Mirko Corsano
Encyclopedia
Mirko Corsano is a volleyball
player from Italy
, who won the bronze medal with the men's national team
at the 2000 Summer Olympics
. Playing as a libero, he claimed his first title for the Azzurri in 1999 at European Championship
in Vienna, Austria.
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 bronze 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 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...
. Playing as a libero, he claimed his first title for the Azzurri in 1999 at European Championship
1999 Men's European Volleyball Championship
The 1999 Men's European Volleyball Championship was the 21st edition of the event, organized by Europe's governing volleyball body, the Confédération Européenne de Volleyball...
in Vienna, Austria.
Individuals
- 2001 European Championship "Best Libero"
- 2005 European Championship "Best Libero"
- 2005 FIVB World Grand Champions Cup "Best Libero"
- 2008 Summer Olympics "Best Libero"