Cao Huiying

Cao Huiying (Chinese: 曹慧英, born 1954, in Luannan 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 gold medal at the 1982 Asian Games, after which she retired.

Cao Huiying
Personal information
Full name曹慧英
Born1954
Luannan County, China
Height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Volleyball information
PositionMiddle blocker
Number1 (1981)
3 (1982)
National team
1978-1982 China
Honours
Representing China
Volleyball
1981 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup
1982 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship
1982 Asian Games

Cao was the first ever captain for the Chinese women's team. She played for China with tuberculosis, a knee injury,[1] and only seven healthy fingers.[2]

Individual awards

References

  1. Dong Jinxia. Women, Sport and Society in Modern China: Holding Up More Than Half the Sky. Frank Cass. p. 145. ISBN 0-203-58267-5.
  2. "女排32年一路走来风雨兼程 三次夺冠不忘初心". Xinhua (in Chinese). 29 August 2016. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
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