Italy women's national volleyball team

Italy
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Association FIPAV
Confederation CEV
Head coach Davide Mazzanti
FIVB ranking 7 (as of August 2017)
Uniforms
Home
Away
Summer Olympics
Appearances 5 (First in 2000)
Best result 5th (2004, 2008, 2012)
World Championship
Appearances 11 (First in 1978)
Best result Gold (2002)
World Cup
Appearances 4 (First in 1999)
Best result Gold (2007, 2011)
European Championship
Appearances 24 (First in 1951)
Best result Gold (2007, 2009)
www.federvolley.it (in Italian)
The women's national team with the President of the Italian Republic Carlo Azeglio Ciampi.

The Italy women's national volleyball team 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

CompetitionGoldSilverBronzeTotal
Olympic Games 0000
World Championship 1001
World Cup 2002
World Grand Champions Cup 1001
World Grand Prix 0347
European Championship 2226
Universiade 2002
Mediterranean Games 71210
Total156829

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
Japan 2018 Qualified
Total1 Title11/18

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
China 2017 Final Round Runners Up 13 8 5 28 22 Squad
Total0 Titles19/25

FIVB Nations League

     Champions       Runners-up       Third place       Fourth place

Nations League record
Year Round Position GP MW ML SW SL Squad
China 2018 Preliminary Round7th151053422Squad
Total 1/1

European Championship

     Champions       Runners-up       Third place       Fourth place

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 2018 World Championship.[1]

Head coach: Davide Mazzanti

No. Name Date of birth Height Weight Spike Block 2017–18 club
1Serena Ortolani7 January 19871.87 m (6 ft 2 in)63 kg (139 lb)320 cm (130 in)240 cm (94 in)Italy Monza
3Carlotta Cambi28 May 19961.77 m (5 ft 10 in)66 kg (146 lb)302 cm (119 in)292 cm (115 in)Italy Pesaro
5Ofelia Malinov29 February 19961.85 m (6 ft 1 in)70 kg (150 lb)304 cm (120 in)285 cm (112 in)Italy Bergamo
6Monica De Gennaro8 January 19871.74 m (5 ft 9 in)67 kg (148 lb)292 cm (115 in)217 cm (85 in)Italy Conegliano
7Sylvia Nwakalor12 August 19991.77 m (5 ft 10 in)71 kg (157 lb)318 cm (125 in)290 cm (110 in)Italy Club Italia
10Cristina Chirichella (c)10 February 19941.94 m (6 ft 4 in)79 kg (174 lb)322 cm (127 in)306 cm (120 in)Italy Novara
11Anna Danesi20 April 19961.98 m (6 ft 6 in)78 kg (172 lb)312 cm (123 in)294 cm (116 in)Italy Conegliano
13Sarah Fahr12 September 20011.94 m (6 ft 4 in)84 kg (185 lb)322 cm (127 in)206 cm (81 in)Italy Club Italia
14Elena Pietrini17 March 20001.90 m (6 ft 3 in)73 kg (161 lb)330 cm (130 in)206 cm (81 in)Italy Club Italia
15Marina Lubian11 April 20001.95 m (6 ft 5 in)73 kg (161 lb)318 cm (125 in)300 cm (120 in)Italy Club Italia
16Lucia Bosetti9 July 19891.78 m (5 ft 10 in)63 kg (139 lb)310 cm (120 in)292 cm (115 in)Italy Scandicci
17Miriam Sylla8 January 19951.84 m (6 ft 0 in)80 kg (180 lb)320 cm (130 in)240 cm (94 in)Italy Bergamo
18Paola Egonu18 December 19981.93 m (6 ft 4 in)80 kg (180 lb)344 cm (135 in)321 cm (126 in)Italy Novara
20Beatrice Parrocchiale26 December 19951.68 m (5 ft 6 in)59 kg (130 lb)286 cm (113 in)258 cm (102 in)Italy Firenze

Notable Squads

Notable players

References

  1. "MONDIALE FEMMINILE 2018: DOMANI LE AZZURRE PARTONO PER IL GIAPPONE". Federazione Italiana de Pallavolo (in Italian). Retrieved 22 September 2018.
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