Giovanni Lanfranco (volleyball)

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Giovanni Lanfranco
Personal information
NationalityItalian
Born (1956-05-09) 9 May 1956 (age 67)
Turin, Italy
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight80 kg (180 lb)
Volleyball information
PositionMiddle blocker
Number10
Career
Teams
CUS Torino
Pallavolo Parma
Honours
Men's volleyball
Representing Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
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Olympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1984 Los Angeles Team
World Championship
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1978 Rome
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1983 Casablanca Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1975 Algiers Team

Giovanni Lanfranco (born 9 May 1956) is a retired Italian volleyball player. He was part of Italian teams that finished second at the 1975 Mediterranean Games [1] and 1978 World Championships, [2] third at the 1984 Summer Olympics, eighth at the 1976 Summer Olympics, and ninth at the 1980 Summer Olympics. [3]

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References

  1. Nazionale italiana maschile di pallavolo 1975. Bagherpersempre.it
  2. Quando l’Italia scoprì il volley. Sportvintage.it. 8 May 2011
  3. Giovanni Lanfranco Archived 6 April 2011 at the Wayback Machine . Sports-reference.com