FIVB ranking 8 (as of August 2016) Appearances 5 (First in 2000) Appearances 10 (First in 1978) Head coach Marco Bonitta | Home Away Best result 5th (2004, 2008, 2012) Best result Gold : (2002) Location Italy | |
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Association Italian Volleyball Federation Confederation European Volleyball Confederation Similar Brazil women's national volleyball team, Japan women's national volleyball team, China women's national volleyball team | ||
2016 fivb world grand prix russia vs italy women volleyball
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.
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Summer Olympics
Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place
World Championship
Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place
World Cup
Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place
World Grand Prix
Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place
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 women's volleyball tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics. ‹See Tfd›
Head coach: Marco Bonitta