China men's national volleyball team

The China men's national volleyball team represents China in international volleyball competitions and friendly matches, governed by Chinese Volleyball Association. The team twice took part in the Summer Olympics, finishing in eighth place at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, and 5th place in the 2008 Summer Olympics . The team now ranks 22nd in the FIVB World Rankings and the current head coach is Wu Sheng.

China
AssociationChinese Volleyball Association (CVA)
ConfederationAVC
Head coach Wu Sheng
FIVB ranking22 (as of November 26, 2021)
Uniforms
Home
Away
Summer Olympics
Appearances2 (First in 1984)
Best result5th (2008)
World Championship
Appearances15 (First in 1956)
Best result7th (1978, 1982)
World Cup
Appearances4 (First in 1995)
Best result10th (1995, 2003)

China have competed twice in the Olympic Games, with their latest outing being as hosts at Beijing 2008. They finished in fifth place in these Games. China have consistently competed the FIVB World Championship, with their best result remaining seventh place, which came in both 1978 and 1982. They ranked fifteenth in the last edition in Poland in 2014. On a continental level, China have won three gold medals at the Asian Games, in 1986, 1990 and 1998, and have been crowned Asian champions in 1979, 1997 and 1999.[1]

Results

Olympic Games

World Championship

World Cup

World Grand Champions Cup

World League

Only players during all matches of intercontinental round

Nations League

Only players during all matches of intercontinental round

Asian Championship

Year Rank Pld W L SW SL PW PL
197536420000
197916600000
198328620000
198728710000
198938620000
199138620000
199349630000
199527610000
199716600000
199916510000
200146330000
200326510000
200525410000
200747520000
200948530000
201128530000
201337610000
201538710000
201768440000
201968440000
20213651209750658
Total21/21143106370000

Asian Games

Asian Cup

  • 2008 3rd place
  • 2010 Runners-up
  • 2012 Champions
  • 2014 – 5th place (U20 team)
  • 2016 Runners-up
  • 2018 – Qualified but withdrew

Current roster

The following is the Chinese roster in the 2021 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship.

Head Coach: Wu Sheng

No. Name Date of birth Position Height Weight Spike Block 2020–21 club
2Jiang Chuan (c)9 August 1994 Opposite Spiker2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)91 kg (201 lb)365 cm (144 in)345 cm (136 in) Beijing BAIC
4Zhang Binglong11 July 1994 Outside Hitter1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)99 kg (218 lb)355 cm (140 in)345 cm (136 in) Beijing BAIC
5Yang Yiming29 July 1999 Libero1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)80 kg (180 lb)310 cm (120 in)320 cm (130 in) Zhejiang Lottery
6Yu Yuantai3 December 1997 Outside Hitter1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)75 kg (165 lb)320 cm (130 in)310 cm (120 in) Jiangsu
7Yu YaoChen19 August 1995 Setter1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)89 kg (196 lb)347 cm (137 in)338 cm (133 in) Jiangsu
8Yang Tianyuan28 June 1994 Libero1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)80 kg (180 lb)330 cm (130 in)320 cm (130 in) Jiangsu
9Li Yongzhen7 August 1998 Middle Blocker2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)85 kg (187 lb)345 cm (136 in)340 cm (130 in) Zhejiang Lottery
10Liu Meng11 February 1995 Setter1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)80 kg (180 lb)340 cm (130 in)330 cm (130 in) Shandong Sports
11Jiang Zhengyang25 August 1998 Middle Blocker2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)92 kg (203 lb)345 cm (136 in)340 cm (130 in) Henan
15Peng Shikun26 August 2000 Middle Blocker2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)90 kg (200 lb)340 cm (130 in)330 cm (130 in) Suntory Sunbirds
16Zhang Guanhua10 July 1997 Opposite Spiker2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)85 kg (187 lb)348 cm (137 in)345 cm (136 in) Zhejiang Lottery
18Yuan Dangyi30 November 1996 Outside Hitter2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)91 kg (201 lb)355 cm (140 in)345 cm (136 in) Tianjin
21Miao Ruantong21 April 1995 Middle Blocker2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)88 kg (194 lb)354 cm (139 in)345 cm (136 in) Hubei
22Zhang Jingyin20 December 1999 Outside Hitter2.07 m (6 ft 9 in)88 kg (194 lb)357 cm (141 in)325 cm (128 in) Zhejiang Lottery

Head coaches

Note: The following list may not be complete.

  • Dai Tingbin (1977–1982)
  • Zhu Jiamin (1983)
  • Zou Zhihua (1984–1988)
  • Yu Youwei (1989–1990)
  • Shen Fulin (1991–1997, 2019)
  • Wang Jiawei (1997–2000)
  • Di Anhe (2001–2005)
  • Zhou Jian'an (2005–2012)
  • Xie Guochen (2013-2016)
  • Raúl Lozano (2017–2019)
  • Shen Fulin (2019-2020)
  • Wu Sheng (2021–present)

Kit providers

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

Period Kit provider
2000–2014 Asics
2015– Adidas

Sponsorship

Primary sponsors include: main sponsors like China Construction Bank.

References

  1. FIVB 2018 - VNL
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