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.

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. He competed at four Summer Olympics, winning two silver medals and two bronze medals.

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Individual awards

2003 European Championship "Best Receiver" 2004 FIVB Volleyball World League "Best Spiker"

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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

References

External links

Samuele Papi at the International Volleyball Federation

1973 births

Living people

Sportspeople from Ancona

Italian men's volleyball players

Volleyball players at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Volleyball players at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Volleyball players at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Volleyball players at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Olympic medalists in volleyball

Olympic volleyball players for Italy

Olympic silver medalists for Italy

Olympic bronze medalists for Italy

Italian Champions of men's volleyball

Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Outside hitters

Italian volleyball coaches

Expatriate sports coaches

Italian expatriate sportspeople in Greece

Knights of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic

Officers of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic

Samuele Papi