Elena Pietrini | |||
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Personal information | |||
Nationality | Italian | ||
Born | Imola, Italy | March 17, 2000||
Height | 190 cm (6 ft 3 in) | ||
Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) | ||
Spike | 330 cm (130 in) | ||
Block | 306 cm (120 in) | ||
Volleyball information | |||
Position | Wing spiker | ||
Current club | Dynamo Kazan | ||
Number | 7 | ||
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Honours |
Elena Pietrini (born 17 March 2000) is an Italian volleyball player who plays as a wing spiker for Dynamo Kazan and the Italian national team. [1] She made her debut appearance at the Olympics representing Italy at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
Her father Alberto Pietrini was a professional basketball player who played at club level and her mother Laura Pietrini and her sister Giulia Pietrini were also volleyball players. [2]
She was part of the youth national team which emerged as runners-up to Russia at the 2017 Girls' U18 Volleyball European Championship. [3]
She was also a key member of the Italian U18 team which won the 2017 FIVB Volleyball Girls' U18 World Championship. [4] For her tremendous performance during the 2017 FIVB Volleyball U18 World Championship she was awarded the MVP of the tournament. [5] She also participated at the 2017 FIVB Volleyball Women's U20 World Championship where Italy finished at ninth position. [6] [7]
She was part of the Italian national team at the 2018 FIVB Volleyball Women's Nations League. [8] She was also a member of the Italian squad which emerged as runner-up to Serbia at the 2018 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship. [9] [10]
She was also initially on the selection radar for the 2019 Women's European Volleyball Championship but she pulled out due to physical and mental fatigue. [11] However, she competed at the 2019 FIVB Volleyball Women's Nations League. [12] She was part of national side which claimed bronze medal at the 2019 Montreux Volley Masters. [13]
She was included in the national squad to compete in the women's volleyball tournament at the 2020 Summer Olympics. [14] [15]
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