu Dan participated in the 1988, 1992 and 2000 Olympic Games, but did not win an Olympic gold medal.
Sun Yue participated in the 1992, 1996, and 2000 Olympic Games, and did not win the Olympic gold medal.
Wang Lina participated in the 1996, 2000 and 2004 Olympic Games, and won the gold medal in the 2004 Olympic Games with the team.
Wei Qiuyue participated in the 2008, 2012 and 2016 Olympic Games, and won the gold medal in the 2016 Olympic Games.
Xu Yunli participated in the 2008, 2012 and 2016 Olympic Games, and won the gold medal in the 2016 Olympic Games.
The Chinese women's volleyball team has so many players who have participated in the Olympic Games, and only 11 players have participated in three Olympic Games, which is not easy. Nine of them won Olympic gold medals.
Among them, Xu Yunli and Wei Qiuyue participated in three Olympic Games together. In addition, Zhu Ting, Zhang Changning, Yuan Xinyue, Ding Xia, and Gong Xiangyu participated in three Olympic Games together.
So how did these five players compete in three Olympics together? This has to praise Coach Lang Ping's wisdom.
After Lang Ping served as the head coach of the Chinese women's volleyball team for the second time in 2013, he proposed the concept of a big national team and selected many potential players from all over the country. And she has been developing young players vigorously, allowing many young players to compete in international competitions, and she has participated in the Olympics at a young age.
For example, Zhu Ting was only 21 years old when she participated in the Olympics for the first time. Zhang Changning was only 20 years old when he first competed in the Olympics. Yuan Xinyue was only 19 years old when she first competed in the Olympics. Gong Xiangyu was only 19 years old when he first competed in the Olympics. Gong Xiangyu is the youngest of the four. Ding Xia was a little older when she first participated in the Olympics, already 26 years old.
After Cai Bin became a coach, he was reluctant to train newcomers. He picked Lang Dao's peaches and reused the players trained by Lang Dao. So those five players can compete in three Olympic Games. 34-year-old Ding Xia, even though her form has declined, is still recruited by Cai Bin into the team.
The Chinese women's volleyball team has not yet participated in four Olympic Games. Perhaps by 2028, there will be players who have participated in four Olympic Games. For example, Zhu Ting, Yuan Xinyue, and Gong Xiangyu.