Federazione Italiana Pallavolo

Volleyball in Italy

In numbers

Year of affiliation: 1973
Active players: 3,000,000
Licensed men: 268,873
Licensed women: 508,822
Volleyball teams: 29,284
Beach Volleyball teams: 987

Top results at the Volleyball European Championship: Men’s European Championship: gold in 1989, 1993, 1995, 1999, 2003, 2005, and 2021; silver in 1991, 2001, 2011, and 2013; bronze in 1997 and 2015; Women’s European Championship: gold in 2007, 2009 and 2021; silver in 2001 and 2005; bronze in 1989, 1999, and 2019.

Top results at the Beach Volleyball European Championship: Men's gold in 2014, 2016 and 2017 with Paolo Nicolai / Daniele Lupo; Women’s gold in 1997, 1999 and 2000 with Laura Bruschini / Annamaria Solazzi, in 2002 with Daniela Gattelli / Lucilla Perrotta and in 2011 with Greta Cicolari / Marta Menegatti.

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