Cristina Chirichella

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Cristina Chirichella
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Chirichella in 2014
Personal information
Born (1994-02-10) 10 February 1994 (age 30)
Naples, Italy
Height1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Weight76 kg (168 lb)
Spike322 cm (127 in)
Block306 cm (120 in)
Volleyball information
PositionMiddle blocker
Current club Imoco Volley
Number18
Career
YearsTeams
2010–2012 Club Italia
2012–2013 Robursport Volley Pesaro
2013–2014 Pallavolo Ornavasso
2014–2024 AGIL Novara
2024– Imoco Volley
National team
2014– Italy
Honours
Women’s volleyball
Representing Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
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
FIVB World Grand Prix
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2017 Nanjing
European Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2021 Serbia/Bulgaria/Croatia/Romania Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2019 Turkey Team

Cristina Chirichella (born 10 February 1994) is an Italian volleyball player who competed at the 2014 World Championship and 2016 Summer Olympics. [1] [2]

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Career

Chirichella played with her national team at the 2014 World Championship. [3] There, her team finished the tournament in fourth place after losing the bronze medal match 2-3 to Brazil. [4] She won the 2016 World Olympic qualification tournament Best Middle Blocker award. [5] She was selected to play the Italian League All-Star game in 2017. [6]

Awards

Individuals

Clubs

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References

  1. Cristina Chirichella Archived 2016-09-20 at the Wayback Machine . nbcolympics.com
  2. Cristina Chirichella Archived 2016-08-26 at the Wayback Machine . rio2016.com
  3. "USA win first World Championship title, China and Brazil complete the podium". Milan, Italy: FIVB. 12 October 2014. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
  4. Carneiro, Leandro (12 October 2014). "Brasil passa sufoco e quase toma virada, mas conquista bronze ante Itália". UOL (in Portuguese). Milan, Italy. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
  5. "One Last Thriller As Olympic Qualifier in Japan Draws to a Close". Fédération Internationale de Volleyball. Archived from the original on 23 May 2016. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
  6. "All Star Game: A Bergamo la sfida Selezione Italia vs Resto del Mondo" (in Italian). Bergamo: Volleyball.it. 18 December 2017. Archived from the original on 26 December 2017. Retrieved 25 December 2017.