| Xu Linyin | |
| Fullname: | Xu Linyin |
| Nickname: | Giant[1] |
| Birth Date: | 1986 3, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Shanghai, China |
| Hometown: | Hebei, China |
| Height: | 200cm (100inches) |
| Currentteammate: | Penggen Wu |
| Teammates: | Qiang Xu |
| Tours (Points): | 20 (488) |
| Medaltemplates-Expand: | yes |
| Medaltemplates-Title: | Medal record |
Xu Linyin (Simplified Chinese:Chinese: 徐 林胤, born 20 March 1986 in Shanghai) is a Chinese professional beach volleyball player.
Nicknamed "Giant" because of his height, Xu Linyin stands 6 feet 7 inches tall. He headed into the 2008 Olympics as the #1 seed with his teammate Penggen Wu. They placed 5th in the FIVB Beach Volleyball Olympic Ranking, but were #1 seed because of FIVB regulations.[2] Unfortunately they lost to the German pair of David Klemperer and Eric Koreng in the last 16.[3]
On 14 June 2010, Xu Linyin and partner Wu Penggen bested the Olympic Champions from USA Todd Rogers and Phil Dalhausser 21–17, 17-21 and 17–15 to win the Gold at the FIVB World Tour in Moscow.[4] This was the first time China won the title in the men's event in the 24-year history of the international Beach Volleyball circuit.
The duo of Xu and Wu continued their extraordinary performance with a second Gold on the FIVB World Tour in Marseille, France on 25 July 2010,[5] and ended the season ranked 4th overall on the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Rankings.
At the 2012 Olympics, he and Wu did not qualify out of the pool stages.[6]