Chen Yaqiong
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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 Women's World Cup and the 1982 FIVB Women's World Championship. She also won a gold medal at the 1982 Asian Games, after which she retired. She later worked for the Hong Kong Liaison Office.[1]
In 2018, the government of her hometown Tangxi Village in 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.
References[]
- ^ "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.
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- 1956 births
- Volleyball players from Fujian
- People from Yongchun County
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- Living people
- Chinese women's volleyball players
- Asian Games medalists in volleyball
- Volleyball players at the 1982 Asian Games
- Medalists at the 1982 Asian Games
- Asian Games gold medalists for China