Matej Černič (born 13 September 1978) is an Italian
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 who won the silver medal with the
Italian men's national team at the
2004 Summer Olympics
The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ...
, held in
Athens
Athens ( ; el, Αθήνα, Athína ; grc, Ἀθῆναι, Athênai (pl.) ) is both the capital and largest city of Greece. With a population close to four million, it is also the seventh largest city in the European Union. Athens dominates ...
. He is of
Slovene ethnicity and belongs to the
Slovene minority in Italy
Slovene minority in Italy ( it, Minoranza slovena in Italia, sl, Slovenska manjšina v Italiji), also known as Slovenes in Italy ( it, Sloveni in Italia, sl, Slovenci v Italiji) is the name given to Italian citizens who belong to the autochthon ...
.
Sporting achievements
Individually
* 2009
Memorial of Hubert Jerzy Wagner
The Memorial of Hubert Jerzy Wagner is a volleyball friendly competition for the national teams, currently held every year and organized by the Hubert Wagner Foundation.
The first Memorial was held in 2003. The competition has been held every ...
- Best Receiver
State awards
* 2004
Officer's Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
External links
CONI profile
References
1978 births
Living people
Italian Slovenes
People from Gorizia
Italian men's volleyball players
Volleyball players at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Olympic volleyball players of Italy
Olympic silver medalists for Italy
Olympic medalists in volleyball
Fenerbahçe volleyballers
Iraklis V.C. players
Expatriate volleyball players in Poland
Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Resovia (volleyball) players
Sportspeople from Friuli-Venezia Giulia
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