Wei Qiuyue

Wei Qiuyue (Chinese: 魏秋月; pinyin: Wèi Qiūyuè; born 26 September 1988) is a retired Chinese volleyball player. She was the captain of China women's national volleyball team from 2008 and 2012.

Wei Qiuyue
Wei Qiuyue in 2014
Personal information
NationalityChinese
Born (1988-09-26) 26 September 1988
Tianjin, China
HometownTianjin, China
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
Spike305 cm (120 in)
Block300 cm (120 in)
Volleyball information
PositionSetter
Current clubTianjin Bridgestone
Number8
Career
YearsTeams
2003–2013
2013–2014
2014–2017		Tianjin Bridgestone
Igtisadchi Baku
Tianjin Bridgestone
National team
2007–2012
2014–2016		 China
Honours
Volleyball
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2016 Rio de JaneiroTeam
Bronze medal – third place2008 BeijingTeam
World Championship
Silver medal – second place2014 ItalyTeam
World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2015 Japan Team
Bronze medal – third place2011 JapanTeam
World Grand Prix
Silver medal – second place2007 NingboTeam
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place2010 Guangzhou
Asian Championship
Gold medal – first place2011 Taipei
Silver medal – second place2007 Nakhon Ratchasima
Silver medal – second place2009 Hanoi
Asian Cup
Gold medal – first place2008 Nakhon Ratchasima
Gold medal – first place2010 Tai Cang
In this Chinese name, the family name is Wei.

Career

Wei was part of the bronze medal winning teams at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games and the silver medal winning teams at the 2007 World Grand Prix.

Wei won the 2010 Montreux Volley Masters with her national team, being awarded "Best Setter".[1]

Wei was named Best Setter at the 2010 World Championship.[2]

After a disappointed fifth place at the 2012 Summer Olympics, in 2013 Wei took a year off from the national team to repair her knee. She also signed with Igtisadchi Baku in 2013-2014 season, along with her former teammates Ma Yunwen and Zhang Lei. This was the first time she played for a club other than Tianjin.

In 2014, Wei was recalled to the national team by Jenny Lang Ping and gained a starting position for the national team which she helped to win the silver medal at the 2014 World Championship. After successful season with the national team, she took some time off from the domestic league and went to the United States to repair her sore knees which has been affected her for a long time with help from Jenny Lang Ping. She came back to the national team in 2015 and was a part of the Chinese team that won gold at the 2015 World Cup.

In 2016, Wei participated at the Summer Olympics where her team won gold by beating Serbia 3-1 in the final and announce her retirement from the national team right away in CCTV5 after the awarding ceremony.

After the 13th Chinese National Games in 2017, Wei announced her retirement as a professional volleyball player.[3]

Clubs

Individual awards

See also

References
  1. FIVB. "China win 26th edition of Montreux Volley Masters". Retrieved 2010-06-14.
  2. FIVB. "Russia repeat as world champions". Retrieved 2010-11-14.
  3. www.chinanews.com. "天津女排泪洒赛场 魏秋月宣布退役". Retrieved 2017-08-29.


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