Zhao Ruirui

Zhao Ruirui (October 8, 1981 -), born in Nanjing, Jiangsu, is a Chinese women's volleyball player and a member of the Chinese Women's Volleyball Team. She is 1.97 meters tall and is known as "the tallest in China". She is also known as the "Glass Beauty" because she has been injured many times. Zhao Ruirui's parents are both volleyball players. Zhao Ruirui was inspired by her parents since she was a child and has considerable talent for volleyball. In 1994, she was selected for the Bayi Youth Women's Volleyball Team and began her career. She joined the national team in 1999 and joined the national team again in 2001. She has performed well in many international competitions and has a pretty and pleasant appearance, so she is deeply loved by fans. In the 2003 World Cup, she was the deputy attacker of the team. Her outstanding performance in this game enabled the Chinese women's volleyball team to win 11 consecutive victories and win the championship. She also won the best spiker award personally. In early 2004, Zhao Ruirui was plagued by injuries. However, given that she was an important contributor to the 2003 World Cup, coach Chen Zhonghe still insisted on letting her participate in the Athens Olympics. As a result, she was injured less than five minutes into the first group match against the United States and had to miss the rest of the game. However, the Chinese women's volleyball team still won the championship. In 2010, Zhao Ruirui officially retired from the national team. Since retiring, she has been engaged in writing science fiction novels. She has published two works, "Apocalyptic Awakening" and "Colorful Feather Heroes". Among them, "Colorful Feather Heroes" was successfully shortlisted for the "Best Long Science Fiction Novel" at the 4th Global Chinese Science Fiction Nebula Awards.