Marco Meoni
Encyclopedia
Marco Meoni (born May 25, 1973 in Padua
) is a former volleyball
player from Italy
, who won the silver medal with the Men's National Team
at the 1996 Summer Olympics
, wearing the number two jersey. A year earlier he was on the side that claimed the European title in Greece
. He is a two-time Olympian for his native country, also winning bronze at the 2000 Summer Olympics
in Sydney, Australia.
With Copra Piacenza he won the silver medal at the 2007-08 Indesit Champions League and also was individually awarded "Most Valuable Player".
Padua
Padua is a city and comune in the Veneto, northern Italy. It is the capital of the province of Padua and the economic and communications hub of the area. Padua's population is 212,500 . The city is sometimes included, with Venice and Treviso, in the Padua-Treviso-Venice Metropolitan Area, having...
) is a former volleyball
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 won the silver medal with the Men's National Team
Italy men's national volleyball team
The Italy men's national volleyball team is the volleyball national team of Italy. It dominated international volleyball competitions in the 1990s and early 2000s, by winning three World Championships in a row , six European Championships, one World Cup and eight World League The Italy men's...
at the 1996 Summer Olympics
1996 Summer Olympics
The 1996 Summer Olympics of Atlanta, officially known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and unofficially known as the Centennial Olympics, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States....
, wearing the number two jersey. A year earlier he was on the side that claimed the European title in Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
. He is a two-time Olympian for his native country, also winning bronze 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...
in Sydney, Australia.
With Copra Piacenza he won the silver medal at the 2007-08 Indesit Champions League and also was individually awarded "Most Valuable Player".
Individuals
- 2007–08 CEV Indesit Champions League Final Four "Best Setter"
Clubs
- 2007–08 CEV Indesit Champions League - Runner-Up, with Copra Piacenza