The Chinese women's volleyball team is a legendary team that carries the memories of countless Chinese, they not only won a heavy gold medal, but also showed the inspiring spirit of the women's volleyball team.
This team brings not only honor to China, but also self-confidence and pride. Their brilliant achievements have greatly encouraged the Chinese people, and also let the world see the strength and style of China's women's volleyball team.
You must be familiar with the name Wang Yimei, she used to be the number one star of the Chinese women's volleyball team, leading the team to win countless championships, and is their core and hope. However, at the peak of her career, she was abandoned by Lang Ping. This sudden change is puzzling.
In 1976, the new Chinese women's volleyball national team was officially established, with Yuan Weimin as the head coach. He adopted a militarized management style, allowing his players to train hard in a rudimentary training hall.
In order to overcome the limitations of the training conditions, the players have carried out a lot of physical training and constantly improved their technical and tactical level. The team has made significant progress under the leadership of Yuan Weimin.
Yuan Weimin absorbs advanced foreign concepts and combines the characteristics of Chinese athletes to create a unique fast and changeable technical and tactical style of the Chinese women's volleyball team.
Five years later, in 1981, the Chinese women's volleyball team won the world championship for the first time at the World Cup held in Japan, achieving a historic breakthrough in China's competitive sports big ball project. This young women's volleyball team performed brilliantly and brought great encouragement to China.
Subsequently, the Chinese women's volleyball team showed strong strength in the 82 World Championships and the 84 Los Angeles Olympics in succession, and won the championship in the Women's Volleyball World Cup and the Women's Volleyball World Championship in 85 and 86, becoming the first team in history to win the "five consecutive championships".
Especially at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, the Chinese women's volleyball team faced the United States, the dominant women's volleyball team at that time. After losing the first game, they pulled back two games in quick succession to defeat their opponents 3-1 and win China's first gold medal in the event.
This classic "battle of the century" is still unforgettable, and the victory of the Chinese women's volleyball team set off a volleyball boom in China, and the 80s have become the theme of the times of "learning the spirit of the Xi women's volleyball team".
It is worth mentioning that this game has had a profound impact on Chinese volleyball and inspired more people to devote themselves to this sport.
In the 90s, the strength of the Chinese women's volleyball team declined and experienced many defeats. With the retirement of the main players one after another, the team is facing a difficult period of replacing the old with the new.
Until 03, at the World Cup held in Japan, the Chinese women's volleyball team won 11 consecutive games and won the championship again, proving that they have returned to the top of the world.
In the 04 Athens Olympics, the Chinese women's volleyball team defeated the powerful Russian team in the final and successfully defended the Olympic championship.
However, in the 08 Beijing Olympics, the overall strength of the Chinese women's volleyball team declined, and finally lost to the Brazilian team in the semifinals, and could only win the bronze medal and could not achieve three consecutive championships.
The Chinese women's volleyball team is at a low ebb, but they are facing new challenges and competition. Despite many twists and turns, the Chinese women's volleyball team still shows an indomitable fighting spirit, inspiring many Chinese. The brilliant achievements they have created with their youth and sweat will surely continue to inspire the team in the future.
The 08 Beijing Olympics marked the end of the "** generation" of the Chinese women's volleyball team, with the retirement of this generation of women's volleyball players, a new fierce general has emerged, she is Wang Yimei, who is known by many as the new force after the ** generation.
Wang Yimei was born in 1988, and her hometown is Dalian, Liaoning Province. Her father Wang Jianguo is 1.93 meters tall, while her mother Zhang Fengying is 1.75 meters tall. Everyone in the family is tall, so Wang Yimei has been half a head taller than others since she was a child. This is thanks to excellent genes.
When Wang Yimei was 6 years old, she was almost as tall as a middle school student. Her parents decided to let her focus on physical activity, so they chose to let her learn to swim first, as it was a program that focused on hand-foot coordination.
Wang Yimei was sent to Dalian Sports School when she was seven years old and began to systematically learn Xi swimming knowledge. Seeing her tall and well-coordinated, the coach thought she was a potential swimmer, so he decided to train her wholeheartedly.
Since Wang Yimei began to soak in the pool every day, she has repeatedly practiced Xi backstroke, breaststroke, freestyle and other swimming styles. She did not hesitate to give up her time to play, just to meet the requirements of her coach, and devoted herself wholeheartedly to swimming training, and she hoped to make more progress in swimming.
When Wang Yimei was 10 years old, she was selected to be sent to Liaoning Provincial Sports School for professional swimming training because of her outstanding results. She is very persistent in wanting to do well in swimming, and she takes Fu Mingxia as her goal and idol. She dreams of becoming a "diving queen".
However, the rapid growth of her bones during puberty caused her to reach a height of 1.8 meters, which caused her certain difficulties in swimming. As a result, her coach decided that she was not suitable to continue her swimming specialization and suggested that she switch to volleyball. After much consideration, she decided to take the coach's advice and devote herself to volleyball instead.
At first, his father, Wang Jianguo, did not agree with the proposal, believing that changing the project in the middle of the project would affect the child's psychology. Her mother, Zhang Fengying, is also worried that too intensive training in volleyball will cause damage to her bones.
However, after repeated analysis by the coaches of the sports school, they came to the conclusion that volleyball was more suitable for Wang Yimei's physique, and finally the parents agreed to let their daughter embark on the road of volleyball.
After completing the basic swimming training, 11-year-old Wang Yimei needs to start learning Xi volleyball skills, and she strives to adapt to practicing volleyball movements such as Xi serve, smash and block, and gradually master how to cooperate with her teammates. She had to face new challenges, but she continued to grow as she struggled to learn Xi and adapt.
At the beginning, Wang Yimei was often in a hurry during training, and her heart was always full of frustration. However, relying on her excellent physical fitness and athletic talent, she gradually adapted and gradually fell in love with volleyball.
In 2003, Wang Yimei had grown to nearly 1.9 meters tall and had abundant strength. Chen Zhonghe, the head coach of the national team, took a fancy to her advantage of smashing the ball and began to focus on cultivating her. When the dream finally came true, Wang Yimei was so excited that she shed tears.
The training requirements for the national team are very tough, not only physical training, but also various tests. For example, in a training session of climbing steps, Wang Yimei almost couldn't support it, but the shouts of her teammates gave her the last shred of courage and allowed her to persist in completing the training. After joining the team, Wang Yimei faced various types of training and challenged her limits.
Under the strict requirements of her coach, she continued to improve her smashing skills and tactical coordination. Every morning, she finds time for self-training to keep fit.
Wang Yimei is born with extraordinary strength and is 1.90 meters tall, which makes head coach Chen Zhonghe have high hopes for her, but also gives him a headache. She trains hard and constantly pushes herself.
The coach began to focus on developing Wang Yimei, requiring her to control her weight to maintain her endurance. Coach Chen always reminds her to stop being lazy and snacking. He strictly asked Wang Yimei to lose weight and increase her bounce power. Wang Yimei felt that it was difficult to lose weight, and she often couldn't control her eating meat, and she couldn't put it down until the team doctor warned her.
After hard training, Wang Yimei's weight quickly dropped to less than 90 kilograms, and her bouncing ability also improved. What's more, through such cross-training, she quickly accumulated a wealth of practical experience.
In a friendly match against Poland in 05, Wang Yimei frightened the opponent with a loud roar and made the audience boil. A year later, Wang Yimei won the Doha Asian Games with the team, and since then her life has entered its peak. At that time, many people called her the second Lang Ping.
In 2007, Wang Yimei's weight rose to nearly 200 pounds. For the Beijing Olympics later, she could only start a "hellish" ** plan. In less than a month, Wang Yimei successfully lost more than 20 pounds.
Wang Yimei insisted on a light diet every day and carried out high-intensity training at the same time, which almost made her unbearable. Just as she managed to lose weight, she unfortunately sprained her ankle during training, which forced her to take a six-year break before she could return.
At the 2009 Asian Championships, Wang Yimei's form gradually improved, and she helped her teammates break the deadlock many times at critical moments. In the final, her strong smash helped the Chinese women's volleyball team win the championship again, and this victory truly showed Wang Yimei's indomitable spirit.
2011 was the peak for Wang Yimei. In the Women's Volleyball World Cup, she faced the defense of the Japanese team as if she was playing, and she was able to knock out her opponent with a strong smash every time. Especially against the Japanese team, she stunned the famous Saori Kimura several times, and the whole court was shocked, and the powerful smash was called the "ultimate" by Japan
After the race, Japan** conducted a test, and the results showed that this smash achieved a smash of more than 150 kilograms. Therefore, the nickname of "Heavy Gunner" resounded throughout the world women's volleyball team. In this season, Wang Yimei has won almost all the important individual honors. Her performance has been nothing short of outstanding.
Wang Yimei's state has been up and down since then, and she has not even been able to enter the women's volleyball national team in 2013.
In 2013, Wang Yimei was not selected for the Chinese women's volleyball national team, and the player, who was the core of the women's volleyball team, was suddenly "abandoned", and the outside world was very surprised, and everyone didn't understand why Lang Ping would not use Wang Yimei. Faced with this sudden change, Wang Yimei also felt very lost and frustrated in her heart.
However, Wang Yimei did not give up her volleyball career. She realizes that new opportunities often come with challenges. So she decisively decided to go abroad to develop and started the journey of overseas leagues. This time, she chose to rise to the challenge rather than run away from it.
In the Turkish League, Wang Yimei showed strong offensive ability. Not only did she help her team win many victories with her powerful smashes and accurate serves, but she also smashed three smashes in a row to directly help her team win the crucial third game. On the field, her performance won the appreciation of her teammates and the audience, and everyone affectionately called her "Sister Yimei".
In 2019, Wang Yimei announced her official retirement from the competition, she successfully transformed from a national player to a professional league player, and showed the tenacity of an excellent athlete with her actions. After retiring, Wang Yimei returned to the familiar Liaoning and began to take charge of the management of the women's volleyball club, drawing a beautiful end to her career.
2023 is here, and Wang Yimei's name has reappeared in the public eye. This time, she was not involved in a lawsuit, not because of the competition. Former women's volleyball player Hu Mingyuan took former teammate Wang Yimei to court.
It is said that the Liaoning Huajun Women's Volleyball Club owed Hu Mingyuan wages, and Wang Yimei was the legal representative of the club. But then they reconciled privately.
After Wang Yimei's incident ended, her attention also declined rapidly, and now she has moved behind the scenes to serve as the head of Liaoning Huajun Women's Volleyball Club. Despite being retired, she still works in volleyball.
Although she has retired, her experience will continue to inspire more women's volleyball players to chase their dreams. Wang Yimei has created a legend in the field of volleyball, and this legend will always be passed on. Her spirit of courage to take on new challenges is truly worth learning from Xi each of us.
Wang Yimei has created a legend in her career. She made great contributions to the glory of the Chinese women's volleyball team, but the ending of finally leaving the volleyball court is still full of emotion. Her story is poignant.