Yang Xiaojun (simplified Chinese: 杨晓君; traditional Chinese: 楊曉君; pinyin: Yáng Xiǎojūn; born 18 May 1963) is a Chinese volleyball player who competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles and the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.

Yang Xiaojun
Personal information
Born (1963-05-18) 18 May 1963 (age 61)
Beijing, China
Height181 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Volleyball information
PositionMiddle blocker
Number10
National team
1983–1988 China
Honours
Women's volleyball
Representing  China
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1984 Los Angeles Team
Bronze medal – third place 1988 Seoul Team
World Championship
Gold medal – first place 1986 Czechoslovakia Team
FIVB World Cup
Gold medal – first place 1985 Japan
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 1986 Seoul Team

In 1984, Yang was a member of the Chinese volleyball team that won the Olympic gold medal.

Four years later, in 1988, Yang was part of the Chinese team that won the Olympic bronze medal.

Personal life

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Yang was head coach of the female volleyball team 1. VC Wiesbaden in Germany. She was dismissed in 2011.

Yang has one daughter.

Awards

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National team

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  • 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games -   Gold Medal
  • 1985 World Cup -   Gold Medal
  • 1986 World Championship -   Gold Medal
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