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Yan Ni
Yan Ni
Personal information
Nickname	Manager (掌柜)
Nationality	Chinese
Born	2 March 1987 (age 37); Liaoning, China
Height	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight	74 kg (163 lb)
Spike	317 cm (125 in)
Block	306 cm (120 in)
Volleyball information
Position	Middle blocker
Current club	Retired
Number	17 (national team), 2 (club)
National team
2009; 2014–2021	China
Honours
Volleyball
Olympic Games
World Championship
FIVB World Cup
World Grand Champions Cup
Volleyball Nations League
Asian Games
Asian Championship
AVC Cup

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Yan Ni (Chinese: 颜妮; pinyin: Yán Nī; born 2 March 1987) is a Chinese retired volleyball player who won the gold medal in the 2016 Summer Olympics. On club level, she played for Liaoning. She announced her retirement from volleyball in November 2021.^[1]

Career

Yan won the gold medal in the 2015 World Cup,^[2] 2016 Summer Olympics,^[3] and 2019 World Cup^[4] with China women's national volleyball team.

Yan was awarded the Best Middle Blocker at 2018 FIVB World Championship and 2019 World Cup. In 2014 AVC cup, Yan won both the MVP and Best Middle Blocker awards.

Clubs

Liaoning (2005–2021)

Awards

Individuals

Clubs

2005–2006 Chinese Volleyball League - Champion, with Liaoning
2006–2007 Chinese Volleyball League - Runner-Up, with Liaoning
2007–2008 Chinese Volleyball League - Runner-Up, with Liaoning

National team

2014 Asian Cup Championship - Gold Medal
2014 Asian Games - Silver Medal
2015 Asian Championship - Gold Medal
2015 World Cup - Gold Medal
2016 Summer Olympics - Gold Medal
2017 World Grand Champions Cup - Gold Medal
2018 Volleyball Nations League - Bronze Medal
2018 Asian Games - Gold Medal
2018 World Championship - Bronze Medal
2019 World Cup - Gold Medal

References

^ "CHN W: 'Great Wall of China' won't be standing in way of rivals anymore – Yan Ni retires". World of Volley.
^ "Lang Ping guides China to fourth volleyball World Cup title". Free Press Journal. September 7, 2015.
^ "China women's volleyball team at Rio Games". September 3, 2016. Archived from the original on August 27, 2016. Retrieved September 4, 2016.
^ "Women's Final Standing". worldcup.2019.fivb.com. Retrieved 2019-10-11.

Awards
Preceded by Yang Junjing and Thaísa Menezes	Best Middle Blocker of World Championship 2018 (with Milena Rašić)	Succeeded by Anna Danesi and Ana Carolina da Silva
Preceded by Daymara Lescay TeTori Dixon	Best Middle Blocker of World Cup 2019 (with Irina Koroleva)	Succeeded by Incumbent

[1] "CHN W: 'Great Wall of China' won't be standing in way of rivals anymore – Yan Ni retires". World of Volley.

[2] "Lang Ping guides China to fourth volleyball World Cup title". Free Press Journal. September 7, 2015.

[3] "China women's volleyball team at Rio Games". September 3, 2016. Archived from the original on August 27, 2016. Retrieved September 4, 2016.

[4] "Women's Final Standing". worldcup.2019.fivb.com. Retrieved 2019-10-11.

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+{{short description|Chinese volleyball player}}
 {{Infobox volleyball player
 | name           = Yan Ni
+| nickname       = Manager (掌柜)
 | image          =
 | nationality    = Chinese
 | birth_date     = {{Birth date and age|1987|3|2|df=y}}
-| birth_place    =
+| birth_place    = [[Liaoning]], [[China]]
 | height         = {{convert|1.92|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}}
 | weight         = {{convert|74|kg|lb|abbr=on}}
@@ Line 10: / Line 12: @@
 | block          = {{convert|306|cm|abbr=on}}
 | position       = Middle blocker
-| currentclub    = [[Liaoning Brilliance Auto|Liaoning]]
+| currentclub    = Retired
-| currentnumber  = 17
+| currentnumber  = 17 (national team), 2 (club)
-| nationalyears  = 2009<br>2014–present
+| nationalyears  = 2009<br>2014–2021
-| nationalteam   = [[China women's national volleyball team|China]]
+| nationalteam   = {{vbw|China}}
-| medaltemplates =
+| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport | [[Volleyball]]}}
+{{MedalCompetition|[[Olympic Games]]}}
-{{MedalOlympic}}
 {{MedalGold|[[Volleyball at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament|2016 Rio de Janeiro]]|[[Volleyball at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's team rosters#China|Team]]}}
 {{MedalCompetition|[[FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship|World Championship]]}}
-{{MedalBronze|[[2018 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship|2018 Japan]]|[[2018 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship squads#.C2.A0China|Team]]}}
+{{MedalBronze|[[2018 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship|2018 Japan]]|[[2018 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship squads#China|Team]]}}
 {{MedalCompetition|[[FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup|FIVB World Cup]]}}
+{{MedalGold| [[2019 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup|2019 Japan]] |Team}}
 {{MedalGold| [[2015 FIVB Women's World Cup|2015 Japan]] |[[2015 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup squads#.C2.A0China|Team]]}}
 {{MedalCompetition|[[FIVB World Grand Champions Cup|World Grand Champions Cup]]}}
 {{MedalGold|[[2017 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Grand Champions Cup|2017 Japan]]|[[2017 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Grand Champions Cup squads#.C2.A0China|Team]]}}
 {{MedalCompetition|[[FIVB Volleyball Women's Nations League|Volleyball Nations League]]}}
-{{MedalBronze|[[2018 FIVB Volleyball Women's Nations League|2018 Nanjing]]|[[2018 FIVB Volleyball Women's Nations League squads#_China|Team]]}}
+{{MedalBronze|[[2018 FIVB Volleyball Women's Nations League|2018 Nanjing]]|[[2018 FIVB Volleyball Women's Nations League squads#China|Team]]}}
 {{MedalCompetition|[[Asian Games]]}}
 {{MedalGold|[[Volleyball at the 2018 Asian Games – Women's tournament|2018 Jakarta-Palembang]]|}}
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 {{MedalGold| [[2014 Asian Women's Cup Volleyball Championship|2014 Shenzhen]] |Team}}
 }}
-{{Chinese name|[[Yan (surname)|Yan]]}}
+{{family name hatnote|[[Yan (surname)|Yan]]|lang=Chinese}}
-'''Yan Ni''' ({{zh|颜妮}}; born 2 March 1987) is a Chinese female [[volleyball]] player who won the gold medal in the [[Volleyball at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament|2016 Olympic Games]]. On club level, she plays for [[Liaoning Brilliance Auto|Liaoning]].
+'''Yan Ni''' ({{zh|c=颜妮|p=Yán Nī}}; born 2 March 1987) is a Chinese retired [[volleyball]] player who won the gold medal in the [[Volleyball at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament|2016 Summer Olympics]]. On club level, she played for [[Liaoning Brilliance Auto|Liaoning]]. She announced her retirement from volleyball in November 2021.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://worldofvolley.com/latest_news/othercountries/305708/chn-w-great-wall-of-china-wont-be-standing-in-way-of-rivals-anymore-yan-ni-retires.html|title=CHN W: ’Great Wall of China’ won’t be standing in way of rivals anymore – Yan Ni retires|publisher=World of Volley|date=}}</ref>
 ==Career==
-Yan won the gold medal in the [[2015 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup|2015 World Cup]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.freepressjournal.in/lang-ping-guides-china-to-fourth-volleyball-world-cup-title/|title=Lang Ping guides China to fourth volleyball World Cup title|publisher=[[Free Press Journal]]|date=September 7, 2015}}</ref> and the [[Volleyball at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament|2016 Olympic Games]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.rio2016.com/en/team/china-volleyball-women/|title=China women's volleyball team at Rio Games|date=September 3, 2016}}</ref>
+Yan won the gold medal in the [[2015 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup|2015 World Cup]],<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.freepressjournal.in/lang-ping-guides-china-to-fourth-volleyball-world-cup-title/|title=Lang Ping guides China to fourth volleyball World Cup title|publisher=[[Free Press Journal]]|date=September 7, 2015}}</ref> [[Volleyball at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament|2016 Summer Olympics]],<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.rio2016.com/en/team/china-volleyball-women/|title=China women's volleyball team at Rio Games|date=September 3, 2016|access-date=September 4, 2016|archive-date=August 27, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160827032033/https://www.rio2016.com/en/team/china-volleyball-women|url-status=dead}}</ref> and [[2019 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup|2019 World Cup]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://worldcup.2019.fivb.com/en/women/finalstanding|title=Women's Final Standing|website=worldcup.2019.fivb.com|access-date=2019-10-11}}</ref> with [[China women's national volleyball team]].
+Yan was awarded the Best Middle Blocker at 2018 FIVB World Championship and 2019 World Cup. In [[Asian Women's Volleyball Cup|2014 AVC cup]], Yan won both the MVP and Best Middle Blocker awards.
 ==Clubs==
-* {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Liaoning Brilliance Auto|Liaoning]] (2005 - present)
+* {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Liaoning Brilliance Auto|Liaoning]] (2005–2021)
 ==Awards==
@@ Line 51: / Line 56: @@
 * ''[[2014 Asian Women's Cup Volleyball Championship#Awards|2014 Asian Cup "Best Middle Blocker"]]''
 * ''[[2015 Asian Women's Volleyball Championship#Awards|2015 Asian Championship "Best Middle Blockers"]]''
+* ''[[2018 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship#Awards|2018 World Championship "Best Middle Blockers"]]''
+* ''[[2019 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup#Awards|2019 FIVB World Cup "Best Middle Blockers"]]''
 ===Clubs===
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 ===National team===
 * [[2014 Asian Women's Cup Volleyball Championship|2014 Asian Cup Championship]] - [[Image:Med 1.png]] Gold Medal
-* [[Volleyball at the 2014 Asian Games – Women|2014 Incheon]] - [[Image:Med 2.png]] Silver Medal
+* [[Volleyball at the 2014 Asian Games – Women|2014 Asian Games]] - [[Image:Med 2.png]] Silver Medal
 * [[2015 Asian Women's Volleyball Championship|2015 Asian Championship]] - [[Image:Med 1.png]] Gold Medal
 * [[2015 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup|2015 World Cup]] - [[Image:Med 1.png]] Gold Medal
-* [[Volleyball at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament|2016 Olympic Games]] - [[Image:Med 1.png]] Gold Medal
+* [[Volleyball at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament|2016 Summer Olympics]] - [[File:Gold medal.svg|16px]] Gold Medal
 * [[2017 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Grand Champions Cup|2017 World Grand Champions Cup]] - [[Image:Med 1.png]] Gold Medal
 * [[2018 FIVB Volleyball Women's Nations League|2018 Volleyball Nations League]] - [[Image:Med 3.png]] Bronze Medal
 * [[Volleyball at the 2018 Asian Games – Women's tournament|2018 Asian Games]] - [[Image:Med 1.png]] Gold Medal
 * [[2018 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship|2018 World Championship]] - [[Image:Med 3.png]] Bronze Medal
+* [[2019 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup|2019 World Cup]] - [[Image:Med 1.png]] Gold Medal
 ==References==
 {{Reflist}}
+{{s-start}}
-*[http://worldgrandprix.2015.fivb.com/en/preliminary-round-group1/competition/teams/chn-china/players/ni-yan?id=42689 Preliminary-Round-Group1]
+{{s-ach|aw}}
+{{succession box |
+  | before = {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Yang Junjing]] and <br>{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Thaísa Menezes]]
+  | after = {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Anna Danesi]] and <br> {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Ana Carolina da Silva]]
+  | title = Best Middle Blocker of <br>[[2018 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship|World Championship]]
+  | years = [[2018 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship|2018]] <small>(with {{flagicon|SRB}} [[Milena Rašić]])</small>
+|}}
+{{succession box |
+  | before = {{flagicon|CUB}} [[Daymara Lescay]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[TeTori Dixon]]
+  | after = Incumbent
+  | title = Best Middle Blocker of <br>[[FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup|World Cup]]
+  | years = [[2019 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup|2019]]<small> (with {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Irina Koroleva]])</small>
+|}}
+{{s-end}}
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-{{China world cup Squad 2015}}
+{{China squad 2015 FIVB Women's World Cup}}
 {{China women's volleyball squad 2016 Summer Olympics}}
+{{China Squad 2018 FIVB Women's World Championship}}
+{{China squad 2019 FIVB Women's World Cup}}
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 [[Category:1987 births]]
 [[Category:Living people]]
-[[Category:Volleyball players from Liaoning]]
+[[Category:Volleyball players from Shenyang]]
 [[Category:Chinese women's volleyball players]]
 [[Category:Olympic gold medalists for China in volleyball]]
 [[Category:Volleyball players at the 2016 Summer Olympics]]
-[[Category:2016 Olympic gold medalists for China]]
+[[Category:Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics]]
 [[Category:Asian Games medalists in volleyball]]
 [[Category:Volleyball players at the 2014 Asian Games]]
+[[Category:Volleyball players at the 2018 Asian Games]]
 [[Category:Medalists at the 2014 Asian Games]]
+[[Category:Medalists at the 2018 Asian Games]]
+[[Category:Asian Games gold medalists for China]]
 [[Category:Asian Games silver medalists for China]]
-[[Category:Sportspeople from Shenyang]]
-[[Category:Olympic volleyball players of China]]
 [[Category:Middle blockers]]
+[[Category:Volleyball players at the 2020 Summer Olympics]]
+[[Category:21st-century Chinese women]]