VOLLEYBALL PLAYER

Zhao Ruirui

1981 - Today

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Zhao Ruirui (Chinese: 赵蕊蕊; pinyin: Zhào Ruǐruǐ; born 8 October 1981 in Nanjing, Jiangsu, China) is a Chinese former volleyball player who competed in 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 in 2009 from sports competition, she has become a successful sci-fi author and published several critically acclaimed novels. Her sci-fi novel (The Wing Man) won the Silver Award of the 4th Global Chinese Nebula Award in 2013. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Zhao Ruirui is the 173rd most popular volleyball player, the 1,445th most popular biography from China and the 7th most popular Chinese Volleyball Player.

Zhao Ruirui is most famous for being a key member of the Chinese women's national volleyball team that won the gold medal at the 2004 Athens Olympics. She is also known for her impressive height and skills as a middle blocker, contributing significantly to her team's success in international competitions.

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Among VOLLEYBALL PLAYERS

Among volleyball players, Zhao Ruirui ranks 173 out of 199Before her are Erik Shoji, Adenízia da Silva, Srećko Lisinac, Rachael Adams, Marcus Böhme, and Sergey Grankin. After her are Agata Mróz-Olszewska, Zeynep Sever, Xu Yunli, Jelena Blagojević, Yūko Sano, and Anne Buijs.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1981, Zhao Ruirui ranks 1,210Before her are Anne-Laure Viard, Daniela Meuli, Kessarin Ektawatkul, Andreas Linger, Jesús Hernández, and Kasper Søndergaard. After her are Katrin Mattscherodt, Martin Tomczyk, Lorena Guréndez, Tian Jia, Leon Osman, and Jason Kapono.

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In China

Among people born in China, Zhao Ruirui ranks 1,445 out of 1,610Before her are Sun Yue (1985), Zhou Haibin (1985), Zhang Mengxue (1991), Li Shufang (1979), Deng Linlin (1992), and Sun Yiwen (1992). After her are Tian Jia (1981), Feng Xiaoting (1985), Yu Genwei (1974), Zhang Hong (1988), Wang Jie (1983), and Li Qian (1990).

Among VOLLEYBALL PLAYERS In China

Among volleyball players born in China, Zhao Ruirui ranks 7Before her are Lang Ping (1960), Zhu Ting (1994), Feng Kun (1978), Yuan Xinyue (1996), Yang Hao (1980), and Zhou Suhong (1979). After her are Xu Yunli (1987), Wang Yimei (1988), Wei Qiuyue (1988), Li Juan (1981), Hui Ruoqi (1991), and Ding Xia (1990).