Francesca Pavan (born 1979) was an Italian female

water polo Water polo is a competitive team sport played in water between two teams of seven players each. The game consists of four quarters in which the teams attempt to score goals by throwing the ball into the opposing team's goal. The team with the ...

player. Francesca was a member of the

Italy women's national water polo team The Italy women's national water polo team represents Italy in international women's water polo competitions and friendly matches. The team is one of the leading teams in Europe since the mid-1990s, claiming the title at the 2004 Summer Olympic ...

, playing as driver, and she was a part of the team at the

2008 Summer Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and also known as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 Na ...

. At the club level, Francesca played for Plebiscito Padova in Italy.

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Women's World League (Lille, FRA): Italy defeats France in shoot-out / Spain takes second triumph , fina.org - Official FINA website
1979 births Living people Sportspeople from Venice Italian female water polo players Water polo players at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic water polo players for Italy 21st-century Italian women {{Italy-waterpolo-bio-stub