Roberta Bianconi (born 8 July 1989) is an Italian
water polo
Water polo is a competitive sport, 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 water polo ball, ball into the oppo ...
player. She was part of the Italian team that won the silver medal at the
2016 Olympics
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, athletes = 11,238
, events = 306 in 28 sports (41 disciplines)
, opening = 5 August 2016
, closing = 21 August 2016
, opened_by = Vice President Michel Temer
, cauldron = Vanderlei Cordeiro ...
and the bronze medal at the
2015 World Championships.
Bianconi was named 2015 and 2016
["Filipovic and Bianconi European water polo players of the year"]
waterpology.com 14 March 2015 LEN European Water Polo Player of the Year being the first female player to be awarded by LEN in multiple times.
Club career
* 2007–2011
Rapallo
Rapallo ( , , ) is a municipality in the Metropolitan City of Genoa, located in the Liguria region of northern Italy.
As of 2017 it had 29,778 inhabitants. It lies on the Ligurian Sea coast, on the Tigullio Gulf, between Portofino and Chiav ...
* 2011–2012
Pro Recco
A.S.D. Pro Recco (Official name: Associazione Sportiva Dilettantistica Pro Recco) is an Italian water polo club from Recco, in Liguria. It currently plays in Serie A1.
Pro Recco is the most successful club in men's water polo. In men's domesti ...
* 2012–2013
RN Bogliasco
* 2013–2014
Rapallo
Rapallo ( , , ) is a municipality in the Metropolitan City of Genoa, located in the Liguria region of northern Italy.
As of 2017 it had 29,778 inhabitants. It lies on the Ligurian Sea coast, on the Tigullio Gulf, between Portofino and Chiav ...
* 2014–2017
Olympiacos Piraeus
* 2017–
Ekipe Orizzonte
Club honours
Rapallo
Rapallo ( , , ) is a municipality in the Metropolitan City of Genoa, located in the Liguria region of northern Italy.
As of 2017 it had 29,778 inhabitants. It lies on the Ligurian Sea coast, on the Tigullio Gulf, between Portofino and Chiav ...
* 1
LEN Trophy
The LEN Euro Cup is the second-tier European water polo club competition run by the Ligue Européenne de Natation for those clubs who did not qualify for the LEN Champions League. The cup was inaugurated in 1992.
History
Names of the competiti ...
** 2011.
*1 Coppa Italia
** 2014.
Pro Recco
A.S.D. Pro Recco (Official name: Associazione Sportiva Dilettantistica Pro Recco) is an Italian water polo club from Recco, in Liguria. It currently plays in Serie A1.
Pro Recco is the most successful club in men's water polo. In men's domesti ...
* 1
LEN Euro League
** 2012.
* 1
LEN Super Cup
The LEN Super Cup is an annual water polo match organized by LEN and contested by the reigning champions of the two European club competitions, the LEN Champions League and the LEN Euro Cup.
From 1976 to 2002, the LEN Super Cup was contested betwe ...
** 2011.
*1 Serie A1
** 2012.
Olympiacos
Olympiacós Sýndesmos Filáthlon Peiraiós ( el, Ολυμπιακός Σύνδεσμος Φιλάθλων Πειραιώς, Olympic Club of Fans of Piraeus) is a major multi-sport club based in Piraeus, Greece. Olympiacos is parent to a number ...
* 1
LEN Euro League
** 2015.
* 1
LEN Super Cup
The LEN Super Cup is an annual water polo match organized by LEN and contested by the reigning champions of the two European club competitions, the LEN Champions League and the LEN Euro Cup.
From 1976 to 2002, the LEN Super Cup was contested betwe ...
** 2015.
* 3
Greek Championships
** 2015, 2016 and 2017.
Ekipe Orizzonte
* 1
LEN Trophy
The LEN Euro Cup is the second-tier European water polo club competition run by the Ligue Européenne de Natation for those clubs who did not qualify for the LEN Champions League. The cup was inaugurated in 1992.
History
Names of the competiti ...
** 2019.
"Orizzonte lifts LEN trophy"
waterpology.com 13 April 2019
*1 Serie A1
** 2019.
*1 Coppa Italia
** 2018.
See also
* List of Olympic medalists in water polo (women)
Women's water polo became an Olympic sport at the 2000 Olympics. Since then, the United States women's team has won six consecutive medals.
There are thirty-five female athletes who have won two or more Olympic medals in water polo. Heather Pet ...
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References
External links
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1989 births
Living people
People from Rapallo
Italian female water polo players
Water polo drivers
Water polo players at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Water polo players at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Olympic silver medalists for Italy in water polo
World Aquatics Championships medalists in water polo
Competitors at the 2018 Mediterranean Games
Mediterranean Games medalists in water polo
Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Italy
Olympiacos Women's Water Polo Team players
Italian expatriate sportspeople in Greece
Sportspeople from the Province of Genoa
20th-century Italian women
21st-century Italian women
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