Xu Linyin
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Xu Linyin (Simplified Chinese:Script error: No such module "Lang"., born 20 March 1986 in Shanghai) is a Chinese professional beach volleyball player.
Career
Nicknamed "Giant" because of his height, Xu Linyin stands 6 feet 7 inches tall. He headed into the 2008 Olympics as the #1 seed with his teammate Penggen Wu. They placed 5th in the FIVB Beach Volleyball Olympic Ranking, but were #1 seed because of FIVB regulations.[1] Unfortunately they lost to the German pair of David Klemperer and Eric Koreng in the last 16.[2]
On 14 June 2010, Xu Linyin and partner Wu Penggen bested the Olympic Champions from USA Todd Rogers and Phil Dalhausser 21–17, 17-21 and 17–15 to win the Gold at the FIVB World Tour in Moscow.[3] This was the first time China won the title in the men's event in the 24-year history of the international Beach Volleyball circuit.
The duo of Xu and Wu continued their extraordinary performance with a second Gold on the FIVB World Tour in Marseille, France on 25 July 2010,[4] and ended the season ranked 4th overall on the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Rankings.
At the 2012 Olympics, he and Wu did not qualify out of the pool stages.[5]
See also
- China at the 2012 Summer Olympics#Volleyball
- Beach volleyball at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament
References
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- ↑ FIVB announces final Olympic Ranking for men's and women's Olympic Beach Volleyball tournaments, FIVB
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External links
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- 1986 births
- Living people
- Chinese men's volleyball players
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- Olympic beach volleyball players for China
- Asian Games gold medalists in beach volleyball
- Asian Games silver medalists in beach volleyball
- Asian Games gold medalists for China
- Asian Games silver medalists for China
- Beach volleyball players at the 2006 Asian Games
- Beach volleyball players at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Beach volleyball players at the 2010 Asian Games
- Beach volleyball players at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Volleyball players from Shanghai
- Medalists at the 2006 Asian Games
- Medalists at the 2010 Asian Games
- 21st-century Chinese sportsmen