Lai Yawen

Lai Yawen
Personal information
Born (1970-09-09) 9 September 1970 (age 54)
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) is a Chinese former volleyball player and two-time Olympian. As a player, Lai competed with the national team at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, where she finished seventh.[1] She then won a silver medal with the national team at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.[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. 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.