Paola Cardullo

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Paola Cardullo
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Personal information
Full namePaola Cardullo
NationalityItalian
Born (1982-03-18) 18 March 1982 (age 42)
Omegna, Italy
Height1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight56 kg (123 lb)
Spike275 cm (108 in)
Block268 cm (106 in)
Volleyball information
PositionLibero
Current club Flag of Italy.svg Polisportiva Filottrano Pallavolo
Number10
National team
2001 – 2014 Flag of Italy.svg
Honours
Women's Volleyball
Representing Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
FIVB World Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2002 Germany Team
World Grand Champions Cup
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2009 Tokyo/Fukuoka Team
FIVB World Cup
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2007 Japan Team
FIVB World Grand Prix
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2004 Reggio Calabria Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2005 Sendai Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2006 Reggio Calabria Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2008 Yokohama Team
European Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2007 Belgium-Luxembourg Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2009 Poland Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2001 Bulgaria Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2005 Croatia Team

Paola Cardullo (born 18 March 1982 in Omegna) is a volleyball player from Italy, who was a member of the Women's National Team that won the gold medal at the 2007 European Championship in Belgium and Luxembourg. There she was named Best Libero of the tournament.

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Career

Cardullo also competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, where Italy ended up in fifth place and she was named Best Libero at the end of the Olympic tournament.

She won the bronze medal at the 2007–08 CEV Indesit Champions League with Asystel Novara and also was individually awarded Best Libero. [1] In the 2012-12 champions league, Cardullo played with the French club RC Cannes, capturing the silver medal and the Best Libero award.

Cardullo played with her national team at the 2014 World Championship. [2] There her team ended up in fourth place after losing 2-3 to Brazil the bronze medal match. [3]

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References

  1. CEV. "Second Indesit Champions' League trophy for Colussi PERUGIA". Archived from the original on 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2010-06-10.
  2. "USA win first World Championship title, China and Brazil complete the podium". Milan, Italy: FIVB. 2014-05-11. Retrieved 2014-05-11.
  3. Carneiro, Leandro (2014-10-12). "Brasil passa sufoco e quase toma virada, mas conquista bronze ante Itália". UOL (in Portuguese). Milan, Italy. Retrieved 2014-10-12.
Awards
Preceded by Most Valuable Player of
FIVB World Grand Prix

2003
Succeeded by