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Lai Yawen
Personal information
Born	(1970-09-09) 9 September 1970 (age 54) Dalian, China
Height	187 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Volleyball information
Position	Middle blocker
Number	1 (1989, 1991–1998) 4 (1990)
National team
1989–1998  China
Honours Women's volleyball Representing  China Olympic Games 1996 Atlanta Team World Championship 1990 China Team 1998 Japan Team FIVB World Cup 1989 Japan 1991 Japan 1995 Japan Team FIVB World Grand Prix 1993 Hong Kong World Grand Champions Cup 1993 Japan Asian Women's Volleyball Championship 1989 Hong Kong 1991 Bangkok 1993 Shanghai 1995 Chiang Mai 1997 Manila Asian Games 1990 Beijing Team 1994 Hiroshima Team 1998 Bangkok Team

Lai Yawen (Chinese: 赖亚文; pinyin: Lài Yàwén, born 9 September 1970) is a Chinese former volleyball player and two-time Olympian. As a player, Lai competed with the national team at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, where she finished seventh. She then won a silver medal with the national team at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.

Coaching and management

Lai was an assistant coach of China's women's national volleyball team from 1999 to 2004, and then from 2009 to 2021. She has been working as the deputy director of China's Volleyball Management Center.

References

1. ^ "Lai Yawen". Olympedia. Archived from the original on 25 December 2022. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
2. "赖亚文_奥运之星_2004雅典奥运". 2004.sina.com.cn. Archived from the original on 22 January 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
3. ^ "Lai Yawen". Volleybox.net. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
4. Houston, Michael (4 November 2020). "New Chinese men's volleyball head coach Wu aiming for Paris 2024". Insidethegames.biz. Archived from the original on 29 November 2020. Retrieved 27 September 2023.

External links

• Lai Yawen at Olympics.com
• Lai Yawen at Olympedia
• Volleybox.net profile

v t e China squad – 1989 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup – Bronze medal
1 Lai Yawen 2 Li Guojun 3 Li Guizhi 4 Zhou Hong 5 Mao Wuyang 6 He Yunshu 7 Su Huijuan (c) 8 Li Yunwu 10 Xu Xin 11 Sun Lijuan 12 Wu Dan 15 Li Yueming Coach: Hu Jin

v t e China squad – 1990 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship – Silver medal
1 Lang Ping 2 Qi Lili 3 He Yunshu 4 Lai Yawen 5 Li Guojun 6 Su Liqun 7 Li Yueming 8 Xu Xin 9 Wu Dan 10 Mao Wuyang 11 Su Huijuan (c) 15 Zhou Hong Coach: Hu Jin

v t e China squad – 1991 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup – Silver medal
1 Lai Yawen 2 Li Guojun 4 Zhou Hong 5 Ma Fang 6 Wang Yi 7 Su Huijuan 8 Chen Fengqin 10 Xu Xin (c) 11 Qi Lili 12 Wu Dan 14 Gao Lin 15 Li Yueming Coach: Hu Jin

v t e China squad – 1995 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup – Bronze medal
1 Lai Yawen (c) 2 Li Yan 3 Cui Yongmei 4 Zhu Yunying 5 Wu Yongmei 6 Wang Yi 7 He Qi 8 Pan Wenli 10 Wang Ziling 11 Sun Yue 12 Deng Yang 18 Yin Yin Coach: Lang Ping

v t e China women's volleyball squad – 1996 Summer Olympics – Silver medal
1 Lai Yawen (c) 2 Li Yan 3 Cui Yongmei 4 Zhu Yunying 5 Wu Yongmei 6 Wang Yi 7 He Qi 8 Pan Wenli 9 Liu Xiaoning 10 Wang Ziling 11 Sun Yue 13 Wang Lina Coach: Lang Ping

v t e China squad – 1998 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship – Silver medal
1 Lai Yawen (c) 2 Li Yan 3 Cui Yongmei 4 Zhu Yunying 5 Wu Yongmei 7 He Qi 8 Yin Yin 9 Li Yizhi 10 Wang Ziling 11 Sun Yue 12 Qiu Aihua 15 Wang Lina Coach: Lang Ping

• 1973 births
• Living people
• Chinese women's volleyball players
• Olympic volleyball players for China
• Volleyball players at the 1992 Summer Olympics
• Volleyball players at the 1996 Summer Olympics
• Olympic silver medalists for China
• Olympic medalists in volleyball
• Asian Games medalists in volleyball
• Volleyball players at the 1990 Asian Games
• Volleyball players at the 1994 Asian Games
• Volleyball players at the 1998 Asian Games
• Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics
• Volleyball players from Dalian
• Medalists at the 1990 Asian Games
• Medalists at the 1994 Asian Games
• Medalists at the 1998 Asian Games
• Asian Games gold medalists for China
• Asian Games silver medalists for China
• 20th-century Chinese women
• Chinese volleyball coaches