Loveth Omoruyi

Loveth Omoruyi
Omoruyi at the 2024 Summer Olympics
Personal information
Full name	Oghosasere Loveth Omoruyi
Born	(2002-08-25) 25 August 2002 (age 23) Lodi, Lombardy, Italy
Height	184 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Honours Representing   Italy Olympic Games 2024 Paris Team FIVB World Championship 2025 Thailand Team

Oghosasere Loveth "Lolly" Omoruyi (born 25 August 2002) ^[1] is an Italian volleyball player. She represented Italy at the 2024 Summer Olympics.

Early life and career

Born in Lodi to parents of Nigerian origins, Omoruyi is the second-born of four siblings. ^[2] She started playing volleyball as a child, at the Sant’Alberto Oratory in her hometown. ^[2] Her professional career started in 2016 with Pro Patria Milan, in the B2 league, the fourth category of Italian women's volleyball. ^[3]

In 2021, Omoruyi became U20 world champion, and the same year she received her first call-up to the senior national team. ^[3] At the 2022 Women's U21 European Volleyball Championship, Italy won the gold medal, with Omoruyi being named best spiker of the tournament. ^[3] She was part of the gold medalled Italian team at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, replacing the injured Alice Degradi  [ it ]. ^[4]

References

1. "Oghosasere Loveth Omoruyi" . Retrieved 4 August 2024.
2. "La schiacciatrice "Lolly" Omoruyi: "Giocavo per divertimento non avrei mai immaginato di diventare una professionista"". Il Giorno (in Italian). 16 November 2023. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
3. "Dagli esordi con la Pro Patria all'azzurro". Il Giorno (in Italian). 16 November 2023. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
4. "Degradi out? Velasco ha scelto, porta a Parigi Omoruyi". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). 19 July 2024. Retrieved 16 August 2024.