Hui Ruoqi

Hui Ruoqi (Chinese: 惠若琪; born 4 March 1991) is a Chinese former volleyball player. She was an outside hitter and the fifteenth captain of China women's national volleyball team, and played for Jiangsu.[1] She retired in 2018.

Hui Ruoqi
Hui in 2017
Personal information
NationalityChinese
Born惠若琪
(1991-03-04) 4 March 1991
Dalian, Liaoning, China
Height1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight71 kg (157 lb)
Spike315 cm (124 in)
Block305 cm (120 in)
Volleyball information
PositionOutside hitter
Current clubJiangsu
Career
YearsTeams
2006–2013
2013–2014
2014–2017		Jiangsu
Guangdong Evergrande
Jiangsu
National team
2007–2018 China
Honours
Volleyball
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2016 Rio de JaneiroTeam
World Championship
Silver medal – second place2014 Italy
World Cup
Bronze medal – third place2011 Japan
Asian Championship
Gold medal – first place2015 Tianjin
Gold medal – first place2011 Taipei
Silver medal – second place2009 Hanoi
In this Chinese name, the family name is Hui.

Early life

Hui was born in Dalian. Her parents are Hui Fei (惠飞) and Xu Xueyuan (许雪媛). She has a sister Hui Ruoxuan (惠若璇) who is ten years her junior. Both of her parents were keen volleyball players when they were young.[2][3]

When Hui was nine, her family moved and settled in Nanjing.[4]

Hui is an alumnus of Nanjing No.29 Middle School and received her master's degree in physical education from Nanjing Normal University in 2017.[5][6] She then worked on her PhD at the same university.[7]

Career

Hui started playing volleyball in elementary school in Nanjing. In 2006, she was chosen for the Jiangsu professional team. In 2007, she was selected for the national team.[8] She was part of the Chinese national team that won gold at the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Endorsement

Since 2017, Hui has been a spokeswoman for Adidas.[9]

Awards

Individuals

Clubs

See also

References
  1. "Hui Ruoqi". Jiangsu Sports Bureau. Archived from the original on 2016-11-26. Retrieved 2016-11-26.
  2. 基因强大：惠若琪父母均为大学排球健将，一家三口都穿12号 Retrieved 2017-01-15
  3. 女汉子or萌妹子?都是小惠 Retrieved 2017-01-15
  4. 父亲为惠若琪打球辞去政府工作 为采访骂哭16岁女儿 Retrieved 2017-01-15
  5. 惠若琪回二十九中 Retrieved 2017-01-15
  6. 惠若琪 南京师范大学体育科学学院 Retrieved 2017-01-15
  7. If the exposure was admitted to 2017 doctoral students was 25 years old! Learn tyrants ah - sports website of Best China News
  8. http://www.fivb.org/vis_web/VOLLEY/WOG2012/PDF/P5-WOG2012-Finals.pdf
  9. 阿迪达斯携手宁泽涛惠若琪开启我是万里挑一 Retrieved 2017-01-15
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