The Italy women's national volleyball team is governed by the Federazione Italiana Pallavolo (FIPAV). The team's biggest victories were the gold medal at the 2002 FIVB Women's World Championship, being the first team to break the domination of Russia, Cuba, China and Japan, and the 2007 and the 2011 World Cup, winning 21 out of the 22 matches in both tournaments.
Results
Summer Olympics
Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place
World Championship
Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place
2002 — Gold medal
Anzanello, Borrelli, Cardullo, Leggeri, Lo Bianco, Mello, Mifkova, Paggi, Piccinini, Rinieri, Sangiuliano, Togut. Head Coach: Bonitta
World Cup
Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place
2007 — Gold medal
Anzanello, Guiggi, Barazza, Secolo, Cardullo, Ortolani, Aguero, Ferretti, Lo Bianco, Del Core, Gioli. Head Coach: Barbolini 2011 — Gold medal Anzanello, Barcellini, Croce, De Gennaro, Costagrande, C. Bosetti, Sirressi, Arrighetti, Lo Bianco, Del Core, L. Bosetti, Gioli, Signorile, Folie. Head Coach: Barbolini
World Grand Champions Cup
2009 — gold medal
World Grand Prix
Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place
Nations League
Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place
2022 — gold medal
European Championship
Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place
2007 — Gold medal
Gioli, Croce, Fiorin, Guiggi, Barazza, Secolo, Ortolani, Aguero, Ferretti, Lo Bianco, Del Core, Cardullo. Head Coach: Barbolini 2009 — Gold medal Crisanti, Rondon, Merlo, Barazza, Secolo, Cardullo, Ortolani, Piccinini, Arrighetti, Lo Bianco, Del Core, Bosetti, Gioli, Agüero. Head Coach: Barbolini 2021 — Gold medal Gennari, Bonifacio, Malinov, De Gennaro, Orro, Chirichella, Danesi, Fahr, Pietrini, Nwakalor, Sylla, Egonu, Parrocchiale, Mazzaro, Sofia D'Odorico. Head Coach: Mazzanti
Mediterranean Games
1975 — silver medal
1979 — gold medal
1983 — gold medal
1987 — bronze medal
1991 — gold medal
1997 — gold medal
2001 — gold medal
2005 — bronze medal
2009 — gold medal
2013 — gold medal
2018 — 5th
2022 — gold medal
Team
Current squad
The following is the Italian roster in the 2021 European Championship.
Head coach: Davide Mazzanti
Previous squads
The following is the Italian roster in the 2018 World Championship.