1981 to 1986It is a glorious moment for the Chinese women's volleyball team, and they rely on the spirit of hard workThe miracle of five consecutive championshipsSince then, almost all of the three major tournaments have had the figure of the women's volleyball team.
It's notIn this year's Asian Games, when they played against Japan, they directly scored 3:0, and when you think it goes, it isThe women's volleyball team won the Asian Games championship for the 9th timeFinish.
Chinese women's volleyball team. To this day,The members of the "five consecutive championships" period have long since retired, among them there are several famous generals, who did not choose to develop in the country, but went to settle abroad.
So, how are these 4 female ranking generals doing now?
Chinese women's volleyball team. Zhou Xiaolan was born in 1957 and is an authentic Nanjing beautyI was introduced to volleyball when I was 16 years oldand quickly fell in love with the sport.
Zhou Xiaolan. At that time, the number of professional volleyball athletes was very small, so after two years of training, she successfully entered the provincial team, and the coach of the provincial team at that time was worried that she would not be able to stand the pain of training, but he could not have imagined itThis girl is full of strength to refuse to admit defeat
Zhou Xiaolan. What is even more unexpected is that after 4 years of hard training, she successfully entered the national team and became teammates with Lang PingThe cooperation of Zhou Xiaolan and Lang Ping to block the net was crowned as the "wall of the world" by the volleyball world at that time
Zhou Xiaolan (front) and Lang Ping.
In addition,Zhou Xiaolan also helped the Chinese women's volleyball team win three consecutive championships in 1981, 1982 and 1984, it can be said that he has made a "great feat".
The women's volleyball team won the championship. In 1985, Zhou Xiaolan left the women's volleyball team and turned to college as a student, and later worked againIn 1988, he became the Director of Volleyball
In 1989, she also participated in the first men's volleyball "Winter Training Camp".She encouraged the men's volleyball team to make rapid progress with the "bamboo shed spirit".Later, the training format of volleyball was also improved.
Zhou Xiaolan. Her husband is also an athlete, but after retiring from the sport, he chose to go into business and founded a sports-related company.
Since then, this company has participated in the women's volleyball team many times, howeverThe women's volleyball team, which has always had stable results, fell out of the top five in the 1994 World Championships, which inevitably made fans dissatisfied
Gong Xue and Zhou Xiaolan (right).
At that time, some people thought that the decline in the performance of the women's volleyball team was related to Zhou Xiaolan's husband, and he was busy letting the women's volleyball team participate in various activities and delayed training.
This incident has always made Zhou Xiaolan breathe a sigh of relief in her heart, and finally chose to resign from all positions in 1995 and live in the United States with her family.
Zhou Xiaolan. In a foreign country, Zhou Xiaolan did not choose to engage in volleyball-related work, but went to work for a company specializing in the production of medical devices.
Now 66 years old, she is Xi to life in the United States.
Zhou Xiaolan's family.
Jiang Ying was born in 1963, she is a hearty Northeast person, compared with Zhou XiaolanShe has been playing volleyball since she was a childWhen she was 14 years old, she successfully entered the provincial team, and after 4 years of hard training in the provincial team, she became a member of the national team.
Jiang Ying. Jiang Ying's volleyball career is also dazzlingShe played for her country when she first joined the national team in 1982, in the end, fortunately not dishonored,Won the gold medal in the Asian Games.
Jiang Ying. Later, in 1984, 1985 and 1986, with her participation, the women's volleyball team successfully won the "four consecutive championships".
Some professionals commented that Jiang Ying is one of the key members of the women's volleyball team for five consecutive championshipsWhen she was playing, she had great smashing power, fast surfing speed, and cooperation with her teammates to achieve such satisfactory results.
Jiang Ying (No. 8).
LaterJiang Ying retired in 1990 and then followed her husband to Australia, Jiang Ying chose to be a coach at a university, and her husband opened a company.
Jiang Ying directs the training.
Although Jiang Ying has studied English Xi for a while, she can only answer with yes or no when communicating with foreignersIn order to live in Australia, she can only learn the 26 English letters and words again Xi.
Jiang Ying. In this university, Jiang Ying stayed for 13 yearsHer team members have won Australian competitions for six consecutive years, and even one student has won a major tournament.
Jiang Ying. In 2003, Jiang Ying resigned and chose to take care of the children at home, perhaps because of the environment, the child is not good at Chinese, which is also what Jiang Ying is worried about.
Jiang Ying's family. Although Jiang Ying is abroad, she is very concerned about the development of the Chinese women's volleyball team, and often goes online to watch domestic volleyballDuring the 2000 Sydney Olympics, she also "fought together" with the women's volleyball team as a "mother's family".
Chinese women's volleyball team. She is 60 years old this year, and she has been back to China less and lessWhen she came back last time, she also found Sun Jinfang, and while the two were eating, they recalled the training of the year
Sun Jinfang. In 1963, a little girl was born in a family in Fujian, she was Zheng Meizhu.
When she was playing volleyball, it could be said that she had a bumpy roadDue to the height of only 172m, when she arrived at the national team, many people had doubts about her strength
Jung Mei Joo. However, to everyone's surprise, it was this "little man" girl who helped the Chinese team win the championship, butLater, because she missed the 1981 competition, she was only one of the members of the "four consecutive championships".
Jung Mei Joo. During that time,Someone once ridiculed her for "three in and three out" of the national teamIt is this experience that has greatly improved her skills and character, and finally completed the dream of "four consecutive championships".
In 1988, she chose to leave the field and at the end of 1991, she spent some time at a volleyball club in GermanyAfter leaving, she embarked on a business journey with her husband.
Jung Mei Joo. At home, she is a dazzling female ranking general, but abroad, her identity is an ordinary person, such a gap inevitably makes her feel a little lost, so she often chats with her old teammates about some old things.
Chinese women's volleyball team. At that time, she also had an "agreement" with her teammates, everyone gave birth to girls, and formed them into a "little women's volleyball team", howeverZheng Meizhu didn't expect that she could give birth to two sons in a row
Jung Mei Joo and the child.
In 2008, she was invited to return to China to serve as the first torchbearer in Fujian, watching her run, many people began to recall the time when she was in the women's volleyball team.
Jung Mei Joo. After working hard in Germany for many years, Zheng Meizhu has also saved a lot of money and lives a happy life.
Jung Mi-joo and her husband.
Wu Dan was born in 1968 and is a typical "Sichuan girl".
Her parents are both sports stars, soWhen she was very young, she was deeply influenced by her father and also fell in love with volleyball
Wu Dan. In 1983, Wu Dan, who was only 15 years old, was already a member of the provincial team, and after a year of hard training, he successfully entered the national teamHer volleyball path is full of regrets
Wu Dan. She competed in 1985 and 1986, helping her teammates win gold medals, and even defeated Cuba in 1990Just as she was in high spirits for the 1992 Olympics, too many things happened
Wu Dan. The main attacker was injured, the secondary attacker was injured, and Wu Dan himself was injured, even if he was given a closed injection, it was difficult to play at his usual level, so he could only be replacedIn the end, he only finished in 7th place
What's even more incredible is thatIn the post-match drug test, Wu Dan's result was positive, and pushed her to the tip of the knife in one fell swoop.
Wu Dan. It turned out that Wu Dan was unwell before the competition and often took some Chinese medicine, howeverWhat she didn't expect was that there were some ingredients in Chinese medicine that were banned by the Olympic Committee
In view of Wu Dan's mistake, the Olympic Committee did not ban her, but she could no longer participate in the later competitions.
Olympic committee. When she left the Olympic Village alone, the girls of the women's volleyball team shed tears of sadnessNot being able to participate in the competition has also become a regret in Wu Dan's heart
It's only been a yearWu Dan chose to retire, and later came to the United States to develop, and finally worked as a coach in a middle school
Wu Dan. From 1981 to 1986, it was the most dazzling moment for the Chinese women's volleyball team, when there were many famous players who created the miracle of "five consecutive championships" through hard training.
Today, the former famous players have also become old men, even if they live abroad, but their love for volleyball has not diminished in the slightest.
Their original "women's volleyball spirit" will also be inherited by newcomers and passed on from generation to generation.