Li Juan

Li Juan (Chinese: 李娟; pinyin: Lǐ Juān; born 15 May 1981 in Tianjin) is a female Chinese volleyball player. She was a key part of the gold medal winning teams at the 2005 Asian Championship, 2006 Doha Asian Games and 2010 Guangzhou Asian Games.

Li joined Tianjin Bridgestone in 1998. Now she has developed into one of the spiritual leaders and the most invaluable veterans there. During more than ten years of professional career, she and her teammates have brought eight Chinese Volleyball League titles, two Chinese National Games titles and three AVC Club Championships titles for Tianjin women volleyball. With her open-minded and easy-going personality, Li has numerous fans and supporters in China, Hong Kong and Japan, etc.

International career

In 2000, Li entered China women's national junior volleyball team.

In 2002, Li was called into China women's national volleyball team for the first time, along with her teammates in Tianjin Bridgestone, Li Shan, Zhang Ping and Zhang Na.

Li gloriously participated in 2008 Beijing Olympics, as a key member of China women's national volleyball team, and gained the bronze medal eventually.

In the women volleyball final China v.s South Korea of 2010 Guangzhou Asian Games, the experienced veteran played a heroine role again. Her final strike ensured the winning score and assist China to achieve the valuable gold medal.

Notes

• Position: Outside hitter
• Height: 1.86 m (6 feet 1 inches)
• Weight: 73 kg (161 lbs)
• Spike vertical: 3.17 (10 feet 5 inches)
• Block vertical: 3.05 (10 feet 0 inches)

References

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