Cristina Chirichella

Cristina Chirichella
Chirichella with AGIL Novara in 2014
Personal information
Born (1994-02-10) 10 February 1994
Naples, Italy
Height1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Weight76 kg (168 lb)
Spike322 cm (127 in)
Block306 cm (120 in)
Volleyball information
PositionMiddle blocker
Current clubImoco Volley
Number18
Career
YearsTeams
2010–2012Club Italia
2012–2013Robursport Volley Pesaro
2013–2014Pallavolo Ornavasso
2014–2024AGIL Novara
2024–Imoco Volley
National team
2014–Italy
Honours
Women's volleyball
Representing  Italy
World Championship
2018 Japan Team
2022 Poland/Netherlands Team
FIVB Nations League
2022 Ankara Team
FIVB World Grand Prix
2017 Nanjing
European Championship
2021 Serbia/Bulgaria/Croatia/Romania Team
2019 Turkey Team

Cristina Chirichella (born 10 February 1994) is an Italian volleyball player who competed at the 2014 World Championship and 2016 Summer Olympics.[1][2]

Career

Chirichella played with her national team at the 2014 World Championship.[3] There, her team finished the tournament in fourth place after losing the bronze medal match 2-3 to Brazil.[4] She won the 2016 World Olympic qualification tournament Best Middle Blocker award.[5] She was selected to play the Italian League All-Star game in 2017.[6]

Awards

Individuals

Clubs

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Cristina Chirichella.
  1. ^ Cristina Chirichella Archived 2016-09-20 at the Wayback Machine. nbcolympics.com
  2. ^ Cristina Chirichella Archived 2016-08-26 at the Wayback Machine. rio2016.com
  3. ^ "USA win first World Championship title, China and Brazil complete the podium". Milan, Italy: FIVB. 12 October 2014. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
  4. ^ Carneiro, Leandro (12 October 2014). "Brasil passa sufoco e quase toma virada, mas conquista bronze ante Itália". UOL (in Portuguese). Milan, Italy. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
  5. ^ "One Last Thriller As Olympic Qualifier in Japan Draws to a Close". Fédération Internationale de Volleyball. Archived from the original on 23 May 2016. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
  6. ^ "All Star Game: A Bergamo la sfida Selezione Italia vs Resto del Mondo" (in Italian). Bergamo: Volleyball.it. 18 December 2017. Archived from the original on 26 December 2017. Retrieved 25 December 2017.


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