Ding Xia

Ding Xia (Chinese: 丁霞; pinyin: Dīng Xiá, born 13 January 1990) is a Chinese volleyball player. She is the setter[1] of the China women's national volleyball team[2] and plays for Liaoning.

Ding Xia
in team China
Personal information
Nickname	Opposite Spiker Ding (丁接应)
Nationality	Chinese
Born	13 January 1990 Hebei, China
Hometown	Hebei, China
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	67 kg (148 lb)
Spike	305 cm (120 in)
Block	300 cm (120 in)
Volleyball information
Position	Setter
Current club	Liaoning
Number	16 (national team), 8 (club)
Career
Years Teams 2009–present Liaoning
National team
2009 2014–present China U20 China
Honours Volleyball Olympic Games 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team World Championship 2018 Japan Team FIVB World Cup 2019 Japan Team 2015 Japan Team World Grand Champions Cup 2017 Japan Team Volleyball Nations League 2018 Nanjing Team Asian Games 2018 Jakarta-Palembang 2014 Incheon Asian Championship 2015 Tianjin AVC Cup 2014 Shenzhen Team

Career

Ding won the gold medal in the 2015 World Cup,[3] 2016 Summer Olympics,[4] and 2019 World Cup[5] with China women's national volleyball team.

Ding was awarded the Best Setter at 2019 World Cup.

References

1. 女排亚洲杯丁霞任中国队队长国青小将未报名离队 (in Chinese). Sina. 5 September 2014. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
2. 现场：徐建德怒斥丁霞含泪 小将拦网忘情砸地板-搜狐体育. Sohu (in Chinese). 30 September 2014. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
3. "Lang Ping guides China to fourth volleyball World Cup title". Free Press Journal. September 7, 2015.
4. "China women's volleyball team at Rio Games". September 3, 2016.
5. "Women's Final Standing". worldcup.2019.fivb.com. Retrieved 2019-10-11.

External links

• Juniors profile