Tian Jia (Chinese: 田佳; pinyin: Tián Jia; born 9 February 1981 in Tianjin) is a female Chinese professional beach volleyball player.
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Born | 9 February 1981 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hometown | Tianjin, China | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Honours
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Career
editTian won the bronze medal in the women's team competition at the 2005 Beach Volleyball World Championships in Berlin, Germany, partnering Wang Fei. She competed at the Sydney 2000 and the Athens 2004 Games.
At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Tian and her partner Wang Jie won the silver medal in the women's beach volleyball competition, going undefeated until losing in the final to Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh of the United States.
Sponsors
editReferences
edit- Tian Jia at the Beach Volleyball Database
- Tian Jia at the FIVB beach volleyball database
External links
edit- Tian Jia at Olympics.com
- Tian Jia at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)