China men's national volleyball team

The China men's national volleyball team represents China in international volleyball competitions and friendly matches, governed by Chinese Volleyball Association. The team twice took part in the Summer Olympics, finishing in eighth place at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California., and 5th place in the 2008 Summer Olympics. The leading volleyball nations in Asia are Iran, China and, to a lesser extent, South Korea and Japan . The team now ranks 20th in the FIVB World Rankings and the current head coach is Raúl Lozano. China have competed twice in the Olympic Games, with their latest outing being as hosts at Beijing 2008. They finished in fifth place in these Games. China have consistently competed the FIVB World Championship, with their best result remaining seventh place, which came in both 1978 and 1982. They ranked fifteenth in the last edition in Poland in 2014. On a continental level, China have won three gold medals at the Asian Games, in 1986, 1990 and 1998, and have been crowned Asian champions in 1979, 1997 and 1999.[1]

China
AssociationChinese Volleyball Association (CVA)
ConfederationAVC
Head coachShen Fulin
FIVB ranking20 (as of October 2019)
Uniforms
Home
Away
Summer Olympics
Appearances2 (First in 1984)
Best result5th (2008)
World Championship
Appearances13 (First in 1956)
Best result7th (1978, 1982)
World Cup
Appearances4 (First in 1995)
Best result10th (1995, 2003)

Results

Olympic Games

World Championship

World Cup

World Grand Champions Cup

World League

Only players during all matches of intercontinental round

Nations League

Only players during all matches of intercontinental round

Asian Championship

Asian Games

Asian Cup

  • 2008 3rd place
  • 2010 Runners-up
  • 2012 Champions
  • 2014 – 5th place (U20 team)
  • 2016 Runners-up
  • 2018 – Qualified but withdrew

Current roster

The following is the Chinese roster in the 2018 World Championship.[2]

Head coach: Raúl Lozano

No. Name Date of birth Height Weight Spike Block 2018–19 club
2Jiang Chuan9 August 19942.05 m (6 ft 9 in)91 kg (201 lb)365 cm (144 in)345 cm (136 in) Beijing Baic Motor
3Mao Tianyi2 June 19932.00 m (6 ft 7 in)90 kg (200 lb)350 cm (140 in)340 cm (130 in) Bayi
5Zhang Binglong11 September 19941.97 m (6 ft 6 in)99 kg (218 lb)355 cm (140 in)345 cm (136 in) Beijing Baic Motor
7Zhang Jingyin20 December 19992.07 m (6 ft 9 in)88 kg (194 lb)357 cm (141 in)325 cm (128 in) Zhejiang
9Yu Yaochen19 August 19951.95 m (6 ft 5 in)78 kg (172 lb)347 cm (137 in)338 cm (133 in) Jiangsu
10Ji Daoshuai (C)7 February 19921.94 m (6 ft 4 in)82 kg (181 lb)355 cm (140 in)335 cm (132 in) Shandong
11Du Haixiang25 May 19951.94 m (6 ft 4 in)87 kg (192 lb)348 cm (137 in)336 cm (132 in) Sichuan
13Chen Longhai29 March 19912.00 m (6 ft 7 in)85 kg (187 lb)350 cm (140 in)340 cm (130 in) Shanghai Golden Age
15Tang Chuanhang4 October 19952.02 m (6 ft 8 in)92 kg (203 lb)350 cm (140 in)340 cm (130 in) Bayi
16Tong Jiahua13 December 19921.80 m (5 ft 11 in)76 kg (168 lb)330 cm (130 in)320 cm (130 in) Shanghai Golden Age
17Liu Libin16 February 19951.97 m (6 ft 6 in)90 kg (200 lb)350 cm (140 in)342 cm (135 in) JT Thunders
20Rao Shuhan23 December 19962.05 m (6 ft 9 in)99 kg (218 lb)360 cm (140 in)350 cm (140 in) Shanghai Golden Age
21Miao Ruantong21 May 19952.05 m (6 ft 9 in)88 kg (194 lb)354 cm (139 in)345 cm (136 in) Hubei
27Ma Xiaoteng19 June 19911.80 m (5 ft 11 in)85 kg (187 lb)330 cm (130 in)320 cm (130 in) Bayi

Head coaches

Note: The following list may not be complete.

  • Dai Tingbin (1977–1982)
  • Zhu Jiamin (1983)
  • Zou Zhihua (1984–1988)
  • Yu Youwei (1989–1990)
  • Shen Fulin (1991–1997, 2019–present)
  • Wang Jiawei (1997–2000)
  • Di Anhe (2001–2005)
  • Zhou Jian'an (2005–2012)
  • Xie Guochen (2012–2016)
  • Raúl Lozano (2017–2019)

Kit providers

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

Period Kit provider
2000–2014 Asics
2015– Adidas

Sponsorship

Primary sponsors include: main sponsors like China Construction Bank.

References

  1. FIVB 2018 - VNL
  2. "Team Roster – China". FIVB. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
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