Cristina Chirichella | |||||||||||||
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Born | Naples, Italy | 10 February 1994||||||||||||
Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||
Weight | 76 kg (168 lb) | ||||||||||||
Spike | 322 cm (127 in) | ||||||||||||
Block | 306 cm (120 in) | ||||||||||||
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Position | Middle blocker | ||||||||||||
Current club | Imoco Volley | ||||||||||||
Number | 18 | ||||||||||||
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Cristina Chirichella (born 10 February 1994) is an Italian volleyball player who competed at the 2014 World Championship and 2016 Summer Olympics. [1] [2]
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]
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