Wei Qiuyue

Wei Qiuyue
Wei Qiuyue in 2014
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	retired
Career
Years Teams 2003–2013 2013–2014 2014–2017 Tianjin Bridgestone Igtisadchi Baku Tianjin Bridgestone
National team
2007–2012 2014–2016 China
Honours Volleyball 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

In this Chinese name, the family name is Wei.

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

Career

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

Wei won the 2010 Montreux Volley Masters with her national team and was awarded Best Setter.

Wei was named Best Setter at the 2010 World Championship.

After a disappointing fifth place at the 2012 Summer Olympics, in 2013 Wei took a year off from the national team to attend to her knee injury. She 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, Wei was recalled to the national team by 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 a successful season with the national team, she took some time off from the domestic league and went to the United States to attend her sore knees which has affected her for a long time with help from Lang Ping. She came back to the national team in 2015 and was part of the Chinese team that won gold medal 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. She announced her retirement from the national team right after the award ceremony through CCTV5.

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

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

External links

• FIVB profile
• Olympic Games profile (2008teamchina.olympic.cn)
• Qiuyue Wei at Olympics.com