Zhao Ruirui

Zhao Ruirui
Personal information
Full name	Zhao Ruirui
Nationality	China
Born	8 October 1981 Beijing, China
Hometown	Nanjing, China
Height	1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)
Weight	75 kg (165 lb)
Spike	326 cm (128 in)
Block	315 cm (124 in)
Volleyball information
Position	Middle blocker
Current club	Army
Number	9
National team
1999-2004 2008 CHN
Honours Representing  China Olympic Games 2004 Athens Team 2008 Beijing Team FIVB World Cup 2003 Japan Team World Grand Champions Cup 2001 Japan Team FIVB World Grand Prix 2003 Andria Team 2001 Macau Team 2002 Hong Kong Team 1999 Yuxi Team Asian Games 2002 Busan Team Asian Championship 1999 Hong Kong Team 2001 Nakhon Ratchasima Team 2003 Ho Chi Minh City Team Asian Cup 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) is a Chinese volleyball player who competed on 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 from sports competition, she has become a successful sci-fi author and published several critically acclaimed novels.

Notes

• Position: middle blocker
• Height: 1.97 m (6 feet 6 inches)
• Weight: 70 kg (154 lbs)
• Shoe size: 47 (EU) / 14 (US)
• Spike vertical: 3.26 (10 feet 8 inches)
• Block vertical: 3.15 (10 feet 4 inches)

Major titles

• World Grand Champion Cup 2001 (World title)
• World Grand Prix 2003 (World title)
• World Cup 2003 (World Champion)
• Athens Olympic Games 2004 (World Champion)

Individual awards

• 2003 FIVB World Cup "Best Spiker"

References

External links

• zhaoruirui.com