Xiong Zi (volleyball)

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Xiong Zi
Chinese name
Chinese 熊姿 [1]
Hanyu Pinyin Xióng Zī
Personal information
NationalityChinese
Born (1976-11-08) 8 November 1976 (age 47)
HometownBeijing
Height181 cm (71 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
Spike310 cm (122 in)
Block300 cm (118 in)
Volleyball information
Current clubSichuan
National team
2002 China

Xiong Zi (born 8 November 1976) is a Chinese female volleyball player, playing as an outside hitter. She was part of the China women's national volleyball team.

She participated in the 2002 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship. [2] She won the gold medal at the 2002 Asian Games. She competed in Beach Volleyball, at the 2000 Summer Olympics.

On club level she played for Sichuan in 2002.

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References

  1. "陈静、张越红、熊姿--中国女排的三杆老枪" [Chen Jing, Zhang Yuehong, Xiong ZiThe three spears of Chinese women's volleyball]. Sports.sina.com.cn. 4 September 2002. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  2. "Team Rosters". www.fivb.org. Retrieved 2018-02-20.