Wei Qiuyue

Wei Qiuyue
Personal information
Nationality	Chinese
Born	(1988-09-26) 26 September 1988 Tianjin, China
Hometown	Tianjin, China
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	65 kg (143 lb)
Spike	305 cm (120 in)
Block	300 cm (120 in)
Volleyball information
Position	Setter
Current club	Tianjin Bridgestone
Number	8
Career
Years Teams 2003–2013 2013–2014 2014–2017 Tianjin Bridgestone Igtisadchi Baku Tianjin Bridgestone
National team
2007–2012 2014–2016 China
Honours Olympic Games 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team 2008 Beijing Team World Championship 2014 Italy Team World Cup 2015 Japan Team 2011 Japan Team World Grand Prix 2007 Ningbo Team Asian Games 2010 Guangzhou Asian Championship 2011 Taipei 2007 Nakhon Ratchasima 2009 Hanoi Asian Cup 2008 Nakhon Ratchasima 2010 Tai Cang

Wei Qiuyue (Chinese: 魏秋月; pinyin: Wèi Qiūyuè; born 26 September 1988) is a retired female Chinese volleyball player. She was the captain of China women's national volleyball team between 2008-2012.

Career

She was part of the bronze medal winning teams at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games and the silver medal winning teams at the 2007 World Grand Prix.

She won the 2010 Montreux Volley Masters with her national team, being awarded "Best Setter".^[1]

She was named Best Setter at the 2010 World Championship.^[2]

After a disappointed fifth place at the 2012 Summer Olympics, in 2013 she took a year off from the national team to repair her knee. She also signed with Igtisadchi Baku in 2013-2014 season, along with her former teammates Ma Yunwen and Zhang Lei. This was the first time she played for a club other than Tianjin.

In 2014, she was recalled to the national team by Jenny Lang Ping and gained a starting position for the national team which she helped to win the silver medal at the 2014 World Championship. After successful season with the national team, she took some time off from the domestic league and went to the United States to repair her sore knees which has been affected her for a long time with help from Jenny Lang Ping. She came back to the national team in 2015 and was a part of the Chinese team that won gold at the 2015 World Cup.

In 2016, Wei participated at the Summer Olympics where her team won gold by beating Serbia 3-1 in the final and announce her retirement from the national team right away in CCTV5 after the awarding ceremony.

After the 13th Chinese National Games in 2017, Wei announced her retirement as a professional volleyball player.^[3]

Clubs

• Tianjin Bridgestone (2003–2013)
• Igtisadchi Baku (2013–2014)
• Tianjin Bridgestone (2014–2017)

Individual awards

• 2007 Montreux Volley Masters "Best Setter"
• 2007 FIVB World Grand Prix "Best Setter"
• 2008 Asian Cup Championship "Most Valuable Player"
• 2010 Montreux Volley Masters "Best Setter"
• 2010 FIVB Women's World Championship "Best Setter"
• 2011 Asian Women's Volleyball Championship "Best Server"

See also

• China at the 2012 Summer Olympics#Volleyball
• Volleyball at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament

References

External links

• FIVB profile
• Olympic Games profile (2008teamchina.olympic.cn)
• Qiuyue Wei at the International Olympic Committee

Awards
Preceded by Eleonora Lo Bianco	Best Setter of FIVB World Grand Prix 2007	Succeeded by Yoshie Takeshita