Pasquale Gravina

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Medal record
Competitor for  Italy
Men’s Volleyball
Olympic Games
Silver	1996 Atlanta	Volleyball
Bronze	2000 Sydney	Volleyball

Pasquale Gravina (born May 1, 1970 in Campobasso, Molise) is a former Italian professional volleyball player.

Gravina is 202 cm and played as middle attacker. After played for minor leagues, he made his debut in the Italian volleyball championship first division in 1988, for Falconara. His qualities, especially in block actions, made him a choice for a top team, Parma, in 1990. In this club he won the scudetto in 1992 and 1993. Later he played for Sisley Treviso, where he won the national title four times more.

Gravina played 284 times for Italian national volleyball team, for which he made his debut in 1990 at Belo Horizonte against Brazil. He won gold medal in 1994 and 1998 at Volleyball World Championship, and gold medal in 1993, 1995 and 1999 Volleyball European Championship, plus three Volleyball World League. He was silver medal at 1996 Summer Olympics and bronze medal at 2000 Sydney Olympics.

[edit] Clubs

Club	Country	From	To
Falconara	Italy	1988-1989	1989-1990
Parma	Italy	1990-1991	1995-1996
Treviso	Italy	1996-1997	2000-2001
Macerata	Italy	2001-2002	2002-2003
Cuneo	Italy	2003-2004	2003-2004
Treviso	Italy	2004-2005	2004-2005

[edit] Wins

[edit] Club

• 6 Italian Championships (1992,1993,1998,1999,2001,2005)
• 4 Italian Cups (1992,2000,2003,2005)
• 3 European Champions League (1999,2000,2001)
• 3 Cev Cups (1992,1995,1998)
• 3 Italian Supercup (1998,2000,2004)
• 1 European Supercup (1999)
• 1 Italian beach volleyball Championship (1992)

[edit] National team

• 1 Olympic Silver (1996)
• 1 Olympic Bronze (2000)
• 2 World Championships (1994, 1998)
• 3 European Championships (1993, 1995, 1999)
• 4 World League (1994, 1995, 1997, 2000)
• 1 Grand Champions Cup (1993)
• 1 World Super Four (1994)
• 1 World Super Six (1996)
• 1 World Cup (1995)

[edit] External links

• (Italian) Nomi celebri - Pasquale Gravina