Lang Ping

Quick Facts

Full Name	Lang Ping
Occupation	Volleyball Player
Date Of Birth	Dec 10, 1960(1960-12-10)
Age	64
Birthplace	Beijing
Country	People's Republic of China
Horoscope	Aquarius

Lang Ping Biography

Lang Ping is one of the most popular and richest Volleyball Player who was born on December 10, 1960 in Beijing, People's Republic of China. “Jenny” Lang Ping (Chinese: 郎平 ; pinyin: Láng Píng ; born 10 December 1960) is a former Chinese volleyball player and the current head coach of China women’s national volleyball team. She was the former head coach of the United States women’s national volleyball team, herself being the MVP of women volleyball in 1984 Olympics. She is of Manchu descent.

In 1987, Lang moved to Los Angeles with her former husband Bai Fan (Frank) to study and served as an assistant volleyball coach at the University of New Mexico. When asked of her move, she said she wanted “to taste a normal life.” She maintains Chinese citizenship despite having lived in the U.S for more than 15 years.

In 1995, Lang became the head coach of the Chinese national team and eventually guided the squad to the silver medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia and second place at the 1998 World Championships in Japan. Lang Ping resigned from the Chinese national team in 1998 due to health reasons. In the following year, she took a head coaching position in the Italian professional volleyball league and enjoyed great success there, winning various honours and the coach of the year award multiple times. She was selected 1996 FIVB Coach of the Year.

In 2002, she became an inductee of the Volleyball Hall of Fame in Holyoke, Massachusetts. She coached the U.S. National team to a silver medal in at the 2008 Beijing Olympics in her home country and the gold medal Chinese team at the 2016 Rio Olympics, became the first person in volleyball history, male or female, to have won gold at the Olympics both as a player and as a coach.

Lang Ping was an assistant coach at the University of New Mexico from 1987–89 and 1992–93.

Lang Ping Net Worth

Lang Ping is one of the richest Volleyball Player from People's Republic of China. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Lang Ping 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Owing to her central role in the success of the Chinese women’s volleyball team in the 1980s, Lang was seen as a cultural icon and is one of the most respected people in modern Chinese sports history. At the end of the 1976 Cultural Revolution, China re-joined the sporting world. Though the Chinese ping-pong team won competitions internationally, ping-pong had always been considered a Chinese expertise. Lang and the women’s volleyball team was the first sport team to win the World Championship multiple times, concluding with the 1984 Olympics. Lang was the star outside hitter on the team. She was awarded Chinese Top Ten Athletes of the year from 1981 to 1986. She is remembered as one of the very first world champions for China.

Lang was a member of the Chinese National Team that won the Gold Medal over the United States at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. She was also a member of the team that won World Championship crown in 1982 in Peru and World Cup titles in 1981 and 1985.

Lang Ping was born in Tianjin. She was married to the former Chinese national male handball team player “Frank” Fan Bai from 1987 to 1995. In 1992, they had a daughter named Lydia Lang Bai. Lang is currently married to Wang Yucheng, a professor at the China Academy of Social Science.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Lang Ping height 6 ft 0 in Lang weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Lang Ping Dating?

According to our records, Lang Ping married to Wang Yucheng , Bai Fan. As of December 1, 2023, Lang Ping’s is not dating anyone.

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Facts & Trivia

Lang Ranked on the list of most popular Volleyball Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in People's Republic of China. Lang Ping celebrates birthday on December 10 of every year.

Top Facts about Lang Ping

1. Lang Ping is a former Chinese volleyball player and coach.
2. She won gold at the 1984 Olympics as a player.
3. Lang was named MVP of the 1984 Olympics.
4. She coached China to gold at the 2016 Olympics.
5. Lang also coached the US women’s team from 2005-2008.
6. She is known as “The Iron Hammer” for her powerful spikes.
7. Lang was inducted into the Volleyball Hall of Fame in 2002.
8. She has won numerous coaching awards throughout her career.
9. Lang is considered one of the greatest volleyball players and coaches ever.
10. Her success has inspired many young athletes in China and beyond.

Where is Lang Ping now?

“Jenny” Lang Ping (Chinese: 郎平; pinyin: Láng Píng; born 10 December 1960) is a Chinese former volleyball player and the current head coach of China’s women’s national volleyball team. She is the former head coach of the United States women’s national volleyball team.

Did Lang Ping retire?

China’s volleyball legend Lang Ping has decided to retire as the national women’s volleyball team head coach , after the team ended their Olympic campaign with an underachieving performance. “I take all the blame as I’m the head coach.

Why is Zhu Ting not playing in the Olympics?

Zhu Ting was expected to carry China’s women to volleyball gold at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics last summer. Instead, she carried a painful wrist injury that hindered her ability to perform as defending champions China failed to even qualify for the play-offs.

Is China out of volleyball?

TOKYO, July 31 (Xinhua) — Defending champion China was knocked out of the women’s volleyball quarterfinals of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games here on Saturday while ROC, Turkey and South Korea secured their berths in the top eight round.

Is China good at volleyball?

They are one of the leading and most successful squads in women’s international volleyball , having won ten championships titles in the three major international competitions of volleyball, including five World Cups (1981, 1985, 2003, 2015, 2019), two World Championships (1982, 1986) and three Olympic titles (1984, 2004 …