Italy women's national volleyball team

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.

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)
Honours World Championship 2002 Germany 2018 Japan World Cup 2007 Japan 2011 Japan World Grand Champions Cup 2009 Tokyo/Fukuoka FIVB World Grand Prix 2004 Reggio Calabria 2005 Sendai 2017 Nanjing 2006 Reggio Calabria 2007 Ningbo 2008 Yokohama 2010 Ningbo European Championship 2007 Belgium/Luxembourg Team 2009 Poland Team 2001 Bulgaria Team 2005 Croatia Team 1989 Sweden Team 1999 Italy Team 2019 Slovakia / Hungary / Poland / Turkey Team Mediterranean Games 1979 Split Team 1983 Casablanca Team 1991 Athens Team 1997 Bari Team 2001 Tunis Team 2009 Pescara Team 2013 Mersin Team 1975 Algiers Team 1987 Latakia Team 2005 Almeria Team Summer Universiade 1991 Sheffield 2009 Belgrade 2019 Naples

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
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
1997		6th Place						Squad
1998		5th Place						Squad
1999	Semi Finals	4th Place						Squad
2000		7th Place						Squad
2001	Did Not Qualified
2002
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 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	1.89 m (6 ft 2 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

• Simona Gioli
• Carolina Costagrande
• Paola Croce
• Francesca Piccinini
• Elisa Togut
• Valentina Arrighetti
• Taismary Agüero
• Eleonora Lo Bianco
• Antonella Del Core
• Simona Rinieri
• Manuela Leggeri
• Manuela Benelli
• Paola Cardullo
• Sabrina Bertini
• Darina Mifkova
• Sara Anzanello
• Maurizia Cacciatori
• Raffaella Calloni
• Paola Paggi
• Nadia Centoni
• Jenny Barazza
• Annamaria Marasi
• Martina Guiggi

References

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

External links

• Official website
• FIVB profile