Chen Yaqiong

Chen Yaqiong (Chinese: 陈亚琼, born 1956 in Yongchun 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. She later worked for the Hong Kong Liaison Office.[1]

In 2018, the government of her hometown Tangxi Village in Hushan, Fujian built a "women's volleyball spirit" museum by remodeling her former residence, which collected many publications, art works, photos, and personal donations from Chen herself. It is the first women's volleyball museum in China.[2]

She is the Fujianese girl in the 2020 movie Leap.

References
  1. "女排精神·陈亚琼故事馆在永春正式开馆". Today Quanzhou (in Chinese). 27 September 2018. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  2. Wang Xiong (王雄) (27 September 2018). "永春：女排精神·陈亚琼故事馆揭牌". Xinhua (in Chinese). Retrieved 21 June 2021.
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