Anna Vania Mello (born 27 February 1979) is a
volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Summ ...
player from Italy, who claimed the gold medal with the
Women's National Team at the
2002 World Championship in Germany. There she played as a middle-blocker, wearing the number #16 jersey. Vania Mello also competed at the
2000 Summer Olympics
The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 (Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from 1 ...
.
['']La Repubblica
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"Ecco le 12 ragazze che andranno a Sydney"
June 22, 2000. Retrieved on June 2, 2013.
Honours
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2000 Olympic Games
The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 (Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from 1 ...
— 9th place
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2000 FIVB World Grand Prix
The 2000 FIVB World Grand Prix was the eighth women's volleyball tournament of its kind. It was held over four weeks in three countries and six cities throughout Asia: Hong Kong, Thailand, PR China, Chinese Taipei and Malaysia, cumulating with the ...
— 7th place
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2001 European Championship — 2nd place
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2002 World Championship — 1st place
References
External links
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FIVB Profile
1979 births
Living people
Italian women's volleyball players
Italian expatriate sportspeople in Spain
Expatriate volleyball players in Spain
Volleyball players at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Olympic volleyball players of Italy
Place of birth missing (living people)
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