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Nationality | Chinese | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 1956 Anxin County, Hebei, China | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Opposite | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number | 5 (1981) 4 (1982) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Yang Xi ( Chinese: 杨希, born 1956, in Anxin 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 silver medal at the 1978 Asian Games and a gold medal at the 1982 Asian Games, after which she retired. [1]
In 1989, Yang began coaching the Western Kentucky Lady Toppers. [2]
Yang later became a businesswoman in the US. [3] In 2012, she opened a school in Beijing which sought to incorporate western-style education with Chinese sports schools. [4]
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Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Chinese | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 1956 Anxin County, Hebei, China | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Volleyball information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position | Opposite | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number | 5 (1981) 4 (1982) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
National team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Yang Xi ( Chinese: 杨希, born 1956, in Anxin 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 silver medal at the 1978 Asian Games and a gold medal at the 1982 Asian Games, after which she retired. [1]
In 1989, Yang began coaching the Western Kentucky Lady Toppers. [2]
Yang later became a businesswoman in the US. [3] In 2012, she opened a school in Beijing which sought to incorporate western-style education with Chinese sports schools. [4]