Li Juan (Chinese: 李娟; pinyin: Lǐ Juān; born 15 May 1981 in Tianjin) is a female Chinese volleyball player. She was a key part of the gold medal winning teams at the 2005 Asian Championship, 2006 Doha Asian Games and 2010 Guangzhou Asian Games.

Li Juan
Personal information
Full nameLi Juan
NicknameQueen, Jian Jian (尖尖)
NationalityChinese
Born (1981-05-15) 15 May 1981 (age 43)
Tianjin, China
HometownTianjin, China
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight73 kg (161 lb)
Spike317 cm (125 in)
Block305 cm (120 in)
Volleyball information
PositionWing spiker
Current clubTianjin Bridgestone
Number10
National team
2002
2006-2010
 China
Honours
Women's volleyball
Representing  China
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Beijing Team
World Grand Champions Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Japan Team
FIVB World Grand Prix
Silver medal – second place 2007 Ningbo Team
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Sendai Team
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2006 Doha Team
Gold medal – first place 2010 Guangzhou Team
Asian Championship
Gold medal – first place 2005 Taicang Team
Silver medal – second place 2007 Nakhon Ratchasima Team
Silver medal – second place 2009 Hanoi Team
Asian Cup
Gold medal – first place 2008 Nakhon Ratchasima Team
Gold medal – first place 2010 Tai Cang Team
Last updated: June 2010

Li joined Tianjin Bridgestone in 1998. During more than ten years of professional career, she and her teammates have won eight Chinese Volleyball League titles, two National Games of China titles and three AVC Club Championships titles.

Career

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In 2000, Li entered China women's national junior volleyball team.

In 2002, Li was called into China women's national volleyball team for the first time, along with her teammates in Tianjin Bridgestone, Li Shan, Zhang Ping and Zhang Na.

Li participated in the 2008 Beijing Olympics, as a member of China women's national volleyball team, and won the bronze medal.[1]

In the women volleyball final China vs. South Korea of 2010 Guangzhou Asian Games her final strike won the game for China. She won the 2012 Asian Club Championship gold medal.

References

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Li Juan". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
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