Lai Yawen

{{short description|Chinese volleyball player}}

{{use dmy dates|date=September 2023}}

{{Infobox volleyball biography

| name = Lai Yawen

| height = 187 cm

| nationalyears = 1989–1998

| nationalteam = {{vbw|China}}

| birth_date = {{birth_date and age|1970|9|9|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Dalian, China

| death_date =

| death_place =

| teamnumber = 1 (1989, 1991–1998)
4 (1990)

| position = Middle blocker

| show-medals = yes

| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport | Women's volleyball}}

{{MedalCountry | {{CHN}} }}

File:Olympic rings.svg

{{MedalCompetition|Olympic Games}}

{{MedalSilver| 1996 Atlanta |Team}}

{{MedalCompetition|World Championship}}

{{MedalSilver| 1990 China |Team}}

{{MedalSilver| 1998 Japan |Team}}

{{MedalCompetition|FIVB World Cup}}

{{MedalBronze| 1989 Japan |}}

{{MedalSilver| 1991 Japan |}}

{{MedalBronze| 1995 Japan |Team}}

{{MedalCompetition|FIVB World Grand Prix}}

{{MedalSilver|1993 Hong Kong |}}

{{MedalCompetition|World Grand Champions Cup}}

{{MedalSilver|1993 Japan|}}

{{MedalCompetition|Asian Women's Volleyball Championship}}

{{MedalGold| 1989 Hong Kong |}}

{{MedalGold| 1991 Bangkok |}}

{{MedalGold| 1993 Shanghai |}}

{{MedalGold| 1995 Chiang Mai |}}

{{MedalGold| 1997 Manila |}}

{{MedalCompetition|Asian Games}}

{{MedalGold| 1990 Beijing |Team}}

{{MedalSilver|1994 Hiroshima |Team}}

{{MedalGold|1998 Bangkok |Team}}

}}

Lai Yawen ({{zh|s=赖亚文|hp=Lài Yàwén}}, born 9 September 1970) is a Chinese former volleyball player and two-time Olympian. As a player, Lai competed with the national team at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, where she finished seventh. She then won a silver medal with the national team at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.{{cite web |title=Lai Yawen|url=http://www.olympedia.org/athletes/52133|website=Olympedia|access-date=24 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221225004354/https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/52133 |archive-date=25 December 2022 |url-status=live }}{{cite news |title=赖亚文_奥运之星_2004雅典奥运 |url=http://2004.sina.com.cn/star/lai_yawen/index.shtml |access-date=22 January 2021 |website=2004.sina.com.cn |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210122170127/http://2004.sina.com.cn/star/lai_yawen/index.shtml |archive-date=22 January 2021 |url-status=live }}

Coaching and management

Lai was an assistant coach of China's women's national volleyball team from 1999 to 2004, and then from 2009 to 2021.{{cite web|title=Lai Yawen|url=https://women.volleybox.net/yawen-lai-p5133|website=Volleybox.net|access-date=22 December 2022 }} She has been working as the deputy director of China's Volleyball Management Center.{{Cite web |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1100316/china-volleyball-paris-2024-olympics |website=Insidethegames.biz |title=New Chinese men's volleyball head coach Wu aiming for Paris 2024 |last=Houston |first=Michael |date=4 November 2020 |access-date=27 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201129111151/https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1100316/china-volleyball-paris-2024-olympics |archive-date=29 November 2020 |url-status=live }}

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