Luca Vettori (born 26 April 1991) is an Italian volleyball player, a member of Italy's men's national volleyball team and the Italian club Modena Volley. He was a silver medalist at the 2016 Summer Olympics and at the 2013 European Championship, and two times bronze medalist in the World League (2013, 2014). With Modena, he won the Italian title for clubs in 2015-2016.
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Born | Parma, Italy | 26 April 1991||||
Height | 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) | ||||
Weight | 94 kg (207 lb) | ||||
Spike | 360 cm (142 in) | ||||
Block | 338 cm (133 in) | ||||
Volleyball information | |||||
Position | Opposite | ||||
Current team | Azimut Modena | ||||
Number | 7 | ||||
Career | |||||
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Career
editNational team
editHe debuted with the Italy men's national volleyball team in 2012. In 2013 Italy, including Vettori, won the bronze medal in the World League. In the same year he achieved the silver medal in European Championship.[1] In 2014 he and his Italian teammates won the bronze in World League held in Florence, Italy.[2] He was also part of the team that won the silver medal in the 2016 Summer Olympics and in the 2017 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Grand Champions Cup.
Sporting achievements
editClubs
editClub World Championship
edit- 2018, with Trentino Volley
CEV Challenge Cup
editNational championships
edit- 2012/2013 Italian Championship, with Copra Elior Piacenza
- 2013/2014 Italian Cup, with Copra Elior Piacenza
- 2014/2015 Italian Cup, with Modena Volley
- 2015/2016 Italian Cup, with DHL Modena
- 2015/2016 Italian SuperCup, with DHL Modena
- 2015/2016 Italian Championship, with DHL Modena
National team
edit- 2013 FIVB World League
- 2013 CEV European Championship
- 2014 FIVB World League
- 2015 FIVB World Cup
- 2016 Olympic Games
Individual
edit- 2009 FIVB U19 World Championship - Best Scorer
- 2013 CEV European Championship - Best Spiker
References
edit- ^ Russian giants add yet another title to their unique showcase - cev.lu - 29-09-2013
- ^ Italy claim second consecutive World League Finals bronze - fivb.org - 20-07-2014
External links
edit- LegaVolley player profile
- Luca Vettori at the European Volleyball Confederation
- Luca Vettori at Olympedia
- Luca Vettori at Olympics.com
- Luca Vettori at the Comitato Olimpico Nazionale Italiano (in Italian)