Vigor Bovolenta (30 May 1974 – 24 March 2012) was 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 Sum ...
player from
Italy
Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical ...
. Bovolenta was part of the
men's national team that won the
European Championship in 1995 and the silver medal at the
1996 Summer Olympics
The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, ...
.
He died at the age of 37 only a few hours after feeling faint (allegedly suffering a heart attack) during an
Italian League fourth level game between his team,
Forlì
Forlì ( , ; rgn, Furlè ; la, Forum Livii) is a ''comune'' (municipality) and city in Emilia-Romagna, Northern Italy, and is the capital of the province of Forlì-Cesena. It is the central city of Romagna.
The city is situated along the Via ...
, and the reserve team of
Macerata
Macerata () is a city and ''comune'' in central Italy, the county seat of the province of Macerata in the Marche region. It has a population of about 41,564.
History
The historical city centre is on a hill between the Chienti and Potenza ...
.
He had severe coronary artery disease similar to
Sergey Grinkov.
See also
*
List of sportspeople who died during their careers
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References
External links
RAI Profile
1974 births
2012 deaths
Italian men's volleyball players
Olympic volleyball players of Italy
Olympic silver medalists for Italy
Volleyball players at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Volleyball players at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Olympic medalists in volleyball
Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics
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