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Italy
AssociationFederazione Italiana Pallavolo Template:It icon
ConfederationCEV
Head coachMarco Bonitta
FIVB ranking1 (as of 10 July 2024)
Uniforms
Home
Away
Summer Olympics
Appearances4 (First in 2000)
Best result5th (2004, 2008, 2012)
World Championship
Appearances10 (First in 1978)
Best result (2002)
www.federvolley.it
Italy women's national volleyball team
Medal record
World Championship
Gold medal – first place 2002 Germany Team
World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2007 Japan Team
Gold medal – first place 2011 Japan Team
World Grand Champions Cup
Gold medal – first place 2009 Tokyo/Fukuoka Team
FIVB World Grand Prix
Silver medal – second place 2004 Reggio Calabria Team
Silver medal – second place 2005 Sendai Team
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Reggio Calabria Team
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Ningbo Team
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Yokohama Team
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Ningbo Team
European Championship
Gold medal – first place 2007 Belgium/Luxembourg Team
Gold medal – first place 2009 Poland Team
Silver medal – second place 2001 Bulgaria Team
Silver medal – second place 2005 Croatia Team
Bronze medal – third place 1989 Sweden Team
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Italy Team
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place 1979 Split Team
Gold medal – first place 1983 Casablanca Team
Gold medal – first place 1991 Athens Team
Gold medal – first place 1997 Bari Team
Gold medal – first place 2001 Tunis Team
Gold medal – first place 2009 Pescara Team
Gold medal – first place 2013 Mersin Team
Silver medal – second place 1975 Algiers Team
Bronze medal – third place 1987 Latakia Team
Bronze medal – third place 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 di 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 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 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 9th Place Squad
Greece 2004 5th Place Squad
China 2008 5th Place Squad
United Kingdom 2012 5th Place Squad

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
Total 1 Title 10/17 —

World Cup

  Champions    Runners-up    Third place    Fourth place

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
Total 0 Titles 16/23 —

European Championship

  Champions    Runners-up    Third place    Fourth place

Mediterranean Games

  Champions    Runners-up    Third place    Fourth place

Current squad

The following is the Italian roster in the 2014 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship.[1]

Head coach: Marco Bonitta

No. Name Date of birth Height Weight Spike Block 2014 club
1 Paola Cardullo 18 March 1982 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) 56 kg (123 lb) 275 cm (108 in) 268 cm (106 in) Italy LJ Modena
3 Noemi Signorile 15 February 1990 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 74 kg (163 lb) 294 cm (116 in) 290 cm (110 in) Italy AGIL Novara
6 Monica De Gennaro 8 January 1987 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) 67 kg (148 lb) 292 cm (115 in) 270 cm (110 in) Italy Imoco Conegliano
7 Raphaela Folie 7 March 1991 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 307 cm (121 in) 283 cm (111 in) Italy LJ Modena
9 Nadia Centoni 19 June 1981 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 63 kg (139 lb) 307 cm (121 in) 291 cm (115 in) Turkey Galatasaray
10 Francesca Ferretti 15 February 1984 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 70 kg (150 lb) 195 cm (77 in) 280 cm (110 in) Azerbaijan Rabita Baku
11 Cristina Chirichella 10 February 1994 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 73 kg (161 lb) 314 cm (124 in) 296 cm (117 in) Italy AGIL Novara
12 Francesca Piccinini (C) 10 January 1979 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 71 kg (157 lb) 304 cm (120 in) 279 cm (110 in) Italy LJ Modena
13 Valentina Arrighetti 26 January 1985 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 72 kg (159 lb) 318 cm (125 in) 310 cm (120 in) Azerbaijan Lokomotiv Baku
14 Eleonora Lo Bianco 22 December 1979 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) 67 kg (148 lb) 287 cm (113 in) 273 cm (107 in) Turkey Fenerbahçe
15 Antonella Del Core 5 November 1980 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 75 kg (165 lb) 302 cm (119 in) 278 cm (109 in) Russia Dinamo Kazan
16 Caterina Bosetti 2 February 1994 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) 59 kg (130 lb) 299 cm (118 in) 281 cm (111 in) Turkey Galatasaray
17 Valentina Diouf 10 January 1993 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 94 kg (207 lb) 320 cm (130 in) 303 cm (119 in) Italy Yamamay Busto Arsizio
18 Carolina Costagrande 15 October 1980 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 90 kg (200 lb) 320 cm (130 in) 310 cm (120 in) Turkey Vakıfbank Istanbul

Former squads

References

  1. ^ "Team Roster – Italy". italy2014.fivb.org. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
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