Xu Linyin

Xu Linyin (Simplified Chinese:徐 林胤, born 20 March 1986 in Shanghai) is a Chinese professional beach volleyball player.

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Xu.
Xu Linyin
Personal information
Full nameXu Linyin
NicknameGiant[1]
Born (1986-03-20) 20 March 1986
Shanghai, China
HometownHebei, China
Height200 cm (6 ft 7 in)
Beach volleyball information
Current teammate
Teammate
Penggen Wu
Previous teammates
Teammate Tours (points)
Qiang Xu 20 (488)
Medal record
Men's beach volleyball
Representing  China
Asian Games
2010 Guangzhou Men
2006 Doha Men

Career

Nicknamed "Giant" because of his height, Xu Linyin stands 6 feet 7 inches tall. He headed into the 2008 Olympics as the #1 seed with his teammate Penggen Wu. They placed 5th in the FIVB Beach Volleyball Olympic Ranking, but were #1 seed because of FIVB regulations.[2] Unfortunately they lost to the German pair of David Klemperer and Eric Koreng in the last 16.[3]

On 14 June 2010, Xu Linyin and partner Wu Penggen bested the Olympic Champions from USA Todd Rogers and Phil Dalhausser 21-17, 17-21 and 17-15 to win the Gold at the FIVB World Tour in Moscow.[4] This was the first time China won the title in the men's event in the 24-year history of the international Beach Volleyball circuit.

The duo of Xu and Wu continued their extraordinary performance with a second Gold on the FIVB World Tour in Marseille, France on 25 July 2010,[5] and ended the season ranked 4th overall on the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Rankings.

At the 2012 Olympics, he and Wu did not qualify out of the pool stages.[6]

See also

References
  1. Beach volleyball-U.S., Brazil in battle of the bronzed, guardian.co.uk, 25 July 2008
  2. FIVB announces final Olympic Ranking for men's and women's Olympic Beach Volleyball tournaments, FIVB
  3. "beach volleyball men results - Beach volleyball - Beijing 2008 Olympics". www.olympic.org. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  4. "China upset US to grab men's title at FIVB World Tour". News.xinhuanet.com. 15 June 2010. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
  5. FIVB Tour - FIVB Marseille Open - Men Archived 28 July 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  6. "Xu Linyin Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
Awards
Preceded by
 Phil Dalhausser (USA)		 Men's FIVB Beach World Tour "Most Improved"
2007		 Succeeded by
 Andy Cès (FRA)
Preceded by
 Harley Marques (BRA)		 Men's FIVB Beach World Tour "Most Inspirational"
2010		 Succeeded by
 Emanuel Rego (BRA)
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