Anna Vania Mello
Encyclopedia
Anna Vania Mello is a female volleyball
player from Italy
, who claimed the gold medal with the Women's National Team
at the 2002 World Championship
in Germany
. There she played as a middle-blocker, wearing the number #16 jersey. Vania Mello also competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics
.
Volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...
player from Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
, who claimed the gold medal with the Women's National Team
Italy women's national volleyball team
The Italy women's national volleyball team is the national team of Italy that takes part in international volleyball competitions. It is governed by the Federazione Italiana di Pallavolo...
at the 2002 World Championship
2002 FIVB Women's World Championship
The 2002 FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship was the fourteenth edition of the tournament, organised by the world's governing body, the FIVB...
in Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. There she played as a middle-blocker, wearing the number #16 jersey. Vania Mello also competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics
2000 Summer Olympics
The Sydney 2000 Summer Olympic Games or the Millennium Games/Games of the New Millennium, officially known as the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was celebrated between 15 September and 1 October 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia...
.
Honours
- 2000 Olympic GamesVolleyball at the 2000 Summer Olympics-Medal table:-Medal summary:-External links:*...
— 9th place - 2000 FIVB World Grand PrixFIVB World Grand Prix 2000The 2000 FIVB World Grand Prix was the eighth women's volleyball tournament of its kind. It was held over four weeks in three countries and six cities throughout Asia: Hong Kong, Thailand, PR China, Chinese Taipei and Malaysia, cumulating with the final round at Araneta Coliseum in Manila,...
— 7th place - 2001 European Championship2001 Women's European Volleyball ChampionshipThe 2001 Women's European Volleyball Championship was the 22nd edition of the event, organised by Europe's governing volleyball body, the Confédération Européenne de Volleyball...
— 2nd place - 2002 World Championship2002 FIVB Women's World ChampionshipThe 2002 FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship was the fourteenth edition of the tournament, organised by the world's governing body, the FIVB...
— 1st place