Tian Jia ( zh, c=田佳, p=Tián Jia; born 9 February 1981 in
Tianjin
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) is a female
Chinese professional
beach volleyball
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player.
Career
Tian won the bronze medal in the women's team competition at the
2005 Beach Volleyball World Championships
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in Berlin, Germany, partnering
Wang Fei. She competed at the Sydney
2000
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and the Athens
2004 Games.
At the
2008 Summer Olympics
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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
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and
Kerri Walsh of the
United States
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.
Sponsors
Swatch
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1981 births
Living people
Chinese women's beach volleyball players
Olympic beach volleyball players for China
Olympic silver medalists for China
Olympic medalists in beach volleyball
Asian Games gold medalists in beach volleyball
Asian Games bronze medalists in beach volleyball
Asian Games gold medalists for China
Asian Games bronze medalists for China
Medalists at the 2002 Asian Games
Medalists at the 2006 Asian Games
Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Beach volleyball players at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Beach volleyball players at the 2002 Asian Games
Beach volleyball players at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Beach volleyball players at the 2006 Asian Games
Beach volleyball players at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Volleyball players from Tianjin
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