Zhu Ling (volleyball player)
Encyclopedia
Zhu Ling is a Chinese
volleyball
player who competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics
.
In 1984 she was a member of the Chinese volleyball team which won the gold medal. She played all five matches.
Zhu was born in Laiwu
, Shandong Province. She started volleyball training in 1970 in Chongqing
, and was admitted into Sichuan
provincial team in 1975. Zhu was admitted into Chinese national team in 1979, and later, helped China to win both World Cup in 1981 and the Olympics in 1984. After retirement, Zhu studied in Department of Chinese Literature at Sichuan University
. Since graduation, she has been serving at Sichuan Provincial Sports Bureau. In 2004, Zhu was promoted to the director of the Bureau.
People's Republic of China
China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...
volleyball
Volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...
player who competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics
1984 Summer Olympics
The 1984 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held in Los Angeles, California, United States in 1984...
.
In 1984 she was a member of the Chinese volleyball team which won the gold medal. She played all five matches.
Zhu was born in Laiwu
Laiwu
Laiwu is a prefecture-level city in central Shandong Province, People's Republic of China. The smallest prefecture-level city in the province, it borders the provincial capital of Jinan to the north, Zibo to the east and Tai'an to the southwest....
, Shandong Province. She started volleyball training in 1970 in Chongqing
Chongqing
Chongqing is a major city in Southwest China and one of the five national central cities of China. Administratively, it is one of the PRC's four direct-controlled municipalities , and the only such municipality in inland China.The municipality was created on 14 March 1997, succeeding the...
, and was admitted into Sichuan
Sichuan
' , known formerly in the West by its postal map spellings of Szechwan or Szechuan is a province in Southwest China with its capital in Chengdu...
provincial team in 1975. Zhu was admitted into Chinese national team in 1979, and later, helped China to win both World Cup in 1981 and the Olympics in 1984. After retirement, Zhu studied in Department of Chinese Literature at Sichuan University
Sichuan University
Sichuan University is one of the oldest national universities in China. It is ranked No. 8 among the Chinese universities according to the 2010 Academic Ranking of World Universities....
. Since graduation, she has been serving at Sichuan Provincial Sports Bureau. In 2004, Zhu was promoted to the director of the Bureau.
Major titles
- World Cup 1981 (World Champion)
- Los Angeles Olympic Games 1984 (World Champion)