Italy women's national volleyball team

Italy
Association Federazione Italiana Pallavolo
Confederation CEV
Head coach Marco Bonitta
FIVB ranking 8 (as of October 2015)
Uniforms
Home
Away
Summer Olympics
Appearances 4 (First in 2000)
Best result 5th (2004, 2008, 2012)
World Championship
Appearances 10 (First in 1978)
Best result Gold (2002)
European Championship
Appearances 23 (First in 1951)
Best result Gold (2007, 2009)
www.federvolley.it (Italian)
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 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
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
Total2 Titles4/11 —

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
Total0 Titles16/23 —

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 2014 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship.[1]

Head coach: Marco Bonitta

No. Name Date of birth Height Weight Spike Block 2014 club
1 Cardullo, PaolaPaola Cardullo18 March 19821.62 m (5 ft 4 in)56 kg (123 lb)275 cm (108 in)268 cm (106 in)Italy LJ Modena
3 Signorile, NoemiNoemi Signorile15 February 19901.82 m (6 ft 0 in)74 kg (163 lb)294 cm (116 in)290 cm (110 in)Italy AGIL Novara
6 De Gennaro, MonicaMonica De Gennaro8 January 19871.74 m (5 ft 9 in)67 kg (148 lb)292 cm (115 in)270 cm (110 in)Italy Imoco Conegliano
7 Folie, RaphaelaRaphaela Folie7 March 19911.86 m (6 ft 1 in)82 kg (181 lb)307 cm (121 in)283 cm (111 in)Italy LJ Modena
9 Centoni, NadiaNadia Centoni19 June 19811.82 m (6 ft 0 in)63 kg (139 lb)307 cm (121 in)291 cm (115 in)Turkey Galatasaray
10 Ferretti, FrancescaFrancesca Ferretti15 February 19841.80 m (5 ft 11 in)70 kg (150 lb)195 cm (77 in)280 cm (110 in)Azerbaijan Rabita Baku
11 Chirichella, CristinaCristina Chirichella10 February 19941.95 m (6 ft 5 in)73 kg (161 lb)314 cm (124 in)296 cm (117 in)Italy AGIL Novara
12 Piccinini, FrancescaFrancesca Piccinini (C)10 January 19791.84 m (6 ft 0 in)71 kg (157 lb)304 cm (120 in)279 cm (110 in)Italy LJ Modena
13 Arrighetti, ValentinaValentina Arrighetti26 January 19851.85 m (6 ft 1 in)72 kg (159 lb)318 cm (125 in)310 cm (120 in)Azerbaijan Lokomotiv Baku
14 Lo Bianco, EleonoraEleonora Lo Bianco22 December 19791.71 m (5 ft 7 in)67 kg (148 lb)287 cm (113 in)273 cm (107 in)Turkey Fenerbahçe
15 Del Core, AntonellaAntonella Del Core5 November 19801.80 m (5 ft 11 in)75 kg (165 lb)302 cm (119 in)278 cm (109 in)Russia Dinamo Kazan
16 Bosetti, CaterinaCaterina Bosetti2 February 19941.79 m (5 ft 10 in)59 kg (130 lb)299 cm (118 in)281 cm (111 in)Turkey Galatasaray
17 Diouf, ValentinaValentina Diouf10 January 19932.02 m (6 ft 8 in)94 kg (207 lb)320 cm (130 in)303 cm (119 in)Italy Yamamay Busto Arsizio
18 Costagrande, CarolinaCarolina Costagrande15 October 19801.87 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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