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Italy national volleyball team

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Italy
Nickname(s)Gli Azzurri (The Blues)
AssociationFederazione Italiana Pallavolo (in Italian)
ConfederationCEV
Head coachItaly Ferdinando De Giorgi
FIVB ranking11 (as of May 31, 2021)
Uniforms
Home
Away
Third
Summer Olympics
Appearances11 (First in 1976)
Best result (1996, 2004, 2016)
World Championship
Appearances17 (First in 1949)
Best resultGold (1990, 1994, 1998, 2022)
World Cup
Appearances7 (First in 1989)
Best result (1995)
European Championship
Appearances29 (First in 1948)
Best resultGold (1989, 1993, 1995, 1999, 2003, 2005, 2021)
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Italy national volleyball team
Medal record
Olympics
Silver medal – second place1996 AtlantaTeam
Silver medal – second place2004 AthensTeam
Silver medal – second place2016 Rio de JaneiroTeam
Bronze medal – third place1984 Los AngelesTeam
Bronze medal – third place2000 SydneyTeam
Bronze medal – third place2012 LondonTeam
World Championship
Gold medal – first place1990 Brazil
Gold medal – first place1994 Greece
Gold medal – first place1998 Japan
Silver medal – second place1978 Italy
World Cup
Gold medal – first place1995 Japan
Silver medal – second place2015 Japan
Silver medal – second place2003 Japan
Silver medal – second place1989 Japan
Bronze medal – third place1999 Japan
World Grand Champions Cup
Gold medal – first place1993 Japan
Silver medal – second place2017 Japan
Bronze medal – third place2005 Japan
Bronze medal – third place2013 Japan
World League
Gold medal – first place1990 Osaka
Gold medal – first place1991 Milan
Gold medal – first place1992 Genoa
Gold medal – first place1994 Milan
Gold medal – first place1995 Rio de Janeiro
Gold medal – first place1997 Moscow
Gold medal – first place1999 Mar del Plata
Gold medal – first place2000 Rotterdam
Silver medal – second place1996 Rotterdam
Silver medal – second place2001 Katowice
Silver medal – second place2004 Rome
Bronze medal – third place1993 São Paulo
Bronze medal – third place2003 Madrid
Bronze medal – third place2013 Mar del Plata
Bronze medal – third place2014 Florence
European Championship
Gold medal – first place1989 Sweden
Gold medal – first place1993 Finland
Gold medal – first place1995 Greece
Gold medal – first place1999 Austria
Gold medal – first place2003 Germany
Gold medal – first place2005 Italy/Serbia and Montenegro
Gold medal – first place2021 Poland/Czech Republic/Estonia/Finland
Silver medal – second place1991 Germany
Silver medal – second place2001 Czech Republic
Silver medal – second place2011 Austria/Czech Republic
Silver medal – second place2013 Denmark/Poland
Bronze medal – third place1948 Italy
Bronze medal – third place1997 Netherlands
Bronze medal – third place2015 Bulgaria/Italy
Universiade
Gold medal – first place1970 Turin
Gold medal – first place2019 Naples
Silver medal – second place1997 Sicilly
Bronze medal – third place1983 Edmonton
Bronze medal – third place1985 Kobe
Bronze medal – third place1987 Zagreb
Bronze medal – third place1995 Fukuoka
Bronze medal – third place2005 Izmir
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place1959 Lebanon
Gold medal – first place1983 Casablanca
Gold medal – first place1991 Athens
Gold medal – first place2001 Tunis
Gold medal – first place2009 Pescara
Gold medal – first place2013 Mersin
Gold medal – first place2018 Tarragona
Silver medal – second place1963 Naples
Silver medal – second place1975 Algiers
Bronze medal – third place1987 Latakia
Goodwill Games
Gold medal – first place1990 Seattle

The Italy men's national volleyball team is the volleyball national team of Italy. It dominated international volleyball competitions in the 1990s and early 2000s, by winning four World Championships (1990, 1994, 1998 and 2022), seven European Championships, one World Cup (1995) and eight World League (1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1999 and 2000).

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