Samuele Papi

Samuele Papi (born May 20, 1973) is an Italian former volleyball player, a member of Italy men's national volleyball team in 1993-2012, silver and bronze medalist of the Olympic Games, multiple winner of the European Championship and World Championship, silver medalist of the World Cup 2003, three-time CEV Champions League winner, double CEV Cup winner, four-time Challenge Cup winner, six-time Italian Champion.

Samuele Papi
Personal information
Born (1973-05-20) May 20, 1973
Ancona, Italy
Height1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight84 kg (185 lb)
Spike345 cm (136 in)
Block310 cm (122 in)
Volleyball information
PositionOutside hitter
Number6
Career
YearsTeams
1990–1994
1994–1998
1998–2011
2011–2017		Pallavolo Falconara
Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo
Sisley Treviso
LPR Piacenza
National team
1993–2012 Italy (361)
Honours
Men’s Volleyball
Representing  Italy
Olympic Games
1996 Atlanta
2004 Athens
2000 Sydney
2012 London
World Championship
1994 Greece
1998 Japan
World Cup
1995 Japan
2003 Japan
1999 Japan
World League
1994 Milan
1995 Rio de Janeiro
1997 Moscow
1999 Mar del Plata
2000 Rotterdam
1996 Rotterdam
2001 Katowice
2004 Rome
2003 Madrid
European Championship
1995 Greece
1999 Austria
2003 Germany
2001 Czech Republic
1997 Netherlands
Last updated: 3 January 2018

Papi won five Italian titles, three European Champions cups, and, with the Italian national team, two World Championships (1994 and 1998) and three European Championships.[1][2][3][4] He competed at four Summer Olympics, winning two silver medals and two bronze medals.[5]

Individual awards

State awards
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See also
  • Legends of Italian sport - Walk of Fame

References
  1. "World Championships". www.fivb.org. International Volleyball Federation. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
  2. "2004/2005 European Championships". www.cev.lu. European Volleyball Confederation. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
  3. "2003 European Championships". www.cev.lu. European Volleyball Confederation. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
  4. "1998/1999 European Championships". www.cev.lu. European Volleyball Confederation. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
  5. Olympic results
  6. "World League 2004 News". www.fivb.org. International Volleyball Federation. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
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