Wei Qiuyue

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Wei Qiuyue
Personal information
NationalityChinese
Born (1988-09-26) 26 September 1988 (age 33)
Tianjin, China
HometownTianjin, China
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
Spike305 cm (120 in)
Block300 cm (120 in)
Volleyball information
PositionSetter
Current clubTianjin Bridgestone
Number8
Career
YearsTeams
2003–2013
2013–2014
2014–2017		Tianjin Bridgestone
Igtisadchi Baku
Tianjin Bridgestone
National team
2007–2012
2014–2016		China
Honours
Volleyball
Olympic Games
Olympic rings.svg
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Beijing Team
World Championship
Silver medal – second place 2014 Italy Team
World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2015 Japan Team
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Japan Team
World Grand Prix
Silver medal – second place 2007 Ningbo Team
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2010 Guangzhou
Asian Championship
Gold medal – first place 2011 Taipei
Silver medal – second place 2007 Nakhon Ratchasima
Silver medal – second place 2009 Hanoi
Asian Cup
Gold medal – first place 2008 Nakhon Ratchasima
Gold medal – first place 2010 Tai Cang
In this Chinese name, the family name is Wei.

Wei Qiuyue (Chinese: 魏秋月; pinyin: Wèi Qiūyuè; born 26 September 1988) is a retired female Chinese volleyball player. She was the captain of China women's national volleyball team between 2008-2012.

Career[]

She was part of the bronze medal winning teams at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games and the silver medal winning teams at the 2007 World Grand Prix.

She won the 2010 Montreux Volley Masters with her national team, being awarded "Best Setter".[1]

She was named Best Setter at the 2010 World Championship.[2]

After a disappointed fifth place at the 2012 Summer Olympics, in 2013 she took a year off from the national team to repair her knee. She also signed with Igtisadchi Baku in 2013-2014 season, along with her former teammates Ma Yunwen and Zhang Lei. This was the first time she played for a club other than Tianjin.

In 2014, she was recalled to the national team by Jenny Lang Ping and gained a starting position for the national team which she helped to win the silver medal at the 2014 World Championship. After successful season with the national team, she took some time off from the domestic league and went to the United States to repair her sore knees which has been affected her for a long time with help from Jenny Lang Ping. She came back to the national team in 2015 and was a part of the Chinese team that won gold at the 2015 World Cup.

In 2016, Wei participated at the Summer Olympics where her team won gold by beating Serbia 3-1 in the final and announce her retirement from the national team right away in CCTV5 after the awarding ceremony.

After the 13th Chinese National Games in 2017, Wei announced her retirement as a professional volleyball player.[3]

Clubs[]

  • China Tianjin Bridgestone (2003–2013)
  • Azerbaijan Igtisadchi Baku (2013–2014)
  • China Tianjin Bridgestone (2014–2017)

Individual awards[]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ FIVB. "China win 26th edition of Montreux Volley Masters". Retrieved 2010-06-14.
  2. ^ FIVB. "Russia repeat as world champions". Retrieved 2010-11-14.
  3. ^ www.chinanews.com. "天津女排泪洒赛场 魏秋月宣布退役". Retrieved 2017-08-29.

External links[]

Awards
Preceded by Best Setter of
FIVB World Grand Prix
2007 		Succeeded by


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