Chen Yaqiong | |
Height: | 181 cm |
Birth Date: | 1956 |
Birth Place: | Yongchun County, China |
Position: | Middle blocker |
Teamnumber: | 10 (1981) 7 (1982) |
Nationalyears: | 1978–1982 |
Chen Yaqiong (born 1956, in Yongchun County) is a Chinese former volleyball player. She was a member of the Chinese national team that won gold at both the 1981 FIVB World Cup and the 1982 FIVB World Championship. She also won a gold medal at the 1982 Asian Games, after which she retired.
After her retirement from volleyball, Chen worked for the Hong Kong Liaison Office.[1]
In 2018, the government of her hometown Tangxi Village in Hushan, Fujian built a "women's volleyball spirit" museum by remodeling her former residence, which collected many publications, art works, photos, and personal donations from Chen herself. It is the first women's volleyball museum in China.[2]
She is the Fujianese girl in the 2020 movie Leap.