Chen Yaqiong

Chen Yaqiong
Chen Yaqiong
Personal information
Born	1956; Yongchun County, China
Height	181 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Volleyball information
Position	Middle blocker
Number	10 (1981); 7 (1982)
National team
1978–1982	China
Honours
Women's volleyball
Representing China
World Championship
FIVB World Cup
Asian Games

Chen Yaqiong (Chinese: 陈亚琼, born 1956, in Yongchun County) is a Chinese former volleyball player. She was a member of the Chinese national team that won gold at both the 1981 FIVB World Cup and the 1982 FIVB World Championship. She also won a gold medal at the 1982 Asian Games, after which she retired.

Personal life[edit]

After her retirement from volleyball, Chen worked for the Hong Kong Liaison Office.^[1]

In 2018, the government of her hometown Tangxi Village in Hushan, Fujian built a "women's volleyball spirit" museum by remodeling her former residence, which collected many publications, art works, photos, and personal donations from Chen herself. It is the first women's volleyball museum in China.^[2]

She is the Fujianese girl in the 2020 movie Leap.^{[citation needed]}

References[edit]

^ "女排精神·陈亚琼故事馆在永春正式开馆". Today Quanzhou (in Chinese). 27 September 2018. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
^ Wang Xiong (王雄) (27 September 2018). "永春：女排精神·陈亚琼故事馆揭牌". Xinhua (in Chinese). Retrieved 21 June 2021.

External links[edit]

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[1] "女排精神·陈亚琼故事馆在永春正式开馆". Today Quanzhou (in Chinese). 27 September 2018. Retrieved 21 June 2021.

[2] Wang Xiong (王雄) (27 September 2018). "永春：女排精神·陈亚琼故事馆揭牌". Xinhua (in Chinese). Retrieved 21 June 2021.

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