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| Nationality | Italian | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 19 November 2002 Modena, Italy | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 186 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||
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Valentina Gottardi (born 19 November 2002) [1] is an Italian beach volleyball player. With Marta Menegatti, she competed at 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.
Gottardi is originally from Modena and currently lives in Formia. [2]
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