Italy women's national volleyball team

Italy
Association FIPAV
Confederation CEV
Head coach Marco Bonitta
FIVB ranking 8 (as of August 2016)
Uniforms
Home
Away
Summer Olympics
Appearances 5 (First in 2000)
Best result 5th (2004, 2008, 2012)
World Championship
Appearances 10 (First in 1978)
Best result Gold Gold : (2002)
World Cup
Appearances 4 (First in 1999)
Best result Gold Gold : (2007, 2011)
European Championship
Appearances 23 (First in 1951)
Best result Gold Gold : (2007, 2009)
www.federvolley.it (Italian)
Honours
Medal record
World Championship
2002 Germany
World Cup
2007 Japan
2011 Japan
World Grand Champions Cup
2009 Tokyo/Fukuoka
FIVB World Grand Prix
2004 Reggio Calabria
2005 Sendai
2006 Reggio Calabria
2007 Ningbo
2008 Yokohama
2010 Ningbo
European Championship
2007 Belgium/Luxembourg
2009 Poland
2001 Bulgaria
2005 Croatia
1989 Sweden
1999 Italy
Mediterranean Games
1979 Split Team
1983 Casablanca Team
1991 Athens Team
1997 Bari Team
2001 Tunis Team
2009 Pescara Team
2013 Mersin Team
1975 Algiers Team
1987 Latakia Team
2005 Almeria Team
The women's national team with the President of the Italian Republic Carlo Azeglio Ciampi.

The Italy women's national volleyball team is the national team of Italy that takes part in international volleyball competitions. It is governed by the Federazione Italiana Pallavolo (FIPAV). The team's biggest victories were the Gold Medal at the 2002 FIVB Women's World Championship, being the first team to break the domination of Russia, Cuba, China and Japan; the 2007 and the 2011 World Cup, winning 21 out of the 22 matches in both tournaments.

Palmarès

Competition Gold Silver Bronze Total
Olympic Games 0 0 0 0
World Championship 1 0 0 1
World Cup 2 0 0 2
World Grand Champions Cup 1 0 0 1
World Grand Prix 0 2 4 6
European Championship 2 2 2 6
Universiade 2 0 0 2
Mediterranean Games 7 1 2 10
Total 15 5 8 28

Results

Summer Olympics

     Champions       Runners-up       Third place       Fourth place

Summer Olympics record
Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL Squad
Japan 1964 Did Not Qualify
Mexico 1968
West Germany 1972
Canada 1976
Soviet Union 1980
United States 1984
South Korea 1988
Spain 1992
United States 1996
Australia 2000 Group 9th Place 5 1 4 7 12 Squad
Greece 2004 Quarterfinals 5th Place 6 4 2 14 6 Squad
China 2008 Quarterfinals 5th Place 6 4 2 14 7 Squad
United Kingdom 2012 Quarterfinals 5th Place 6 4 2 15 8 Squad
Brazil 2016 Group stage 9th Place 5 1 4 4 12 Squad
Total0 Title5/13

World Championship

     Champions       Runners-up       Third place       Fourth place

World Championship record
Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL Squad
Soviet Union 1952 Did Not Enter
France 1956
Brazil 1960
Soviet Union 1962
Japan 1967
Bulgaria 1970 Did Not Qualify
Mexico 1974
Soviet Union 1978 20th Place Squad
Peru 1982 15th Place Squad
Czechoslovakia 1986 9th Place Squad
China 1990 10th Place Squad
Brazil 1994 14th Place Squad
Japan 1998 5th Place Squad
Germany 2002 Final Round Champions Squad
Japan 2006 Semi Finals 4th Place Squad
Japan 2010 5th Place Squad
Italy 2014 4th Place Squad
Total1 Title10/17

World Cup

     Champions       Runners-up       Third place       Fourth place

World Cup record
Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL Squad
Uruguay 1973 Did Not Qualify
Japan 1977
Japan 1981
Japan 1985
Japan 1989
Japan 1991
Japan 1995
Japan 1999 7th Place Squad
Japan 2003 Semi Finals 4th Place Squad
Japan 2007 Final Round Champions Squad
Japan 2011 Final Round Champions Squad
Japan 2015 Did Not Qualify
Total2 Titles4/12

World Grand Prix

     Champions       Runners-up       Third place       Fourth place

World Grand Prix record
Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL Squad
Hong Kong 1993 Did Not Enter
China 1994 8th Place Squad
China 1995 Did Not Enter
China 1996
Japan 1997 6th Place Squad
Hong Kong 1998 5th Place Squad
China 1999 Semi Finals 4th Place Squad
Philippines 2000 7th Place Squad
Macau 2001 Did Not Qualified
Hong Kong 2002
Italy 2003 5th Place Squad
Italy 2004 Final Round Runners Up Squad
Japan 2005 Final Round Runners Up Squad
Italy 2006 Semi Finals Third Place Squad
China 2007 Semi Finals Third Place Squad
Japan 2008 Semi Finals Third Place Squad
Japan 2009 Did Not Qualified
China 2010 Semi Finals Third Place Squad
Macau 2011 7th Place Squad
China 2012 10th Place Squad
Japan 2013 5th Place Squad
Japan 2014 9th Place Squad
United States 2015 5th Place Squad
Thailand 2016 8th place 9 4 5 19 19 Squad
Total0 Titles18/23

European Championship

     Champions       Runners-up       Third place       Fourth place

European Championship record
Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL Squad
Czechoslovakia 1949 Did Not Enter
Bulgaria 1950
France 1951 6th Place Squad
Romania 1955 Did Not Qualify
Czechoslovakia 1958
Romania 1963
Turkey 1967 11th Place Squad
Italy 1971 8th Place Squad
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1975 9th Place Squad
Finland 1977 11th Place Squad
France 1979 Did Not Qualify
Bulgaria 1981 8th Place Squad
East Germany 1983 7th Place Squad
Netherlands 1985 5th Place Squad
Belgium 1987 6th Place Squad
West Germany 1989 Semi Finals Third Place Squad
European Championship record
Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL Squad
Italy 1991 Semi Finals 4th Place Squad
Czech Republic 1993 Semi Finals 4th Place Squad
Netherlands 1995 6th Place Squad
Czech Republic 1997 6th Place Squad
Italy 1999 Semi Finals Third Place Squad
Bulgaria 2001 Final Round Runners Up Squad
Turkey 2003 6th Place Squad
Croatia 2005 Final Round Runners Up Squad
Belgium/Luxembourg 2007 Final Round Champions Squad
Poland 2009 Final Round Champions Squad
Italy/Serbia 2011 Semi Finals 4th Place Squad
Germany/Switzerland 2013 6th Place Squad
Netherlands 2015 7th Place Squad
Total2 Titles23/29

Mediterranean Games

     Champions       Runners-up       Third place       Fourth place

Mediterranean Games record
Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL Squad
Algeria 1975 Runners Up Squad
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1979 Champions Squad
Morocco 1983 Champions Squad
Syria 1987 Third Place Squad
Greece 1991 Champions Squad
France 1993 Did Not Compete
Italy 1997 Champions Squad
Tunisia 2001 Final Round Champions Squad
Spain 2005 Semi Finals Third Place Squad
Italy 2009 Final Round Champions Squad
Turkey 2013 Final Round Champions Squad
Total7 Titles10/11

Team

Current squad

The following is the Italian roster in the women's volleyball tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.[1][2]

Head coach: Marco Bonitta

No. Name Date of birth Height Weight Spike Block 2015–16 club
1 Ortolani, SerenaSerena Ortolani7 January 19871.87 m (6 ft 2 in)63 kg (139 lb)315 cm (124 in)310 cm (120 in)Italy Imoco Volley
4 Orro, AlessiaAlessia Orro18 July 19981.80 m (5 ft 11 in)74 kg (163 lb)308 cm (121 in)302 cm (119 in)Italy Club Italia
6 De Gennaro, MonicaMonica De Gennaro (L)8 January 19871.74 m (5 ft 9 in)67 kg (148 lb)270 cm (110 in)265 cm (104 in)Italy Imoco Volley
7 Guiggi, MartinaMartina Guiggi1 May 19841.87 m (6 ft 2 in)80 kg (180 lb)317 cm (125 in)312 cm (123 in)Italy AGIL Novara
8 Gennari, AlessiaAlessia Gennari3 November 19911.84 m (6 ft 0 in)68 kg (150 lb)305 cm (120 in)238 cm (94 in)Italy Bergamo Foppapedretti
9 Centoni, NadiaNadia Centoni19 June 19811.82 m (6 ft 0 in)63 kg (139 lb)315 cm (124 in)311 cm (122 in)Turkey Galatasaray S.K.
11 Chirichella, CristinaCristina Chirichella10 February 19941.95 m (6 ft 5 in)73 kg (161 lb)320 cm (130 in)315 cm (124 in)Italy AGIL Novara
14 Lo Bianco, EleonoraEleonora Lo Bianco22 December 19791.71 m (5 ft 7 in)67 kg (148 lb)300 cm (120 in)295 cm (116 in)Turkey Galatasaray S.K.
15 Del Core, AntonellaAntonella Del Core (C)5 November 19801.80 m (5 ft 11 in)75 kg (165 lb)310 cm (120 in)305 cm (120 in)Russia Dynamo Kazan
16 Sylla, Miriam FatimeMiriam Fatime Sylla8 January 19951.84 m (6 ft 0 in)80 kg (180 lb)320 cm (130 in)315 cm (124 in)Italy Bergamo Foppapedretti
18 Egonu, PaolaPaola Egonu18 December 19981.90 m (6 ft 3 in)70 kg (150 lb)336 cm (132 in)330 cm (130 in)Italy Club Italia
20 Danesi, AnnaAnna Danesi20 April 19961.95 m (6 ft 5 in)75 kg (165 lb)312 cm (123 in)308 cm (121 in)Italy Club Italia

Notable players

References

  1. ↑ "Pallavolo Comunicato Federale del 18 luglio 2016" [Volleyball Federal Press of July 18, 2016] (in Italian). Federazione Italiana Pallavolo. 18 July 2016. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
  2. ↑ "Italy FIVB Olympic Profile". FIVB. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
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