1993 Men's European Volleyball Championship
Encyclopedia
The 1993 Men's European Volleyball Championship
was the 18th edition of the event, organized by Europe's governing volleyball body, the Confédération Européenne de Volleyball
. It was hosted in Oulu
and Turku, Finland from September 4 to September 12, 1993.
Group B – Turku
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Team Roster
Davide Bellini, Marco Bracci
, Luca Cantagalli
, Claudio Galli, Andrea Gardini
, Andrea Giani
, Pasquale Gravina
, Marco Martinelli
, Michele Pasinato
, Damiano Pippi
, Paolo Tofoli
, and Andrea Zorzi
.Head Coach: Julio Velasco
.
European Volleyball Championship
The European Volleyball Championship is a sport competition for national teams, currently held biannually and organized by the CEV, the European volleyball federation. There are both men's and women's competitions....
was the 18th edition of the event, organized by Europe's governing volleyball body, the Confédération Européenne de Volleyball
Confédération Européenne de Volleyball
Confédération Européenne de Volleyball is the continental governing body for the sport of volleyball in Europe. Its headquarters are located in Luxembourg, Luxembourg.- Profile :...
. It was hosted in Oulu
Oulu
Oulu is a city and municipality of inhabitants in the region of Northern Ostrobothnia, in Finland. It is the most populous city in Northern Finland and the sixth most populous city in the country. It is one of the northernmost larger cities in the world....
and Turku, Finland from September 4 to September 12, 1993.
Teams
Group A – OuluOulu
Oulu is a city and municipality of inhabitants in the region of Northern Ostrobothnia, in Finland. It is the most populous city in Northern Finland and the sixth most populous city in the country. It is one of the northernmost larger cities in the world....
Group B – Turku
Turku
Turku is a city situated on the southwest coast of Finland at the mouth of the Aura River. It is located in the region of Finland Proper. It is believed that Turku came into existence during the end of the 13th century which makes it the oldest city in Finland...
Final round
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Final ranking
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Marco Bracci
Marco Bracci is a former Italian volleyball player, ranked amongst the world's most valuable players of the late 1980s and 1990s. A 197 cm athlete, Bracci played as passer-hitter....
, Luca Cantagalli
Luca Cantagalli
Luca Cantagalli is an Italian volleyball player who was twice World champion with his national team in 1990 and 1994.-Career:Debuting on March 18, 1986, he totalled 330 caps for Italy men's national volleyball team...
, Claudio Galli, Andrea Gardini
Andrea Gardini
Andrea Gardini is an Italian former volleyball player. Standing at 202 cm, he played central blocker and totalled 418 caps for the Italian national volleyball team....
, Andrea Giani
Andrea Giani
Andrea Giani is an Italian coach and retired volleyball player who scored notable successes in the 1990s, winning three World Championships with his national team. He is 196 cm tall.-Career:...
, Pasquale Gravina
Pasquale Gravina
Pasquale Gravina is a former Italian professional volleyball player.Gravina is 202 cm and played as middle attacker. After played for minor leagues, he made his debut in the Italian volleyball championship first division in 1988, for Falconara. His qualities, especially in block actions, made him...
, Marco Martinelli
Marco Martinelli
Marco Martinelli is a former Italian volleyball player, who later became a volleyball coach. He earned a total number of 155 caps for the Men's National Team, and made his debut on 22 May 1987 in Montichiari against Poland.-References:...
, Michele Pasinato
Michele Pasinato
Michele Pasinato is a former Italian volleyball player, who earned a total number of 256 caps for the Men's National Team in the 1990s. Nicknamed Paso and Micky he was on the side that won the title at the 1998 World Championships in Japan.-References:...
, Damiano Pippi
Damiano Pippi
Damiano Pippi is a volleyball player from Italy, who won the silver medal with the Italian men's national team at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.-Individual awards:...
, Paolo Tofoli
Paolo Tofoli
Paolo Tofoli is an Italian volleyball player, standing at 188 cm.He played 342 times for the Italy national volleyball team. Tofoli was two time world champion in 1990 and 1994. He was also four times gold medal at the European Championship...
, and Andrea Zorzi
Andrea Zorzi
Andrea Zorzi is a former Italian volleyball player, who won two World Championships with the Italy men's national volleyball team . A 201 cm athlete, Zorzi was en effective spiker playing usually as opposite hitter...
.Head Coach: Julio Velasco
Julio Velasco
Julio Velasco is a professional volleyball coach from Argentina, who guided the Italian national men's team to several successes in the 1990s. After the 1996 Summer Olympics, where the Italians won silver, he switched to the Italian women's team...
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