Sara Bonifacio

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Sara Bonifacio
Sara Bonifacio 4.jpg
Personal information
NationalityItalian
Born (1996-07-03) 3 July 1996 (age 29)
Alba, Italy
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
Spike324 cm (128 in)
Block244 cm (96 in)
Volleyball information
PositionMiddle blocker
Current club Igor Gorgonzola Novara
Number13
Career
YearsTeams
2011–2014 Club Italia
2014–2018 Igor Gorgonzola Novara
2018–2020 Unet E-Work Busto Arsizio
2020– Igor Gorgonzola Novara
National team
2014– Italy
Honours
Representing Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
FIVB World Championship
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Poland/Netherlands Team
FIVB Nations League
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Ankara Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2024 Bangkok Team
European Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2021 Serbia/Bulgaria/Croatia/Romania Team
FIVB World Grand Prix
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2017 Nanjing

Sara Bonifacio (born 3 July 1996) is an Italian volleyball player who plays for Igor Gorgonzola Novara. [1]

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Career

Bonifacio joined the amateur volleyball club of Alba in 2005 then she was recruited for Club Italia a junior team managed by FIPAV. She signed with Igor Gorgonzola Novara in 2014. [2] Bonifacio plays as blocker. She was selected to play the Italian League All-Star game in 2017. [3]

Personal life

She was born in Alba, Piedmont to a Nigerian mother and Italian father. [4]

Awards

Clubs

References

  1. "Sara Bonifacio". Italian Volleyball Federation. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
  2. Tolotti, Marco (25 May 2014). "Volley, la centrale Sara Bonifacio è l'ultimo colpo di mercato della Igor" (in Italian). Novara: La Stanpa Novara. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
  3. "All Star Game: A Bergamo la sfida Selezione Italia vs Resto del Mondo" (in Italian). Bergamo: Volleyball.it. 18 December 2017. Archived from the original on 26 April 2019. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
  4. Cozzari, Eleonora (7 January 2016). "Paola, Sara e Valentina: è colorata la nuova Italia del volley femminile" (in Italian). Bergamo: Corriere della Sera. Retrieved 25 December 2017.