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Cao Huiying

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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
Women's volleyball
Representing  China
World Championship
Gold medal – first place 1982 Peru
FIVB World Cup
Gold medal – first place 1981 Japan
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 1982 New Delhi Team
Silver medal – second place 1978 Bangkok Team

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.[citation needed]

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

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References

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  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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