Zhu Ting (volleyball)

In this Chinese name, the family name is Zhu.
Zhu Ting
Personal information
NicknameZhu, Zhuper, MVP Harvester
NationalityChinese
Born (1994-11-29) November 29, 1994 (age 29)
Dancheng, Zhoukou, Henan, China
Height1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Weight74 kg (163 lb)
Spike329 cm (130 in)
Block315 cm (124 in)
Volleyball information
PositionOutside hitter
Current clubItaly Imoco Volley Conegliano
Number2 (national team), 4 (club)
Career
YearsTeams
2012–2013China Guangdong Evergrande
2013–2016China Henan Huawei
2016–2019Turkey Vakıfbank Istanbul
2019–2021China Tianjin Bohai Bank
2022–2024Italy Savino del Bene Scandicci
2024–2026Italy Imoco Volley Conegliano
National team
2013 – 2021
2024 –		China China
Honours
Representing  China
Volleyball
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team
World Championship
Silver medal – second place 2014 Italy Team
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Japan Team
World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2015 Japan Team
Gold medal – first place 2019 Japan Team
World Grand Champions Cup
Gold medal – first place 2017 Japan Team
World Grand Prix
Silver medal – second place 2013 Sapporo Team
Volleyball Nations League
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Nanjing Team
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Jakarta-Palembang Team
Asian Championship
Gold medal – first place 2015 Tianjin Team
Last updated: June 2024

Zhu Ting (Chinese: 朱婷; pinyin: Zhū Tíng; born 29 November 1994) is a professional Chinese volleyball player.[1] She is an outside hitter and former captain of the China women's national volleyball team.[2] Currently, she plays for Imoco Volley Conegliano.

Zhu and the Chinese national team have won several gold medals in international competition, including the 2016 Olympic Games, the 2015 and 2019 World Cup.

Since her debut in 2011, Zhu has received 15 MVP awards at all levels of competition (including national team and clubs), particularly the MVP award of Rio Olympic Games 2016. She is widely regarded as one of the most decorated and successful indoor volleyball players of all time.[3] She was the highest paid professional volleyball player in the world, male or female, as of the 2018–2019 season.[4]

  1. ^ "Player's biography". Fédération Internationale de Volleyball.
  2. ^ "Brazil, China win two in a row at World Grand Prix Finals". FIVB. Sapporo, Japan. 29 August 2013. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
  3. ^ "Zhu Ting – New challenges ahead for the Chinese star". FIVB. 23 November 2020. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
  4. ^ "World's highest-paid volleyball player Zhu Ting gives up millions to return to China for 2020 Olympics preparation". South China Morning Post. 8 May 2019. Retrieved 20 October 2022.