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Full name | Simona Rinieri Dennis | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 1 September 1977 46) Ravenna, Italy | (age||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 190 cm (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Outside hitter | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number | 2 (national team) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Simona Rinieri (born 1 September 1977, in Ravenna) is an Italian volleyball player and two-time Olympian.
Rinieri played for Italy at the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics. [1] While playing for Italy, she won the gold medal at the 2002 FIVB World Championship, the silver medal at the 2004 FIVB World Grand Prix, and the bronze medal at the 2006 FIVB World Grand Prix. [2]
Rinieri married Cuban-Italian volleyball player Ángel Dennis. [1]
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