Marco Meoni (born 25 May 1973 in

Padua Padua ( ; it, Padova ; vec, Pàdova) is a city and ''comune'' in Veneto, northern Italy. Padua is on the river Bacchiglione, west of Venice. It is the capital of the province of Padua. It is also the economic and communications hub of the ...

) is a

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player from

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, who won the silver medal with the Men's National Team 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, ...

, wearing the number two jersey. A year earlier he was on the side that claimed the European title in

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. He is a two-time Olympian for his native country, also winning bronze 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 ...

in Sydney, Australia. With Copra Piacenza he won the silver medal at the 2007-08 Indesit Champions League and also was individually awarded "Most Valuable Player". After retiring in 2013, he returned to play in Italy's Superlega in January 2015, again for Copra Piacenza.

Clubs

* Copra Piacenza (2007–2008)

Awards

Individuals

* '' 2007–08 CEV Indesit Champions League Final Four "Best Setter"''

Clubs

* 2007–08 CEV Indesit Champions League - Gorm silver cup

Runner-Up, with Copra Piacenza

References

External links

RAI Profile
1973 births Living people Italian men's volleyball players Olympic silver medalists for Italy Olympic bronze medalists for Italy Olympic volleyball players of Italy Volleyball players at the 1996 Summer Olympics Volleyball players at the 2000 Summer Olympics Volleyball players at the 2008 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Padua Olympic medalists in volleyball Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics {{Italy-volleyball-bio-stub