Jiang Chuan (Chinese: 江川; born August 9, 1994, in Beijing) is a male Chinese volleyball player. He is the captain of China men's national volleyball team. On club level he plays for JT Thunders Hiroshima in V.League Division 1.[2]

Jiang Chuan
Personal information
Full name江川
NationalityChinese
Born (1994-08-09) 9 August 1994 (age 30)
Beijing, China
HometownBeijing, China
Height204 cm (6 ft 8 in)
Weight90 kg (198 lb)
Spike353 cm (139 in)
Block335 cm (132 in)
Volleyball information
PositionOpposite spiker
Current clubJT Thunders
Number2 (National Team)
19 (Club)
Career
YearsTeams
2014–2022China Beijing Baic Motor
2017China Shanghai Golden Age (loaned)[1]
2022–presentJapan JT Thunders
National team
2016–present China
Honours
Men's volleyball
Representing  China
FIVB Challenger Cup
Gold medal – first place 2024 Linyi
Asian Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Chiba/Funabashi Team
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2022 Hangzhou Team
Asian Cup
Silver medal – second place 2016 Nakhon Pathom Team
Last updated: October 28, 2021

Career

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Jiang was selected to China men's national volleyball team since 2016. He represented China to participate in 2016 Asian Men's Volleyball Cup, which was his first international match. He performed well and was awarded Best Opposite Spiker.

In 2017, Jiang played at Group 2 of 2017 FIVB Volleyball World League, he was totally scored 164 points in the tournament, which made him ranked at third place on the Best Scorers List.

In 2018, Jiang has an outstanding performance in 2018 FIVB Volleyball Men's Nations League, he scored 274 points in the tournament, finally ranked the top scorer while the Preliminary round is finished.

In the late of 2019, it was announced that he would be the new captain of Chinese national team.

Personal life

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On October 24, 2021, he held his marriage ceremony with his girlfriend whom he had dated for three years.[3][4]

Awards

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Clubs

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Individual

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Team Roster – Shanghai Golden Age". FIVB. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
  2. ^ "新外国籍選手入部のお知らせ | JTサンダーズ広島 | JTウェブサイト". JTサンダーズ | JTウェブサイト (in Japanese). Retrieved 2022-10-05.
  3. ^ "Official announcement of the men's volleyball team Yangtze River!Girlfriend has a fair complexion and good temperament, will play in the World Championships and strive to enter the top 16". min.news. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
  4. ^ "今日大婚!中国男排队长江川:这是人生一个新起点" (in Chinese). n.eastday.com. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
  5. ^ "解放军队获得全运会男排冠军". Tianjin, China: xinhuanet. 2017-09-08. Retrieved 2017-09-08.[dead link]