Daniela Castellani (born 30 June 1975) is an Italian softball player who competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics and in the 2004 Summer Olympics. [1]
She is a member of the Executive Board of the European Softball Federation since the election at the joint ESF-CEB congress in Belgrade in 2016.
Olympic sports are sports that are contested in the Summer Olympic Games and Winter Olympic Games. The 2024 Summer Olympics included 32 sports; the 2022 Winter Olympics included seven sports. Each Olympic sport is represented at the International Olympic Committee (IOC) by an international governing body called an International Federation (IF).
Italy competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. 361 competitors, 246 men and 115 women, took part in 175 events in 29 sports.
Softball was on the Olympic program from 1996 to 2008. It was introduced at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics and was removed from the program for 2012 and 2016, but was added for a one-off appearance, along with baseball, for the 2020 Summer Olympics.
Daniela Neunast is a retired German coxswain. She competed in the eights at the 1988, 1992 and 1996 Summer Olympics and finished in first, third and eighth place, respectively. She also won one gold, two silver and one bronze medal at the world championships of 1985–1989.
Castellani is a surname of Italian origin meaning 'castellan'. Notable people with the name include:
Daniela Monteiro, née Dodean, is a Romanian professional table tennis player and European champion. She competed for Romania in the women's singles and team at the 2008 Summer Olympics, the women's singles at the 2012 Summer Olympics and the team and individual events at the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Jennifer Lynn Brundage is an American, former collegiate All-American softball player and current associate head coach for Michigan. She played college softball for the UCLA Bruins from 1992 to 1995 and won the 1992 Women's College World Series. Brundage was named Honda Sports Award for softball as Player of the Year in 1995. As a part of Team USA softball, she won a gold medal at the 2000 Sydney Olympics.
Daniela Druncea is a Romanian rowing coxswain and retired artistic gymnast. As a gymnast, she is a world bronze medalist with the team and was an alternate to the 2008 Romanian Olympic team. As a rower, she won a bronze medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Daniela de Oliveira Piedade is a Brazilian handball player. She plays for Spanish team handball HC Puig d'en Valls and for the Brazilian national team. She participated at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing and at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.
Daniela Schreiber is a German swimmer. She competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the 100 m, 4 × 100 m, and 4 × 200 m freestyle events, and finished in 15th, 9th, and 11th place, respectively.
Daniela Götz is a German swimmer.
Daniela Ferrian is an Italian former sprinter, three times silver medal with the Italian team of the 4x100 metres relay at the Mediterranean Games.
Daniela Masseroni is a former Italian rhythmic gymnast.
Iván Castellani is an Argentine volleyball player. A member of the Argentina men's national volleyball team, he was a participant at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.
Jaye Bailey is a New Zealand softball player. She competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, where the New Zealand team placed sixth in the women's softball tournament.
Cindy Potae is a New Zealand softball player. She competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, where the New Zealand team placed sixth in the women's softball tournament.
Daniela Porcelli is an Italian sprinter. She competed in the women's 4 × 400 metres relay at the 1980 Summer Olympics.
Vittorio Stellin Castellani was an Italian field hockey player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1952 Summer Olympics.