Sun Jinfang (Chinese: 孙晋芳, born 6 April 1955[1]) is a Chinese former volleyball player who played the setter position. Sun captained China to the gold medal at both the 1981 FIVB World Cup in Japan[2] and the 1982 FIVB World Championship in Peru.[3] She also won a silver medal at the 1978 Asian Games and a gold medal at the 1982 Asian Games.[3]

Sun Jinfang
Personal information
Born (1955-04-06) 6 April 1955 (age 71)
Shanghai, China
Height175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Volleyball information
PositionSetter
Number6 (1981)
9 (1982)
National team
1977–1982 China

Personal life

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Sun became the director of China's tennis program in 2003.[4]

Awards

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Individuals

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National team

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As a player
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Volleyball player Chen Zhan played Sun Jinfang in the 2020 film Leap.[citation needed]

References

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  1. "Sun Jinfang". Olympedia. Archived from the original on 29 April 2024. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
  2. Lokegaonkar, Jay (5 February 2023). "History of FIVB Volleyball World Cup and winners list". Olympics.com. Archived from the original on 16 September 2024. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "孙晋芳:敢于攀登高峰的人" (in Chinese). 23 May 2007. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  4. Larmer, Brook (22 August 2013). "Li Na, China's Tennis Rebel". The New York Times. Retrieved 21 June 2021.