Gong Xiangyu

{{Infobox volleyball biography

| name = Gong Xiangyu

| nickname = Little Universe (小宇宙)

| image = Gong Xiangyu in theChina team for Volleyball (cropped).jpg

| caption =

| nationality = Chinese

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1997|4|21|df=y}}

| birth_place = Lianyungang, Jiangsu

| hometown = Lianyungang, Jiangsu

| height = {{convert|1.88|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}}

| weight = {{convert|67|kg|lb|abbr=on}}

| spike = {{convert|320|cm|in|abbr=on}}

| block = {{convert|315|cm|in|abbr=on}}

| position = Opposite hitter
(2014–present)
Setter (before 2014)

| currentclub = Jiangsu

| currentnumber = 16/14/6

| years = 2015–

| teams = Jiangsu

| nationalyears = 2016–

| nationalteam = {{vbw|China}}

| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport | Volleyball}}

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}}

Gong Xiangyu ({{zh|s=龚翔宇|t=龔翔宇|p =gōng xiáng yǔ}}; born 21 April 1997){{cite web|url=https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/xiangyu-gong |title=Xiangyu Gong |publisher=Rio 2016 |accessdate=21 August 2016 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160826104212/https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/xiangyu-gong |archivedate=26 August 2016 }}{{cite web |url=http://www.jstx.org/sporter.php?cid=95&id=112 |title=Gong Xiangyu |publisher=Jiangsu Sports Bureau |access-date=2016-11-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161126072612/http://www.jstx.org/sporter.php?cid=95&id=112 |archive-date=2016-11-26 |url-status=dead }} is a Chinese volleyball player. On club level, she plays for Jiangsu.

Personal

She was born in Lianyungang to a P.E. teacher mother who was once a national épée champion, and a policeman father who used to play for the Jiangsu U23 basketball team. Her given name Xiangyu means "flying in the universe." She started attending Nanjing Normal University in 2016.

Career

=Junior=

Before 2014, she was a setter. As a substitute player, she participated in 2012 Asian Youth Girls Volleyball Championship and 2013 FIVB Volleyball Girls' U18 World Championship.http://www.fivb.org/vis_web/volley/GU182013/pdf/P2-078.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}}

In 2014, because the former main opposite hitter, Ju Wanrong's injury, she began to be an opposite hitter and had success. During 2014 Asian Junior Women's Volleyball Championship and 2015 FIVB Volleyball Women's U20 World Championship, she showed her power.

=Senior=

She was promoted by Coach Cai Bin from the Jiangsu U23 team to Jiangsu Women's Volleyball Club in the 2015-2016 season. Following a successful debut season at the Chinese Volleyball League, she was selected by Coach Lang Ping for the national team in 2016. She represented China at the 2016 Summer Olympics and won the gold medal. She participated at the 2016 Montreux Volley Masters, 2017 Montreux Volley Masters, 2018 Montreux Volley Masters,{{cite web | title=China - Montreux Volley Masters 2018 | website=Team Roster | date=2019-02-01 | url=http://www.volleymasters.ch/en/competition/teams/chn-china/team_roster | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190201232639/http://www.volleymasters.ch/en/competition/teams/chn-china/team_roster | archive-date=2019-02-01 | url-status=unfit | access-date=2020-03-30}} and 2019 Montreux Volley Masters.{{Cite web|url=http://www.volleymasters.ch/en/competition/teams/chn-china/team_roster|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190516202444/http://www.volleymasters.ch/en/competition/teams/chn-china/team_roster|url-status=dead|archive-date=2019-05-16|title=Team Roster - China - Montreux Volley Masters 2019|date=2019-05-16}}