Gaia Giovannini

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Gaia Giovannini
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Personal information
Born (2001-12-17) 17 December 2001 (age 23)
Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Volleyball information
PositionOutside hitter
Current club Megavolley
Number12
Career
YearsTeams
  • 2019–2020
  • 2020–2022
  • 2022–2023
  • 2023–
National team
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
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2025 Thailand Team
FIVB Nations League
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2024 Bangkok Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2025 Łódź Team

Gaia Giovannini (born 17 December 2001) is an Italian volleyball player who plays for Megavolley as an outside hitter with jersey number 12.

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Career

Clubs

Giovannini's career began in the 2019–20 season in Montale, in Serie A2. In the 2020–21 season she was hired by Cuneo Granda, [1] making her debut in Serie A1, the same category where she played in the 2022–23 season wearing the AGIL [2] jersey and in the 2023–24 season with Megavolley. [3]

National team

In 2024, Giovannini received her first call-ups to the senior national team, with whom she won gold at the Volleyball Nations League and the Summer Olympics, both in 2024. [4] [5] In 2025, Giovannini won gold at the Volleyball Nations League and at the World Championship.

Awards

National team

References

  1. ↑ "VOLLEY/Cuneo: la schiacciatrice 18enne Gaia Giovannini è il dodicesimo tassello del Bosca" . Retrieved 29 July 2024.
  2. ↑ "Giovannini: "Novara per me è una grandissima opportunità di crescita"". 17 June 2022. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
  3. ↑ "Megabox Ond. Del Savio Vallefoglia firma Giovannini". 11 May 2023. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
  4. ↑ "Women's Volleyball Nations League 2024 - P-2 Match result - Final 1-2 (Places 1 and 2)" (PDF). Retrieved 24 June 2024.
  5. ↑ "United States of America vs Italy Results" . Retrieved 11 August 2024.
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