Description: (Chinese Former Volleyball Player, Coach and Olympic Gold Medalist)
Lang Ping is a highly accomplished former Chinese volleyball player and coach. She has led both the Chinese women's national volleyball team and the U.S. women's national volleyball team as head coach. Lang excelled as a player, earning the most valuable player award at the 1984 Olympics and being inducted into the International Volleyball Hall of Fame in 2002. She guided the U.S. women's team to a silver medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and the Chinese women's team to a gold medal at the 2016 Rio Olympics, a historic achievement in volleyball. Lang Ping's inspiring journey is portrayed in the 2020 biographical film Leap, with actress Gong Li playing her role.