Zhao Ruirui

Zhao Ruirui
Personal information
Full nameZhao Ruirui
NationalityChinese
Born (1981-10-08) 8 October 1981 (age 43)
Nanjing, China
HometownNanjing, China
Height1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
Spike326 cm (128 in)
Block315 cm (124 in)
Volleyball information
PositionMiddle blocker
Current clubArmy
Number9
National team
1999-2004
2008
 China
Honours
Women's volleyball
Representing  China
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2004 Athens Team
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Beijing Team
FIVB World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2003 Japan Team
World Grand Champions Cup
Gold medal – first place 2001 Japan Team
FIVB World Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place 2003 Andria Team
Silver medal – second place 2001 Macau Team
Silver medal – second place 2002 Hong Kong Team
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Yuxi Team
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2002 Busan Team
Asian Championship
Gold medal – first place 1999 Hong Kong Team
Gold medal – first place 2001 Nakhon Ratchasima Team
Gold medal – first place 2003 Ho Chi Minh City Team
Asian Cup
Gold medal – first place 2008 Nakhon Ratchasima Team
Last updated: Dec 2010

Zhao Ruirui (Chinese: 赵蕊蕊; pinyin: Zhào Ruǐruǐ; born 8 October 1981 in Nanjing, Jiangsu, China)[1] is a Chinese former volleyball player who competed in the 2003 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup winning side and made an initial appearance with the 2004 gold medal-winning side before refracturing her right leg. Following her retirement in 2009 from sports competition, she has become a successful sci-fi author and published several critically acclaimed novels. Her sci-fi novel (The Wing Man) won the Silver Award of the 4th Global Chinese Nebula Award in 2013.

  1. ^ "China's "fragile beauty" Zhao is key". Reuters. 3 August 2008. Retrieved 15 July 2020.