Feng Kun
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Full name | Feng Kun | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname | Panda | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | China | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Beijing, China | 28 December 1978|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hometown | Beijing, China | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Spike | 319 cm (126 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Block | 310 cm (120 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Setter | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current club | Guangdong Evergrande | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Last updated: December 2010 |
Feng Kun (simplified Chinese: 冯坤; traditional Chinese: 馮坤; pinyin: Féng Kūn; born 28 December 1978 in Beijing) was the China women's national volleyball team setter and captain. She was awarded MVP and Best Setter award at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, where China won the gold medal in volleyball.
Notes
- Position: Setter
- Height: 1.83 m (6 foot 0 inches)
- Weight: 75 kg (165 lbs)
- Spike vertical: 3.19 (10 feet 6 inches)
- Block vertical: 3.10 (10 feet 2 inches)
Career
Feng started to play volleyball at the age of 12 and was selected for the Beijing volleyball team at 16. A year later she was selected for the national team. During this time the China team was at a low point after years of world dominance in the sport. However, the team began to rejuvenate and won the Asian Championship in 2001, came fourth in the World Championship in 2002, won the World Cup in 2003, and then went on to win at the Olympic Games in Athens, having defeated reigning champions Cuba and come from two sets down in the final to beat Russia.
She won the 2008–09 CEV Cup playing with Asystel Novara and was awarded "Best Blocker".[1]
After the end of the 2010/2011 season of the Chinese Volleyball League playing for Guangdong Evergrande V.C., she announced her retirement from professional volleyball in August 2011.[2]
Major titles
- World Grand Champion Cup 2001 (World title)
- World Grand Prix 2003 (World title)
- World Cup 2003 (World Champion)
- Athens Olympic Games 2004 (World Champion)
Clubs
- Beijing Yanjing Beer
- Asystel Novara (2008–2009)
- Guangdong Evergrande (2009–2011)
Awards
Individuals
- 2003 FIVB World Cup "Best Setter"
- 2004 Olympic Games "Most Valuable Player"
- 2004 Olympic Games "Best Setter"
- 2005 FIVB World Grand Prix "Best Setter"
- 2008 Montreux Volley Masters "Best Setter"
- 2008–09 CEV Cup "Best Setter"
Clubs
- 2008-09 CEV Cup - Champion, with Asystel Novara
References
- ^ CEV. "Asystel NOVARA claims third European title". Retrieved 2010-04-04.
- ^ VolleyWood. "Feng Kun Retires". Retrieved 2011-09-21.
External links
- 1978 births
- Living people
- Chinese volleyball players
- Olympic bronze medalists for China
- Olympic gold medalists for China
- Olympic volleyball players of China
- Sportspeople from Beijing
- Volleyball players at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Volleyball players at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Women's volleyball players
- Olympic medalists in volleyball
- Chinese volleyball biography stubs