Samuele Papi

Samuele Papi (born 20 May 1973) is an Italian former volleyball player, a member of Italy men's national volleyball team in 1993–2012, silver and bronze medalist of the Olympic Games, multiple winner of the European Championship and World Championship, silver medalist of the World Cup 2003, three-time CEV Champions League winner, double CEV Cup winner, four-time Challenge Cup winner, six-time Italian Champion.

Samuele Papi
Personal information
Born	(1973-05-20) 20 May 1973 (age 52) Ancona, Italy
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight	84 kg (185 lb)
Spike	345 cm (136 in)
Block	310 cm (122 in)
Volleyball information
Position	Outside hitter
Number	6
Career
Years Teams 1990–1994 1994–1998 1998–2011 2011–2017 Pallavolo Falconara Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo Sisley Treviso LPR Piacenza
National team
1993–2012  Italy (361)
Honours Men's volleyball Representing  Italy Olympic Games 1996 Atlanta 2004 Athens 2000 Sydney 2012 London World Championship 1994 Greece 1998 Japan World Cup 1995 Japan 2003 Japan 1999 Japan World League 1994 Milan 1995 Rio de Janeiro 1997 Moscow 1999 Mar del Plata 2000 Rotterdam 1996 Rotterdam 2001 Katowice 2004 Rome 2003 Madrid European Championship 1995 Greece 1999 Austria 2003 Germany 2001 Czech Republic 1997 Netherlands
Last updated: 3 January 2018

Career

Papi won five Italian titles, three European Champions cups, and, with the Italian national team, two World Championships (1994 and 1998) and three European Championships.^[1][2][3][4] He competed at four Summer Olympics, winning two silver medals and two bronze medals.^[5]

Individual awards

• 2003 European Championship "Best Receiver"^[3]
• 2004 FIVB Volleyball World League "Best Spiker"^[6]

Awards

• 2000 Knight's Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
• 2004 Officer's Order of Merit of the Italian Republic

See also

• Legends of Italian sport - Walk of Fame