China women's national volleyball team

China

Association	Chinese Volleyball Association (CVA)
Confederation	AVC
Head coach	Zhao Yong
FIVB ranking	7 1 (2 October 2026)
Uniforms
Home Away Third
Summer Olympics
Appearances	11 (First in 1984)
Best result	(1984, 2004, 2016)
World Championship
Appearances	16 (First in 1956)
Best result	(1982, 1986)
World Cup
Appearances	12 (First in 1977)
Best result	(1981, 1985, 2003, 2015, 2019)
www.volleyballchina.com (in Chinese)
Honours Olympic Games 1984 Los Angeles Team 2004 Athens Team 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team 1996 Atlanta Team 1988 Seoul Team 2008 Beijing Team World Championship 1982 Peru 1986 Czechoslovakia 1990 China 1998 Japan 2014 Italy 2018 Japan World Cup 1981 Japan 1985 Japan 2003 Japan 2015 Japan 2019 Japan 1991 Japan 1989 Japan 1995 Japan 2011 Japan World Grand Champions Cup 2001 Japan 2017 Japan 1993 Japan 2005 Japan FIVB World Grand Prix 2003 Andria 1993 Hong Kong 2001 Macau 2002 Hong Kong 2007 Ningbo 2013 Sapporo 1994 Shanghai 1999 Yuxi 2005 Sendai Nations League 2023 Arlington, Texas 2018 Nanjing 2019 Nanjing Asian Games 1982 New Delhi Team 1986 Seoul Team 1990 Beijing Team 1998 Bangkok Team 2002 Busan Team 2006 Doha Team 2010 Guangzhou Team 2018 Jakarta-Palembang Team 2022 Hangzhou Team 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Team 1978 Bangkok Team 1994 Hiroshima Team 2014 Incheon Team 1974 Tehran Team Asian Championship 1979 Hong Kong 1987 Shanghai 1989 Hong Kong 1991 Bangkok 1993 Shanghai 1995 Chiang Mai 1997 Manila 1999 Hong Kong 2001 Nakhon Ratchasima 2003 Ho Chi Minh City 2005 Taicang 2011 Taipei 2015 Tianjin 1983 Fukuoka 2007 Nakhon Ratchasima 2009 Hanoi 2023 Nakhon Ratchasima 2026 Tianjin 1975 Melbourne Asian Cup 2008 Nakhon Ratchasima 2010 Taicang 2014 Shenzhen 2016 Vĩnh Phúc 2018 Nakhon Ratchasima 2012 Almaty 2022 Pasig

The China women's national volleyball team in 2017

The China women's national volleyball team (Chinese: 中国国家女子排球队, or 中国女排 for short) represents the People's Republic of China in international volleyball competitions and friendly matches governed by Chinese Volleyball Association.

The team is one of the leading and most successful squads in women's international volleyball, and one of the most popular sports team in China, having won ten championships titles in the three major international competitions of volleyball, including five World Cups (1981, 1985, 2003, 2015, 2019), two World Championships (1982, 1986) and three Olympic titles (1984, 2004, 2016).

China took five consecutive World titles in the 1980s. In 2011, 2014, 2015 and 2016, the Chinese women's volleyball team won the "Best Team of the year" award in the CCTV Sportsmanship Competition. The team now ranks 6th at the FIVB World Rankings.

Tournaments record

International tournaments

Olympic Games

  Champions    Runners-up    Third place    Fourth place

Summer Olympics record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	L	SW	SL	Squad
1964	did not participate
1968
1972
1976
1980
1984	Final	Champions	5	4	1	13	3	Squad
1988	Semifinals	Third place	5	3	2	11	7	Squad
1992	7th place match	7th	4	1	3	8	9	Squad
1996	Final	Runners-up	8	7	1	22	7	Squad
2000	5th–8th places	5th	8	4	4	14	14	Squad
2004	Final	Champions	8	7	1	23	8	Squad
2008	Semifinals	Third place	8	5	3	19	11	Squad
2012	Quarterfinals	5th	6	3	3	13	13	Squad
2016	Final	Champions	8	5	3	18	13	Squad
2020	Preliminary round	9th	5	2	3	8	9	Squad
2024	Quarterfinals	5th	4	3	1	11	6	Squad
2028	To be determined
Total	3 Titles

World Championship

  Champions    Runners-up    Third place    Fourth place

World Championship record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	L	SW	SL	Squad
1952	did not qualify
1956	Final round	6th	12	5	7	21	24	Squad
1960	did not qualify
1962	9th–14th places	9th	8	6	2	20	9	Squad
1967	did not qualify
1970
1974	13th–18th places	14th	11	8	3	26	20	Squad
1978	5th–8th places	6th	10	8	2	24	9	Squad
1982	Final	Champions	10	8	2	24	6	Squad
1986	Final	Champions	10	10	0	30	3	Squad
1990	Final	Runners-up	7	6	1	19	3	Squad
1994	5th–8th places	8th	5	3	2	10	8	Squad
1998	Final	Runners-up	8	5	3	17	16	Squad
2002	Semifinals	4th	10	7	3	23	16	Squad
2006	5th–8th places	5th	11	8	3	27	11	Squad
2010	9th–12th places	10th	11	6	5	20	14	Squad
2014	Final	Runners-up	13	10	3	32	16	Squad
2018	Semifinals	Third place	13	11	2	36	11	Squad
2022	Quarterfinals	6th	10	7	3	23	11	Squad
2025	Round of 16	9th	4	3	1	10	5	Squad
2027	Qualified
2029	To be determined
Total	2 Titles

World Cup

  Champions    Runners-up    Third place    Fourth place

World Cup record (Defunct)
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	L	SW	SL	Squad
1973	did not qualify
1977		4th	6	4	2	13	11	Squad
1981		Champions	7	7	0	21	4	Squad
1985		Champions	7	7	0	21	1	Squad
1989		Third place	7	6	1	17	6	Squad
1991		Runners-up	8	7	1	21	6	Squad
1995		Third place	11	8	3	24	14	Squad
1999		5th	11	7	4	24	15	Squad
2003		Champions	11	11	0	33	4	Squad
2007	did not participate
2011		Third place	11	8	3	30	13	Squad
2015		Champions	11	10	1	30	7	Squad
2019		Champions	11	11	0	30	10	Squad
Total	5 Titles

World Grand Champions Cup

  Champions    Runners-up    Third place    Fourth place

World Grand Champions record (Defunct)
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	L	SW	SL	Squad
1993	Round Robin	Runners-up	5	4	1	12	7	Squad
1997	Round Robin	4th	5	2	3	8	10	Squad
2001	Round Robin	Champions	5	5	0	15	3	Squad
2005	Round Robin	Third place	5	3	2	11	8	Squad
2009	did not qualify
2013
2017	Round Robin	Champions	5	5	0	15	4	Squad
Total	2 Titles

World Grand Prix

  Champions    Runners-up    Third place    Fourth place

World Grand Prix record (Defunct)
Year	Round	Position	GP	MW	ML	Squad
1993	Final Round	Runners-up	12	6	6	Squad
1994	Final Round	Third place	12	7	5	Squad
1995	Final Round	4th	15	7	8	Squad
1996	Final Round	4th	15	8	7	Squad
1997	Preliminary Round	5th	6	3	3	Squad
1998	Final Round	4th	11	7	4	Squad
1999	Final Round	Third place	8	4	4	Squad
2000	Final Round	4th	11	4	7	Squad
2001	Final Round	Runners-up	14	11	3	Squad
2002	Final Round	Runners-up	12	10	2	Squad
2003	Final Round	Champions	10	8	2	Squad
2004	Final Round	5th	12	9	3	Squad
2005	Final Round	Third place	14	11	3	Squad
2006	Final Round	5th	12	10	2	Squad
2007	Final Round	Runners-up	14	8	6	Squad
2008	Final Round	5th	14	9	5	Squad
2009	Final Round	5th	14	8	6	Squad
2010	Final Round	4th	14	8	6	Squad
2011	Final Round	8th	13	6	7	Squad
2012	Final Round	5th	14	9	5	Squad
2013	Final Round	Runners-up	14	13	1	Squad
2014	Final Round	5th	14	7	7	Squad
2015	Final Round	4th	14	11	3	Squad
2016	Final Round	5th	12	9	3	Squad
2017	Final Round	4th	13	7	6	Squad
Total	1 Title

Nations League

  Champions    Runners-up    Third place    Fourth place

Nations League record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	L	SW	SL	Squad
2018	Semifinals	Third place	19	9	10	36	34	Squad
2019	Semifinals	Third place	19	14	5	45	20	Squad
2021	Preliminary Round	5th	15	10	5	35	21	Squad
2022	Quarterfinals	6th	13	8	5	30	20	Squad
2023	Final	Runners-up	15	10	5	36	23	Squad
2024	Quarterfinals	5th	13	9	4	29	17	Squad
2025	Quarterfinals	5th	13	9	4	32	23	Squad
2026	Semifinals	Fourth place	15	7	8	30	31	Squad
2027	qualified
Total	0 Title		122	76	46	273	189

Continental tournaments

Asian Games

• 1974 — Bronze Medal
• 1978 — Silver Medal
• 1982 — Gold Medal
• 1986 — Gold Medal
• 1990 — Gold Medal
• 1994 — Silver Medal
• 1998 — Gold Medal
• 2002 — Gold Medal
• 2006 — Gold Medal
• 2010 — Gold Medal
• 2014 — Silver Medal
• 2018 — Gold Medal
• 2022 — Gold Medal
• 2026 — Gold Medal

Asian Championship

• 1975 — Bronze Medal
• 1979 — Gold Medal
• 1983 — Silver Medal
• 1987 — Gold Medal
• 1989 — Gold Medal
• 1991 — Gold Medal
• 1993 — Gold Medal
• 1995 — Gold Medal
• 1997 — Gold Medal
• 1999 — Gold Medal
• 2001 — Gold Medal
• 2003 — Gold Medal
• 2005 — Gold Medal
• 2007 — Silver Medal
• 2009 — Silver Medal
• 2011 — Gold Medal
• 2013 — 4th place
• 2015 — Gold Medal
• 2017 — 4th place
• 2019 — 4th place
• 2023 — Silver Medal
• 2026 — Silver Medal

Asian Cup

• 2008 — Gold Medal
• 2010 — Gold Medal
• 2012 — Silver Medal
• 2014 — Gold Medal
• 2016 — Gold Medal
• 2018 — Gold Medal
• 2022 — Silver Medal

2026 Results and fixtures

Intercontinental tournaments

2026 FIVB Women's Volleyball Nations League

• Date: 3 June – 26 July

Preliminary round												Final round			Final Rank
Week 1				Week 2				Week 3				Quarterfinal	Semifinal	3rd place match
China				Turkey				Hong Kong				Macau
CZE	THA	SRB	POL	GER	FRA	BRA	TUR	CAN	UKR	DOM	ITA	USA	TUR	ITA
0–3	3–2	3–0	3–1	3–2	3–0	1–3	2–3	2–3	3–0	1–3	2–3	3–2	0–3	1–3	4th

2026 AVC Women's Volleyball Continental Championship

• Date: 21 August – 30 August

Preliminary round			Final round			Final Rank
Pool A			Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final
China
IRQ	IRN	TPE	VIE	IRN	THA
3–0	3–0	3–0	3–0	3–0	2–3	Runners-up

Squads

Current squad

The following is the Chinese roster for the 2025 FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship.

Head coach: Zhao Yong

No.	Name	Date of birth	Pos.	Height	Weight	2025–26 Club
1	Wu Mengjie	10 September 2002	OH	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)	64 kg (141 lb)	Jiangsu Zenith Steel
2	Zhuang Yushan	28 April 2003	OH	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)	71 kg (157 lb)	OMAG-MT San Giovanni in Marignano
3	Tang Xi	21 May 2004	OH	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)	78 kg (172 lb)	Jiangsu Zenith Steel
5	Yin Xiaolan	17 October 2004	S	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)	65 kg (143 lb)	Fujian Anxi
6	Gong Xiangyu	21 April 1997	OP	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	67 kg (148 lb)	LOVB Madison
7	Wang Yuanyuan	14 July 1997	MB	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)	75 kg (165 lb)	Galatasaray S.K.
8	Wan Ziyue	19 December 2004	MB	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)	67 kg (148 lb)	Jiangsu Zenith Steel
10	Yang Shuming	31 July 2008	OP	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)	79 kg (174 lb)	Shanghai Bright Ubest
12	Li Yingying	19 February 2000	OH	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)	78 kg (172 lb)	Tianjin Bohai Bank
15	Chen Houyu	8 October 2005	MB	1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)	73 kg (161 lb)	Shanghai Bright Ubest
17	Ni Feifan	14 February 2001	L	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)	75 kg (165 lb)	Jiangsu Zenith Steel
18	Wang Mengjie	14 November 1995	L	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)	65 kg (143 lb)	Shandong Rizhao Steel
21	Gao Yi	22 June 1998	MB	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)	74 kg (163 lb)	Shanghai Bright Ubest
23	Zhang Zixuan	15 August 2008	S	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)	78 kg (172 lb)	Jiangsu Zenith Steel

Former squad

The following is the Chinese roster for the 2024 Olympics Games.

Head coach: Cai Bin

No.	Name	Date of birth	Pos.	Height	Weight	Spike	Block	2024–25 Club
1	Yuan Xinyue	21 December 1996	MB	2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)	69 kg (152 lb)	317 cm (125 in)	311 cm (122 in)	VakıfBank S.K.
2	Zhu Ting	29 November 1994	OH	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	78 kg (172 lb)	327 cm (129 in)	300 cm (120 in)	Imoco Volley Conegliano
3	Diao Linyu	29 March 1994	S	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)	78 kg (172 lb)	309 cm (122 in)	303 cm (119 in)	Jiangsu Zenith Steel
5	Gao Yi	22 June 1998	MB	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)	74 kg (163 lb)	304 cm (120 in)	298 cm (117 in)	Shanghai Bright Ubest
6	Gong Xiangyu	21 April 1997	OP	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	67 kg (148 lb)	313 cm (123 in)	302 cm (119 in)	Jiangsu Zenith Steel
7	Wang Yuanyuan	14 July 1997	MB	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)	75 kg (165 lb)	312 cm (123 in)	300 cm (120 in)	Tianjin Bohai Bank
9	Zhang Changning	6 November 1995	OH	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)	80 kg (180 lb)	315 cm (124 in)	303 cm (119 in)	Jiangsu Zenith Steel
12	Li Yingying	19 February 2000	OH	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)	78 kg (172 lb)	305 cm (120 in)	300 cm (120 in)	Tianjin Bohai Bank
14	Zheng Yixin	6 May 1995	OP	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)	71 kg (157 lb)	316 cm (124 in)	307 cm (121 in)	Fujian
16	Ding Xia	13 January 1990	S	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	67 kg (148 lb)	305 cm (120 in)	300 cm (120 in)	Liaoning Donggang Strawberry
18	Wang Mengjie	14 November 1995	L	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)	65 kg (143 lb)	289 cm (114 in)	280 cm (110 in)	Beijing BAIC Motor
21	Wu Mengjie	10 September 2002	OH	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)	64 kg (141 lb)	320 cm (130 in)	315 cm (124 in)	Jiangsu Zenith Steel
22	Zhuang Yushan (AP)	28 April 2003	OH	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)	71 kg (157 lb)	316 cm (124 in)	307 cm (121 in)	Fujian

• AP: Reserve Player

Notable squads

Olympics Games squads

• 1984 Olympic Games – Gold medal

  Lang Ping, Liang Yan, Zhu Ling, Hou Yuzhu, Yang Xilan, Jiang Ying, Li Yanjun, Yang Xiaojun, Zheng Meizhu, Zhang Rongfang (c), Su Huijuan, and Zhou Xiaolan. Head coach: Yuan Weimin.

• 1988 Olympic Games – Bronze medal

  Li Guojun, Zhou Hong, Hou Yuzhu, Wang Yajun, Yang Xilan, Su Huijuan, Jiang Ying, Cui Yongmei, Yang Xiaojun, Zheng Meizhu, Wu Dan, and Li Yueming. Head coach: Li Yaoxian.

• 1992 Olympic Games – 7th place

  Lai Yawen, Li Guojun, Zhou Hong, Ma Fang, Wang Yi, Su Huijuan, Chen Fengqin, Su Liqun, Sun Yue, Wu Dan, Gao Lin, and Li Yueming. Head coach: Hu Jin

• 1996 Olympic Games – Silver medal

  Cui Yongmei, He Qi, Lai Yawen (c), Li Yan, Liu Xiaoning, Pan Wenli, Sun Yue, Wang Lina, Wang Yi, Wang Ziling, Wu Yongmei, and Zhu Yunying. Head coach: Lang Ping

• 2000 Olympic Games – 5th place

  Chen Jing, Gui Chaoran, He Qi, Li Shan, Li Yan (L), Qiu Aihua, Sun Yue, Wang Lina, Wu Dan, Wu Yongmei, Yin Yin, and Zhu Yunying. Head coach: Hu Jin

• 2004 Olympic Games – Gold medal

  Feng Kun (c), Yang Hao, Liu Yanan, Li Shan, Zhou Suhong, Zhao Ruirui, Zhang Yuehong, Chen Jing, Song Nina, Wang Lina, Zhang Na (L), and Zhang Ping. Head coach: Chen Zhonghe

• 2008 Olympic Games – Bronze medal

  Wang Yimei, Feng Kun (c), Yang Hao, Liu Yanan, Wei Qiuyue, Xu Yunli, Zhou Suhong, Zhao Ruirui, Xue Ming, Li Juan, Zhang Na (L), and Ma Yunwen. Head coach: Chen Zhonghe

• 2012 Olympic Games – 7th place

  Wang Yimei, Mi Yang, Hui Ruoqi, Chu Jinling, Zhang Xian (L), Wei Queyue (c), Yang Junjing, Cui Yongmei, Yang Xiaojun, Zheng Meizhu, Shan Danna, and Xu Yunli. Head coach: Yu Juemin

• 2016 Olympic Games – Gold medal

  Yuan Xinyue, Zhu Ting, Yang Fangxu, Gong Xiangyu, Wei Qiuyue, Zhang Changning, Liu Xiaotong, Xu Yunli, Hui Ruoqi (c), Lin Li (L), Ding Xia, and Yan Ni. Head coach: Lang Ping

• 2020 Olympic Games – 9th place

  Yuan Xinyue, Zhu Ting (c), Gong Xiangyu, Wang Yuanyuan, Zhang Changning, Liu Xiaotong, Yao Di, Li Yingying, Ding Xia, Yan Ni, Wang Mengjie (L), and Liu Yanhan. Head coach: Lang Ping

Head coaches history

Note: The following list may not be complete.

• Li Ange (1954–1956)
• Hou Weiyi (1956, 1959–1962)
• Qian Jiaxiang (1957)
• He Bingkun (1958, 1965)
• Que Yongwu (1963–1964)
• Ma Zhanyuan (1966)
• Wang Suyun (1972)
• Xu Jie (1972)
• Li Zongyong (1972–1974)
• Han Yunbo (1975)
• Yuan Weimin (1976–1984)
• Deng Ruozeng (1985)
• Zhang Rongfang (1986)
• Li Yaoxian (1987–1988)
• Hu Jin (1989–1992, 1999–2000)
• Li Xiaofeng (1993–1994)
• Lang Ping (1995–1998, 2013–2021)
• Chen Zhonghe (2001–2008)
• Wang Baoquan (2010)
• Yu Juemin (2010–2012)
• An Jiajie (interim) (2017–2018)
• Cai Bin (2009, 2022–2024)
• Zhao Yong (2025 – present)

Sponsorships

The team has sponsorship agreements with many companies such as bedding brand DeRucci-MuSi and edible oils brand COFCO Fulinmen.

The team now is sponsored by or cooperated with Haier, China Pacific Insurance Company (CPIC), Adidas, China Resources Beverage.

Kit providers

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

Period	Kit provider
1981 – 2004	Mizuno
2005 – present	Adidas

See also

• China women's national under-23 volleyball team
• China women's national under-20 volleyball team
• China women's national under-18 volleyball team
• Leap (film), 2020 film about the team

External links

• Official website
• FIVB profile