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The basics
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Chinese volleyball player
Gender:
Female
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Birth:
1956
The details
Biography
Introduction
Yang Xi (Chinese: 杨希, born 1956, in Anxin County) is a Chinese former volleyball player. She was a member of the Chinese national team that won gold at both the 1981 FIVB Women's World Cup and the 1982 FIVB Women's World Championship. She also won a silver medal at the 1978 Asian Games and a gold medal at the 1982 Asian Games, after which she retired.
Coaching
In 1989, Yang began coaching the Western Kentucky Lady Toppers.
Personal life
Yang later became a businesswoman in the US. In 2012, she opened a school in Beijing which sought to incorporate western-style education with Chinese sports schools.