Anna Danesi
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| Born | 20 April 1996 Brescia, Italy | ||||||||||
| Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)[1] | ||||||||||
| Weight | 77 kg (170 lb) | ||||||||||
| Spike | 315 cm (124 in) | ||||||||||
| Block | 246 cm (97 in) | ||||||||||
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| Position | Middle blocker | ||||||||||
| Current club | Vero Volley Milano | ||||||||||
| Number | 11 | ||||||||||
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Anna Danesi (born 20 April 1996) is an Italian professional volleyball player. She is currently serving as the captain of the Italy women's national volleyball team.
With the national team she competed three times in the Summer Olympics at Rio2016, Tokyo2020, and won the Gold Medal at Paris2024 with individual award as "best middle blocker".[2]
Awards
[edit]Clubs
[edit]- 2016 Italian Supercup –
Champions, with Imoco Volley Conegliano - 2016–17 Italian Cup (Coppa Italia) – Champions, with Imoco Volley Conegliano
- 2016–17 CEV Champions League –
Runner-Up, with Imoco Volley Conegliano - 2017–18 Italian League – Champion, with Imoco Volley Conegliano
- 2018 Italian Supercup – Champions, with Imoco Volley Conegliano
- 2018–19 Italian League – Champion, with Imoco Volley Conegliano
- 2018–19 CEV Champions League – Runner-Up, with Imoco Volley Conegliano
- 2020–21 CEV Cup – Champion, with Saugella Monza
- 2023–24 CEV Challenge Cup – Champion, with Igor Gorgonzola Novara
Individuals
[edit]- 2015 FIVB Volleyball Women's U20 World Championship "Best Middle Blocker"
- 2021 Women's European Volleyball Championship "Best Middle Blocker"
- 2022 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship "Best Middle Blocker"
- 2024 Olympic Games Paris "Best Middle Blocker"
References
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- Italian women's volleyball players
- Sportspeople from Brescia
- Volleyball players at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Olympic volleyball players for Italy
- Volleyball players at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Middle blockers
- Knights of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
- Volleyball players at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Olympic gold medalists for Italy
- Olympic medalists in volleyball
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