Francesca Piccinini

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Francesca Piccinini
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Personal information
Full name Francesca Piccinini
Nationality Italy
Born (1979-01-10) January 10, 1979 (age 45)
Massa, Italy
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Weight 62 kg (137 lb)
Spike 315 cm (124 in)
Block 298 cm (117 in)
Volleyball information
Position Outside Hitter
Current club Italy Pomi Casalmaggiore
Number 12
National team
1995–2014 Italy
Honours
Women's Volleyball
Representing  Italy
World Championship
Gold medal – first place 2002 Germany Team
World Grand Champions Cup
Gold medal – first place 2009 Tokyo/Fukuoka Team
FIVB World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2007 Japan Team
FIVB World Grand Prix
Silver medal – second place 2004 Reggio Calabria Team
Silver medal – second place 2005 Sendai Team
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Reggio Calabria Team
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Yokohama Team
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Ningbo Team
European Championship
Gold medal – first place 2007 Belgium Team
Gold medal – first place 2009 Poland Team
Silver medal – second place 2001 Bulgaria Team
Silver medal – second place 2005 Croatia Team

Francesca Piccinini (born January 10, 1979 in Massa) is a female volleyball player who has represented Italy four times (2000, 2004, 2008 and 2012) at the Summer Olympics. She was a member of the Women's National Team that won the gold medal at the 2002 World Championship in Germany. She made her debut for Italy on 1995-06-10 against the United States. She was inspired to become a professional volleyball player by the Japanese anime Attack No. 1, shown in Italy in the 1980s under the title Mimì e la nazionale della pallavolo.

In 2004 she appeared naked in a calendar published by the Italian magazine Men's Health.

Playing professionally with the Italian club Volley Bergamo, she won the "Most Valuable Player award when her team won the 2009–10 CEV Indesit Champions League title.[1]

Piccinini played with her national team at the 2014 World Championship.[2] There her team ended up in fourth place after losing 2-3 to Brazil the bronze medal match.[3]

Clubs

Awards

Individuals

Clubs

References

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