Italy women's national volleyball team

Italy
Association	FIPAV
Confederation	CEV
Head coach	Davide Mazzanti
FIVB ranking	8 (as of September, 2019)
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	(2002)
World Cup
Appearances	4 (First in 1999)
Best result	(2007, 2011)
European Championship
Appearances	24 (First in 1951)
Best result	(2007, 2009)
	www.federvolley.it (in Italian)
World Championship
World Cup
World Grand Champions Cup
FIVB World Grand Prix
European Championship
Mediterranean Games
Summer Universiade

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, and the 2007 and the 2011 World Cup, winning 21 out of the 22 matches in both tournaments.

The women's national team with the President of the Italian Republic Carlo Azeglio Ciampi.

Palmarès

Competition				Total
Olympic Games	0	0	0	0
World Championship	1	1	0	2
World Cup	2	0	0	2
World Grand Champions Cup	1	0	0	1
World Grand Prix	0	3	4	7
European Championship	2	2	3	7
Universiade	2	1	0	3
Mediterranean Games	7	1	2	10
Total	15	8	9	32

Results

Summer Olympics

Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place

Summer Olympics record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	L	SW	SL	Squad
1964	Did Not Qualify
1968
1972
1976
1980
1984
1988
1992
1996
2000	Group	9th Place	5	1	4	7	12	Squad
2004	Quarterfinals	5th Place	6	4	2	14	6	Squad
2008	Quarterfinals	5th Place	6	4	2	14	7	Squad
2012	Quarterfinals	5th Place	6	4	2	15	8	Squad
2016	Group stage	9th Place	5	1	4	4	12	Squad
2020	Qualified
Total	0 Title	6/14

World Championship

Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place

World Championship record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	L	SW	SL	Squad
1952	Did Not Enter
1956
1960
1962
1967
1970	Did Not Qualify
1974	Did Not Qualify
1978		20th Place						Squad
1982		15th Place						Squad
1986		9th Place						Squad
1990		10th Place						Squad
1994		14th Place						Squad
1998		5th Place						Squad
2002	Final Round	Champions						Squad
2006	Semi Finals	4th Place						Squad
2010		5th Place						Squad
2014	Semi Finals	4th Place						Squad
2018	Final Round	Runner-up						Squad
Total	1 Title	11/18

World Cup

Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place

World Cup record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	L	SW	SL	Squad
1973	Did Not Qualify
1977
1981
1985
1989
1991
1995
1999		7th Place						Squad
2003	Semi Finals	4th Place						Squad
2007	Final Round	Champions						Squad
2011	Final Round	Champions						Squad
2015	Did Not Qualify
2019	Did Not Qualify
Total	2 Titles	4/13

World Grand Prix

Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place

World Grand Prix record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	L	SW	SL	Squad
1993	Did Not Enter
1994		8th Place						Squad
1995	Did Not Enter
1996	Did Not Enter
1997		6th Place						Squad
1998		5th Place						Squad
1999	Semi Finals	4th Place						Squad
2000		7th Place						Squad
2001	Did Not Qualified
2002	Did Not Qualified
2003		5th Place						Squad
2004	Final Round	Runners Up						Squad
2005	Final Round	Runners Up						Squad
2006	Semi Finals	Third Place						Squad
2007	Semi Finals	Third Place						Squad
2008	Semi Finals	Third Place						Squad
2009	Did Not Qualified
2010	Semi Finals	Third Place						Squad
2011		7th Place						Squad
2012		10th Place						Squad
2013		5th Place						Squad
2014		9th Place						Squad
2015		5th Place						Squad
2016		8th place	9	4	5	19	19	Squad
2017	Final Round	Runners Up	13	8	5	28	22	Squad
Total	0 Titles	19/25

FIVB Nations League

Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place

Nations League record
Year	Round	Position	GP	MW	ML	SW	SL	Squad
2018	Preliminary Round	7th	15	10	5	34	22	Squad
2019	Final Round	5th						Squad
Total		2/2						—

European Championship

Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place

European Championship record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	L	SW	SL	Squad
1949	Did Not Enter
1950	Did Not Enter
1951		6th Place						Squad
1955	Did Not Qualify
1958
1963
1967		11th Place						Squad
1971		8th Place						Squad
1975		9th Place						Squad
1977		11th Place						Squad
1979	Did Not Qualify
1981		8th Place						Squad
1983		7th Place						Squad
1985		5th Place						Squad
1987		6th Place						Squad
1989	Semi Finals	Third Place						Squad

European Championship record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	L	SW	SL	Squad
1991	Semi Finals	4th Place						Squad
1993	Semi Finals	4th Place						Squad
1995		6th Place						Squad
1997		6th Place						Squad
1999	Semi Finals	Third Place						Squad
2001	Final Round	Runners Up						Squad
2003		6th Place						Squad
2005	Final Round	Runners Up						Squad
/ 2007	Final Round	Champions						Squad
2009	Final Round	Champions						Squad
/ 2011	Semi Finals	4th Place						Squad
/ 2013		6th Place						Squad
2015		7th Place						Squad
2017	Quarterfinals	5th Place	4	3	1	9	6	Squad
/// 2019	Semi Finals	Third Place	9	7	2	24	7	Squad
Total	2 Titles	25/31

Mediterranean Games

Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place

Mediterranean Games record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	L	SW	SL	Squad
1975		Runners Up						Squad
1979		Champions						Squad
1983		Champions						Squad
1987		Third Place						Squad
1991		Champions						Squad
1993	Did Not Compete
1997		Champions						Squad
2001	Final Round	Champions						Squad
2005	Semi Finals	Third Place						Squad
2009	Final Round	Champions						Squad
2013	Final Round	Champions						Squad
2018	Quarterfinals	5th Place						Squad
Total	7 Titles	11/12

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
1	Serena Ortolani	7 January 1987	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)	63 kg (139 lb)	320 cm (130 in)	240 cm (94 in)	Monza
3	Carlotta Cambi	28 May 1996	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)	66 kg (146 lb)	302 cm (119 in)	292 cm (115 in)	Pesaro
5	Ofelia Malinov	29 February 1996	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	70 kg (150 lb)	304 cm (120 in)	285 cm (112 in)	Bergamo
6	Monica De Gennaro	8 January 1987	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)	67 kg (148 lb)	292 cm (115 in)	217 cm (85 in)	Conegliano
7	Sylvia Nwakalor	12 August 1999	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)	71 kg (157 lb)	318 cm (125 in)	290 cm (110 in)	Club Italia
10	Cristina Chirichella (c)	10 February 1994	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)	79 kg (174 lb)	322 cm (127 in)	306 cm (120 in)	Novara
11	Anna Danesi	20 April 1996	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	78 kg (172 lb)	312 cm (123 in)	294 cm (116 in)	Conegliano
13	Sarah Fahr	12 September 2001	1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)	84 kg (185 lb)	322 cm (127 in)	206 cm (81 in)	Club Italia
14	Elena Pietrini	17 March 2000	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)	73 kg (161 lb)	330 cm (130 in)	206 cm (81 in)	Club Italia
15	Marina Lubian	11 April 2000	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)	73 kg (161 lb)	318 cm (125 in)	300 cm (120 in)	Club Italia
16	Lucia Bosetti	9 July 1989	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	63 kg (139 lb)	310 cm (120 in)	292 cm (115 in)	Scandicci
17	Miriam Sylla	8 January 1995	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)	80 kg (180 lb)	320 cm (130 in)	240 cm (94 in)	Bergamo
18	Paola Egonu	18 December 1998	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)	80 kg (180 lb)	344 cm (135 in)	321 cm (126 in)	Novara
20	Beatrice Parrocchiale	26 December 1995	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)	59 kg (130 lb)	286 cm (113 in)	258 cm (102 in)	Firenze

Notable players

References

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

External links

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[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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National teams	Men U23 U21 U19 Women U23 U20 U18
League competitions	Italian Super Lega Serie A1 maschile Serie A2 maschile Serie B1 maschile Serie A1 femminile Serie A2 femminile Serie B1 femminile
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