Valentina Borrelli (born 30 October 1978 in

Milan Milan ( , , Lombard: ; it, Milano ) is a city in northern Italy, capital of Lombardy, and the second-most populous city proper in Italy after Rome. The city proper has a population of about 1.4 million, while its metropolitan city h ...

) is a female

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 claimed the gold medal with the women's national team at the 2002 World Championship in

Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...

. She played as a wing-spiker, wearing the number 15 jersey. She made her international debut on 17 May 1996 in a match against the All Stars (2-3). Borrelli was the captain of

River Volley River Volley is an Italian women's volleyball club based in Piacenza and currently playing in the Serie A1. Previous names Due to sponsorship, the club have competed under the following names: * River Volley (1983–1994) * Libertas-River Voll ...

Piacenza in 2010.

Other biographics

* family name = Borrelli
* given name = Valentina
* nationality = Italy
* date of birth = 1978-10-30 (30 October 1978)
* birthplace = Milan
* occupation = volleyball player
(since 1993)
* previous team =

Piacenza
* height = 190 cm
(6 feet and 2.8 inches)
* weight = 71 kg
(157 pounds)
* laterality of sports = left-handed
* laterality of writing = left-handed

Honours

* 2002 World Championship — 1st place *

2003 FIVB World Grand Prix The FIVB World Grand Prix 2003 was the eleventh edition of the annual women's volleyball tournament, which is the female equivalent of the Men's Volleyball World League. The 2003 edition was played by twelve countries from July 21 to August 3, 20 ...

— 5th place

References

FIVB Profile

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1978 births Living people Italian women's volleyball players Sportspeople from Milan Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Italy Mediterranean Games medalists in volleyball Competitors at the 2005 Mediterranean Games 20th-century Italian women 21st-century Italian women Outside hitters Knights of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic {{Italy-volleyball-bio-stub