Yesterday, a Chaoshan beef hot pot restaurant called "Big Bird" was officially opened in Fuzhou. The lady of the restaurant is Wang Lina, a member of the women's volleyball team at the 2004 Athens Olympic Games.
Lina Wang
Wang Lina was born in 1978 in Yingkou, Liaoning Province, as early as Lang Ping's first time in charge of the Chinese women's volleyball team, she became the main attacker of the team at the age of 17. Although only 1.81 meters tall, she has a tough and explosive style, and is passionate on the pitch, and has been given the nickname "Big Bird" by fans. In the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games, she won the silver medal with the Chinese team; in the 2003 World Cup and the 2004 Olympic Games, she made great contributions to the Chinese women's volleyball team to win the championship twice.
Wang Lina's career is very long, until 2012, she also represented Lang Ping's Evergrande women's volleyball team and won the women's volleyball league championship. After retiring from the army in 2013, Wang Lina settled in Fuzhou and has been looking for something she wants to do.
In 2012, Wang Lina was excited and wept after winning the women's volleyball league championship at Evergrande
According to Xinhua News Agency, Wang Lina's idea of opening a restaurant has been around for some time and has also been supported by her husband. After careful preparation, the restaurant officially opened on the 21st. "My husband was born in Fuzhou, he is the owner of this restaurant, I am the hostess. When deciding on the name of the restaurant, he deliberately chose my nickname. Wang Lina said.
The members of the "Golden Generation", who won the Athens Olympics in 2004, have retired and each lived a quiet life. The last time they made their multiple appearances was in December last year to celebrate the 60th birthday of Xu Li, the director of the front row management center, when Feng Kun, Yang Hao, Zhang Ping, Zhang Na, Wang Lina, and Song Nina came to the scene. Combing through the recent situation of the 12 champions, the vast majority of them are still engaged in volleyball and sports-related work, and it is clear that volleyball has left an indelible mark on their lives.
In December 2016, the women's volleyball girls celebrated Xu Li's 60th birthday, and the third from the left was Wang Lina
Attached: Recent developments of other members of the "Golden Generation"
Feng Kun: After retiring in December 2011, he married The Thai women's volleyball team coach Gatypong in 2014 and is now working at the National Volleyball Center.
Zhao Ruirui: After retiring in 2012, she engaged in writing and painting, and her work "Rainbow Hero" was selected as one of the 44 recommended works for the Best Long Fiction Novel Award at the Global Chinese Science Fiction Nebula Award.
Yang Hao: Retired in 2010, he is now the head coach of the volleyball team at Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics.
Liu Yanan: Retired in 2013, he is currently the deputy director of the Liaoning Provincial Volleyball Center, and his husband is Wang Haichuan, a former national player of the men's volleyball team.
Li Shan: After retiring in 2011, she was appointed deputy captain of the Tianjin Sports Brigade in 2012, in charge of fencing and modern pentathlon.
Zhang Yuehong: After retiring in 2009, he served as an assistant coach and head coach of the Liaoning women's volleyball team, and is currently the director of the Competitive Sports Division of the Liaoning Provincial Sports Bureau
Chen Jing: After retiring from the military in 2013, she took up a management position and is now the deputy director of the Sichuan Drainage And Pipe Center.
Song Nina: After the 2010 National Games, she gradually faded out of the volleyball arena, focusing on family and children, serving as a coach of the Bayi women's volleyball team.
Zhang Na: After retiring from the military, she studied at Beijing Sport University, returned to Tianjin after graduation, and is currently the vice principal of Nankai Middle School.
Zhou Suhong: Officially retired from the volleyball arena in 2013 and is currently the director of the University Ball Department of Zhejiang Sports Vocational and Technical College.
Zhang Ping: After retiring from the university of Hong Kong Chinese, she studied for a master's degree, and began to serve as the deputy leader of the Chinese women's water polo team in 2013, and made a cameo appearance in the movie "Blind Detective".