Yan Ni
Personal information
Nickname	Manager (掌柜)
Nationality	Chinese
Born	(1987-03-02) 2 March 1987 (age 37) Liaoning, China
Height	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight	74 kg (163 lb)
Spike	317 cm (125 in)
Block	306 cm (120 in)
Volleyball information
Position	Middle blocker
Current club	Retired
Number	17 (national team), 2 (club)
National team
2009 2014–2021  China
Honours Volleyball Olympic Games 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team World Championship 2018 Japan Team FIVB World Cup 2019 Japan Team 2015 Japan Team World Grand Champions Cup 2017 Japan Team Volleyball Nations League 2018 Nanjing Team Asian Games 2018 Jakarta-Palembang 2014 Incheon Asian Championship 2015 Tianjin AVC Cup 2014 Shenzhen Team

Yan Ni (Chinese: 颜妮; pinyin: Yán Nī; born 2 March 1987) is a Chinese retired volleyball player who won the gold medal in the 2016 Summer Olympics. On club level, she played for Liaoning. She announced her retirement from volleyball in November 2021.^[1]

Yan won the gold medal in the 2015 World Cup,^[2] 2016 Summer Olympics,^[3] and 2019 World Cup^[4] with China women's national volleyball team.

Yan was awarded the Best Middle Blocker at 2018 FIVB World Championship and 2019 World Cup. In 2014 AVC cup, Yan won both the MVP and Best Middle Blocker awards.

• Liaoning (2005–2021)

• 2006 Asian Junior Championship "Most Valuable Player"
• 2006 Asian Junior Championship "Best Blocker"
• 2011–2012 Chinese Volleyball League "Best Blocker"
• 2013–2014 Chinese Volleyball League "Best Blocker"
• 2014 Asian Cup "Most Valuable Player"
• 2014 Asian Cup "Best Middle Blocker"
• 2015 Asian Championship "Best Middle Blockers"
• 2018 World Championship "Best Middle Blockers"
• 2019 FIVB World Cup "Best Middle Blockers"

• 2005–2006 Chinese Volleyball League - Champion, with Liaoning
• 2006–2007 Chinese Volleyball League - Runner-Up, with Liaoning
• 2007–2008 Chinese Volleyball League - Runner-Up, with Liaoning

• 2014 Asian Cup Championship - Gold Medal
• 2014 Asian Games - Silver Medal
• 2015 Asian Championship - Gold Medal
• 2015 World Cup - Gold Medal
• 2016 Summer Olympics - Gold Medal
• 2017 World Grand Champions Cup - Gold Medal
• 2018 Volleyball Nations League - Bronze Medal
• 2018 Asian Games - Gold Medal
• 2018 World Championship - Bronze Medal
• 2019 World Cup - Gold Medal

Awards
Preceded by Yang Junjing and Thaísa Menezes	Best Middle Blocker of World Championship 2018 (with Milena Rašić)	Succeeded by Anna Danesi and Ana Carolina da Silva
Preceded by Daymara Lescay TeTori Dixon	Best Middle Blocker of World Cup 2019 (with Irina Koroleva)	Succeeded by Incumbent