Feng Kun | |
Fullname: | Feng Kun |
Nickname: | Panda |
Nationality: | Chinese |
Birth Date: | 28 December 1978 |
Birth Place: | Beijing, China |
Hometown: | Beijing, China |
Height: | 1.83m (06feet) |
Weight: | 75kg (165lb) |
Spike: | 319cm (126inches) |
Block: | 310cm (120inches) |
Position: | Setter |
Teamnumber: | 2 |
Nationalyears: | 1997 2001–2006 2008 |
Updated: | December 2010 |
Feng Kun (; born 28 December 1978 in Beijing) is a retired Chinese volleyball player. She was the setter and captain of the China women's national volleyball team. She was awarded Most Valuable Player and Best Setter at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, where China won the gold medal in volleyball.
Feng started playing volleyball at the age of 12 and was selected for the Beijing volleyball team at aged 16. A year later she was selected for the national team. At that time the China team was at a low point after years of dominance in the sport. However, the team began to rejuvenate and won the Asian Championship in 2001; came fourth in the World Championship in 2002; won the World Cup in 2003; and went on to win gold medal at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, having defeated reigning champion Cuba in the semi-final and come from two sets down in the final to beat Russia.
Feng won the 2008–09 CEV Cup with Asystel Novara and was awarded Best Setter.[1]
After the end of the 2010/11 season of the Chinese Volleyball League playing for Guangdong Evergrande V.C., Feng announced her retirement from professional volleyball.[2]
In December 2014, Feng married Kiattipong Radchatagriengkai, who was the head coach of Thailand women's national volleyball team.[3]