Zhu Ting (volleyball)
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Zhu Ting (Chinese: 朱婷; pinyin: Zhū Tíng; born 29 November 1994) is a professional Chinese volleyball player.[1] She is an outside hitter and former captain of the Chinese women's volleyball national team.[2] She played for Vakıfbank Istanbul from 2016 to 2019. Currently, she plays for Italian club Savino del Bene Scandicci.
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Nickname | Zhu, Zhuper, MVP Harvester | |||||||||||||
Nationality | Chinese | |||||||||||||
Born | (1994-11-29) November 29, 1994 (age 29) Dancheng, Zhoukou, Henan, China | |||||||||||||
Height | 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) | |||||||||||||
Weight | 74 kg (163 lb) | |||||||||||||
Spike | 329 cm (130 in) | |||||||||||||
Block | 315 cm (124 in) | |||||||||||||
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Position | Outside hitter | |||||||||||||
Current club | Savino del Bene Scandicci | |||||||||||||
Number | 2 (national team), 4 (club) | |||||||||||||
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Last updated: December 2019 |
Zhu and the Chinese national team have won several gold medals in international competition, including in the 2016 Olympic Games and the 2019 World Cup.
Since her debut in 2011, Zhu has received 15 MVP awards at all levels of competition (include national team and clubs), particularly the MVP award of Rio Olympic Games 2016. She is widely regarded as one of the most decorated and successful indoor volleyball players of all time. She was the highest paid professional volleyball player in the world, male or female, as of the 2018-2019 season.[3]