Italy women's national volleyball team explained

Italy
Gender:	women
Federation:	FIPAV
Website:	federvolley.it
Confederation:	CEV
Coach:	Julio Velasco
Olympic Apps:	7
Olympic First:	2000
Olympic Best:	(2024)
World Champs Apps:	11
World Champs First:	1978
World Champs Best:	(2002)
World Cup Apps:	4
World Cup First:	1999
World Cup Best:	(2007, 2011)
Regional Name:	European Championship
Regional Cup Apps:	26
Regional Cup First:	1951
Regional Cup Best:	(2007, 2009, 2021)
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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 2024 Summer Olympics, 2002 FIVB Women's World Championship and the 2007 and the 2011 World Cup.

Results

Summer Olympics

Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place


Year	Round	Position						Squad
1964	Did not qualify
1968
1972
1976
1980
1984
1988
1992
1996
2000	1st round	9th	5	1	4	7	12	Squad
2004	Quarterfinals	5th	6	4	2	14	6	Squad
2008	Quarterfinals	5th	6	4	2	14	7	Squad
2012	Quarterfinals	5th	6	4	2	15	8	Squad
2016	1st round	9th	5	1	4	4	12	Squad
2020	Quarterfinals	6th	6	3	3	11	10	Squad
2024	Final	1st	6	6	0	18	1	Squad
Total	1 Title	7/16	40	23	17	83	56

World Championship

Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place


Year	Round	Position						Squad
1952	Did not enter
1956
1960
1962
1967
1970	Did not qualify
1974
1978	1st round	20th	9	3	6	12	18	Squad
1982	1st round	15th	8	4	4	16	15	Squad
1986	2nd round	9th	8	3	5	10	18	Squad
1990	1/8 Finals	10th	6	2	4	7	14	Squad
1994	1st round	13th	3	0	3	3	9	Squad
1998	2nd round	5th	8	5	3	17	9	Squad
2002	Final	1st	11	9	2	30	9	Squad
2006	Semi-finals	4th	11	8	3	22	10	Squad
2010	2nd round	5th	11	8	3	28	13	Squad
2014	Semi-finals	4th	13	10	3	35	13	Squad
2018	Final	2nd	13	11	2	36	13	Squad
2022	Semi-finals	3rd	12	10	2	33	10	Squad
Total	1 Title	12/19	113	73	40	249	151

2002 — Gold medal

Anzanello, Borrelli, Cardullo, Leggeri, Lo Bianco, Mello, Mifkova, Paggi, Piccinini, Rinieri, Sangiuliano, Togut. Head Coach: Bonitta

World Cup

Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place


Year	Round	Position						Squad
1973	Did not qualify
1977
1981
1985
1989
1991
1995
1999	-	7th	11	5	6	19	21	Squad
2003	-	4th	11	7	4	22	14	Squad
2007	-	1st	11	11	0	33	2	Squad
2011	-	1st	11	10	1	31	8	Squad
2015	Did not qualify
2019	Did not qualify
Total	2 Titles	4/13	44	33	11	105	45

2007 — Gold medal

Anzanello, Guiggi, Barazza, Secolo, Cardullo, Ortolani, Aguero, Ferretti, Lo Bianco, Del Core, Gioli. Head Coach: Barbolini

2011 — Gold medal

Anzanello, Barcellini, Croce, De Gennaro, Costagrande, C. Bosetti, Sirressi, Arrighetti, Lo Bianco, Del Core, L. Bosetti, Gioli, Signorile, Folie. Head Coach: Barbolini

World Grand Champions Cup

2009 - gold medal

World Grand Prix

Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place

World Grand Prix record
Year	Round	Position						Squad
1993	Did not enter
1994	1st round	8th	9	2	7	12	22	Squad
1995	Did not enter
1996
1997	1st round	6th	9	4	5	15	21	Squad
1998	1st round	5th	9	4	5	14	21	Squad
1999	Semifinals	4th	8	3	5	13	18	Squad
2000	1st round	7th	11	2	9	10	30	Squad
2001	Did Not Qualified
2002
2003	Final Round	5th	10	3	7	19	25	Squad
2004	Final	2nd	13	8	5	29	23	Squad
2005	Final	2nd	14	9	5	32	16	Squad
2006	Semifinals	3rd	13	9	4	31	18	Squad
2007	Semifinals	3rd	14	9	5	33	21	Squad
2008	Semifinals	3rd	14	10	4	33	22	Squad
2009	Did Not Qualified
2010	Semifinals	3rd	14	8	6	30	22	Squad
2011	2nd round	7th	13	8	5	27	24	Squad
2012	1st round	10th	9	4	5	16	19	Squad
2013	Final Round	5th	14	8	6	31	23	Squad
2014	1st round	10th	9	5	4	18	18	Squad
2015	Final Round	5th	14	7	7	26	27	Squad
2016	1st round	8th	9	4	5	19	19	Squad
2017	Final	2nd	13	8	5	28	22	Squad
Total	0 Titles	19/25	219	115	104	436	411

Nations League

Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place

Nations League record
Year	Round	Position	width=30		width=30		width=30		width=30		width=30		Squad
	Preliminary Round	7th	15	10	5	34	22	Squad
	Final Round	6th	17	11	6	40	27	Squad
2021	Preliminary Round	12th	15	4	11	24	35	Squad
	Final	1st	15	13	2	40	14	Squad
	Quarterfinals	6th	13	8	5	29	26	Squad
2024	Final	1st	15	13	2	41	11	Squad
Total	2 Titles	6/6						—

European Championship

Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place

European Championship record
Year	Round	Position						Squad
1949	Did not enter
1950
1951	1st round	6th	2	0	2	0	6	Squad
1955	Did not qualify
1958
1963
1967	1st round	11th	9	4	5	12	17	Squad
1971	1st round	8th	7	5	2	15	8	Squad
1975	1st round	9th	8	3	5	14	17	Squad
1977	1st round	11th	7	2	5	9	16	Squad
1979	Did not qualify
1981	1st round	8th	8	5	3	17	10	Squad
1983	1st round	7th	8	5	3	15	10	Squad
1985	Final Round	5th	8	3	5	10	20	Squad
1987	1st round	6th	7	3	4	12	14	Squad
1989	Semifinals	3rd	7	4	3	13	10	Squad
1991	Semifinals	4th	7	4	3	14	9	Squad


Year	Round	Position						Squad
1993	Semifinals	4th	7	3	4	14	14	Squad
1995	1st round	6th	7	3	4	13	14	Squad
1997	1st round	5th	7	5	2	16	7	Squad
1999	Semifinals	3rd	5	3	2	12	8	Squad
2001	Final	2nd	7	6	1	20	7	Squad
2003	1st round	6th	7	4	3	14	11	Squad
2005	Final	2nd	7	6	1	19	6	Squad
/ 2007	Final	1st	8	8	0	24	2	Squad
2009	Final	1st	8	8	0	24	2	Squad
/ 2011	Semifinals	4th	6	3	3	13	11	Squad
/ 2013	Quarterfinals	6th	5	3	2	10	7	Squad
2015	Quarterfinals	7th	5	3	2	10	8	Squad
2017	Quarterfinals	5th	4	3	1	9	6	Squad
/// 2019	Semifinals	3rd	9	7	2	24	7	Squad
/// 2021	Final	1st	9	9	0	27	4	Squad
/// 2023	Semifinals	4th	8	7	2	23	5	Squad
Total	3 Titles	26/32	188	119	69	403	256

2007 — Gold medal

Gioli, Croce, Fiorin, Guiggi, Barazza, Secolo, Ortolani, Aguero, Ferretti, Lo Bianco, Del Core, Cardullo. Head Coach: Barbolini

2009 — Gold medal

Crisanti, Rondon, Merlo, Barazza, Secolo, Cardullo, Ortolani, Piccinini, Arrighetti, Lo Bianco, Del Core, Bosetti, Gioli, Agüero. Head Coach: Barbolini

2021 — Gold medal

Gennari, Bonifacio, Malinov, De Gennaro, Orro, Chirichella, Danesi, Fahr, Pietrini, Nwakalor, Sylla, Egonu, Parrocchiale, Mazzaro, Sofia D'Odorico. Head Coach: Mazzanti

Mediterranean Games

1975 - silver medal
1979 - gold medal
1983 - gold medal
1987 - bronze medal
1991 - gold medal
1997 - gold medal
2001 - gold medal
2005 - bronze medal
2009 - gold medal
2013 - gold medal
2018 - 5th
2022 - gold medal

Team

Current squad

Roster for the 2024 Summer Olympics.

Previous squads

The following is the Italian roster in the 2021 European Championship.

Head coach: Davide Mazzanti

No.	Name	Date of birth	Height	Weight	Spike	Block	2020–21 club
			1.840NaN0	68kg (150lb)	302cm (119inches)	284cm (112inches)	Imoco Conegliano
			1.860NaN0	75kg (165lb)	324cm (128inches)	244cm (96inches)	AGIL Novara
			1.850NaN0	70kg (150lb)	304cm (120inches)	285cm (112inches)	Azzurra Volley San Casciano
			1.740NaN0	67kg (148lb)	292cm (115inches)	217cm (85inches)	Imoco Conegliano
			1.80NaN0	64kg (141lb)	308cm (121inches)	231cm (91inches)	Pro Victoria Monza
			1.950NaN0	79kg (174lb)	322cm (127inches)	306cm (120inches)	AGIL Novara
11			1.980NaN0	78kg (172lb)	312cm (123inches)	294cm (116inches)	AGIL Novara
13			1.940NaN0	84kg (185lb)	322cm (127inches)	306cm (120inches)	Imoco Conegliano
14			1.90NaN0	73kg (161lb)	330cm (130inches)	306cm (120inches)	Savino Del Bene Scandicci
15			1.770NaN0	70kg (150lb)	330cm (130inches)	312cm (123inches)	Azzurra Volley San Casciano
17	(c)		1.840NaN0	80kg (180lb)	320cm (130inches)	240cm (90inches)	Pro Victoria Monza
18			1.930NaN0	80kg (180lb)	344 cm (135 in)	321 cm (126 in)	VakıfBank S.K.
20			1.670NaN0	60kg (130lb)	296cm (117inches)	213cm (84inches)	Pro Victoria Monza
24			1.850NaN0	64kg (141lb)	302cm (119inches)	284cm (112inches)	Chieri '76 Volleyball
29			1.870NaN0	78kg (172lb)	312cm (123inches)	302cm (119inches)	AGIL Novara

Notable players

External links

- FIVB profile