Anna Danesi

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Anna Danesi
Anna Danesi.jpg
Danesi in 2021
Personal information
Born (1996-04-20) 20 April 1996 (age 29)
Brescia, Italy
Height1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) [1]
Weight77 kg (170 lb)
Spike315 cm (124 in)
Block246 cm (97 in)
Volleyball information
PositionMiddle blocker
Current club Vero Volley Milano
Number11
Career
YearsTeams
2016–2019 Imoco Volley Conegliano
2019–2022 Saugella Monza
2022–2024 Igor Gorgonzola Novara
2024– Vero Volley Milano
National team
2016– Italy
Honours
Women's Volleyball
Representing Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Olympic Games
Olympic rings.svg
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2024 Paris Team
FIVB World Championship
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2018 Japan Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Poland/Netherlands Team
FIVB Nations League
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Ankara Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2024 Bangkok Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2025 Łódź Team
FIVB World Grand Prix
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2017 Nanjing Team
European Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2021 Serbia/Bulgaria/Croatia/Romania Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2019 Turkey Team

Anna Danesi (born 20 April 1996) is an Italian professional volleyball player. She is currently serving as the captain of the Italy women's national volleyball team.

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With the national team she competed three times in the Summer Olympics at Rio, Tokyo, and Paris where she won the gold medal and individual award as "best middle blocker". [2]

Awards

Clubs

Individuals

References

  1. "DANESI Anna". Paris 2024 Olympics . Archived from the original on 22 August 2024. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
  2. "Volleyball - Women - Final Standings" (PDF). Paris 2024 Olympics . Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 August 2024. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
Awards
Preceded by Best Middle Blocker of
FIVB World Championship

2022 (with Flag of Brazil.svg Ana Carolina da Silva)
Succeeded by
Incumbent