Lai Yawen Explained

Lai Yawen
Height:187 cm
Nationality:Chinese
Nationalyears:1989–1998
Birth Place:Dalian, China
Teamnumber:1 (1989, 1991–1998)
4 (1990)
Position:Middle blocker
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Lai Yawen (born 9 September 1970, in Dalian) is a Chinese former volleyball player and two-time Olympian. As a player, she competed with the national team at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. She then won a silver medal with the national team at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia.[1] [2]

Coaching and management

Lai was an assistant coach of China's women's national volleyball team from 1999 to 2004, and then from 2009 to 2021.[3] She has been working as the deputy director of China's Volleyball Management Center.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lai Yawen. Olympedia. 24 October 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221225004354/https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/52133 . 25 December 2022 . live .
  2. News: 赖亚文_奥运之星_2004雅典奥运 . 22 January 2021 . 2004.sina.com.cn . https://web.archive.org/web/20210122170127/http://2004.sina.com.cn/star/lai_yawen/index.shtml . 22 January 2021 . live .
  3. Web site: Lai Yawen. Volleybox.net. 22 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221224002834/https://women.volleybox.net/yawen-lai-p5133 . 24 December 2022 . live .
  4. Web site: New Chinese men's volleyball head coach Wu aiming for Paris 2024 . Insidethegames.biz . Houston . Michael . 4 November 2020 . 27 September 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201129111151/https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1100316/china-volleyball-paris-2024-olympics . 29 November 2020 . live .