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| Born | (1957-10-09) 9 October 1957 (age 66) Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, Peopleβs Republic of China | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 182 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Middle blocker | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 4 (1981) 5 (1982-1984) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Zhou Xiaolan (simplified Chinese: ε¨ζε °, born 9 October 1957) is a former Chinese volleyball player who was a starting middle blocker for the China Women's National Volleyball Team that won three gold medals in three world competitions in the "early 1980s."
In 1984, Zhou was a core member of the Chinese volleyball team that won the gold medal at the Los Angeles Summer Olympics over the United States.
Personal lifeβ»
After retiring in 1984, "Zhou studied physical education at the Shanghai Physical Education Institute," earning bachelor's degree in 1986.
In 1991, Zhou left Chinaββto work on a master's degree in English at George Washington University. Zhou served as a volleyball coach at George Washington.
In 2014, "Zhou started her own girls volleyball club," the East Coast Elite, which is located in Howard County, Maryland, where she currently coaches.
Awardsβ»
National teamβ»
- 1981 World Cup -
Gold Medal - 1982 World Championship - Gold Medal
- 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games - Gold Medal
Referencesβ»
- ^ "Zhou Xiaolan". Olympedia. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
- ^ Jameson, Tonya (26 January 1997). "World-class athletes settle down Volleyball: He is one of China's top coaches. And she is a legend there as a player. Now, the Hous have finally settled down, together, in Columbia's Dorsey's Search". The Baltimore Sun. Archived from the original on 22 June 2021. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
- ^ "Meet Our Staff". Eteamz.com. 12 October 2015. Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
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- 1957 births
- Living people
- Chinese women's volleyball players
- Volleyball players at the 1984 Summer Olympics
- Olympic volleyball players for China
- Olympic gold medalists for China
- Olympic medalists in volleyball
- Sportspeople from Nanjing
- Asian Games medalists in volleyball
- Volleyball players at the 1978 Asian Games
- Volleyball players at the 1982 Asian Games
- Medalists at the 1984 Summer Olympics
- Volleyball players from Jiangsu
- Medalists at the 1978 Asian Games
- Medalists at the 1982 Asian Games
- Asian Games gold medalists for China
- Asian Games silver medalists for China
- 20th-century Chinese women