Sun Jinfang
Sun Jinfang (Chinese: 孙晋芳, born 6 April 1955[1] in Suzhou[2]) is a Chinese former volleyball player who played the setter position. She captained China to the gold medal at both the 1981 FIVB Women's World Cup and the 1982 FIVB Women's World Championship.[2] She also won a silver medal at the 1978 Asian Games and a gold medal at the 1982 Asian Games.[2]
She became the director of China's tennis program in 2003.[3]
Individual accolades[]
- MVP, 1981 FIVB Women's World Cup[2]
- Best setter, 1981 FIVB Women's World Cup[2]
Popular culture[]
Volleyball player Chen Zhan played Sun Jinfang in the 2020 film Leap.
References[]
- ^ "Sun Jinfang". Olympedia.
- ^ a b c d e "孙晋芳:敢于攀登高峰的人" (in Chinese). 23 May 2007. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
- ^ Larmer, Brook (22 August 2013). "Li Na, China's Tennis Rebel". The New York Times. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
Categories:
- 1955 births
- Volleyball players from Jiangsu
- Sportspeople from Suzhou
- Living people
- Chinese women's volleyball players
- Asian Games medalists in volleyball
- Volleyball players at the 1978 Asian Games
- Volleyball players at the 1982 Asian Games
- Medalists at the 1978 Asian Games
- Medalists at the 1982 Asian Games
- Asian Games gold medalists for China
- Asian Games silver medalists for China
- Volleyball biography stubs