Zhai Chao
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Team handball
Handball is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each pass a ball to throw it into the goal of the other team...
player who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics
1996 Summer Olympics
The 1996 Summer Olympics of Atlanta, officially known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and unofficially known as the Centennial Olympics, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States....
and in the 2004 Summer Olympics
2004 Summer Olympics
The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was a premier international multi-sport event held in Athens, Greece from August 13 to August 29, 2004 with the motto Welcome Home. 10,625 athletes competed, some 600 more than expected, accompanied by 5,501 team...
, as well as in the 1999 and 2001 World championships. She was voted IHF World Player of the Year
IHF World Player of the Year
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2002.
Career
Chao Zhai started playing handball in BeijingBeijing
Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...
in 1985. In the 1996 Olympics
Handball at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Final results for the Handball competition at the 1996 Summer Olympics.-Medal summary:-References:*...
she finished fifth with the Chinese team. She played all four matches and scored 29 goals. She played for the Chinese national team at the 1999 World championship
World Women's Handball Championship
The World Championship in team handball for women has been organized by the International Handball Federation since 1957.- Championships :- Overall medal count :- Participation history :-Largest winning margin:Source: - External links :*...
in Denmark/Norway. She started playing for the German club SV Berliner VG 49 in 1999., and switched to the Danish club Randers HK in 2001. She played for the Chinese national team in the 2001 World Women's Handball Championship
2001 World Women's Handball Championship
The 2001 World Women's Handball Championship, the 15th of its kind, was held between December 4 and December 16, 2001, and was hosted by Italy, with the final being played in Merano.-Final standings:Source:...
in Italy where she scored 49 goals. She was a member of the Chinese team which finished eighth in the 2004 summer Olympics
Handball at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Women's handball
-Women's 9th/10th place play off:-Women's Quarter Finals:-Women's Semi Finals:-Women's 5th/8th classification:-Women's 7th/8th place play off:-Women's 5th/6th place play off:-Women's Bronze Medal Match:-Women's Final:...
, where she played all seven matches and scored 32 goals. In 2004 she started playing for the Danish club Viborg HK
Viborg HK
Viborg HK is the name of a Danish handball club from Viborg. The club has many teams for both women and men, but especially the professional women's team is one of the most successful in Danish and European handball since the beginning of the 1990s...
, and with this club she won the EHF Champions League in 2006 and 2009
EHF Women's Champions League 2008/09
The EHF Women's Champions League 2008/09 was the 16th edition of the EHF Women's Champions League, a handball competition for top women's clubs of Europe managed by the European Handball Federation. It was won by Danish club Viborg HK who defeated Hungarian Győri Audi ETO KC at the finals with an...
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Awards
Chao Zhai was voted World Handball Player of the Year 2002IHF World Player of the Year
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by the International Handball Federation
International Handball Federation
The International Handball Federation, often referred to by the acronym IHF, is the administrative and controlling body for International team handball.- Championships :*World Men's Handball Championship*World Women's Handball Championship...
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