Wang Yi (volleyball)
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Wang Yi (Chinese: 王怡; pinyin: Wáng Yí, born May 25, 1973) is a Chinese volleyball player who twice went to the Olympic games with the Chinese team, in 1992 and 1996.[1] She shared in the silver medal earned by that team at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. Educated at Notre Dame de Namur University in Belmont, California, Wang earned a bachelor's degree in business administration in 2002. She has since served as an assistant coach at Pennsylvania State University, Rutgers University and Columbia University, where she has been employed since 2008.[2]
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Wang Yi". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2016-12-04. Retrieved 2016-05-22.
- ^ "Volleyball, Columbia University". gocolumbialions.com.
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- 1973 births
- Living people
- Chinese women's volleyball players
- Olympic volleyball players of China
- Olympic silver medalists for China
- Olympic medalists in volleyball
- Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Volleyball players at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Asian Games medalists in volleyball
- Volleyball players at the 1994 Asian Games
- Notre Dame de Namur University alumni
- American volleyball coaches
- Columbia Lions coaches