Gong Xiangyu

Gong Xiangyu
Personal information
Nickname	Little Universe (小宇宙)
Nationality	Chinese
Born	(1997-04-21) 21 April 1997 Lianyungang, Jiangsu
Hometown	Lianyungang, Jiangsu
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	67 kg (148 lb)
Spike	320 cm (130 in)
Block	315 cm (124 in)
Volleyball information
Position	Opposite hitter (2014–present) Setter (before 2014)
Current club	Jiangsu
Number	16/14/6
Career
Years Teams 2015– Jiangsu
National team
2016– China
Honours Olympic Games 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team World Grand Champions Cup 2017 Japan Team Volleyball Nations League 2018 Nanjing Team Asian Games 2018 Jakarta-Palembang Asian Cup Championship 2016 Vinh Phuc Montreux Volley Masters 2016 Switzerland 2017 Switzerland Team

Template:Chinese name Gong Xiangyu (simplified Chinese: 龚翔宇; traditional Chinese: 龔翔宇; pinyin: gōng xiáng yǔ; born 21 April 1997) is a female Chinese volleyball player. On club level, she plays for Jiangsu.

Personal

She was born in Lianyungang to a P.E. teacher mother who was once a national épée champion, and a policeman father who used to play for the Jiangsu U23 basketball team. Her given name Xiangyu means "flying in the universe." She started attending Nanjing Normal University in 2016.

Career

Junior

Before 2014, she was a setter. As a substitute player, she participated in 2012 Asian Youth Girls Volleyball Championship and 2013 FIVB Volleyball Girls' U18 World Championship.

In 2014, because the former main opposite hitter, Ju Wanrong's injury, she began to be an opposite hitter and had success. During 2014 Asian Junior Women's Volleyball Championship and 2015 FIVB Volleyball Women's U20 World Championship, she showed her power.

Senior

She was promoted by Coach Cai Bin from the Jiangsu U23 team to Jiangsu Women's Volleyball Club in the 2015-2016 season. Following a successful debut season at the Chinese Volleyball League, she was selected by Coach Lang Ping for the national team in 2016. She represented China at the 2016 Summer Olympics and won the gold medal.