Eleonora Lo Bianco
Personal information
NationalityItalian
Born (1979-12-22) 22 December 1979 (age 44)
Borgomanero, Italy
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
Spike300 cm (118 in)
Block295 cm (116 in)
Volleyball information
PositionSetter
Current clubVolley Bergamo
National team
1998—2016 Italy
Medal record
Women's volleyball
Representing  Italy
World Championship
Gold medal – first place 2002 Germany Team
World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2007 Japan Team
Gold medal – first place 2011 Japan Team
World Grand Champions Cup
Gold medal – first place 2009 Japan Team
FIVB World Grand Prix
Silver medal – second place 2004 Reggio Calabria Team
Silver medal – second place 2005 Sendai Team
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Reggio Calabria Team
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Ningbo Team
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Yokohama Team
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Ningbo Team
European Championship
Gold medal – first place 2007 Belgium/Luxembourg Team
Gold medal – first place 2009 Poland Team
Silver medal – second place 2001 Bulgaria Team
Silver medal – second place 2005 Croatia Team
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Italy Team
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place 2001 Tunis Team
Gold medal – first place 2009 Pescara Team
World U20 Championship
Silver medal – second place 1997 Poland Under-20
European Junior Championship
Gold medal – first place 1996 Turkey Under-19
Last updated: August 2016

Eleonora Lo Bianco (born 22 December 1979) is an Italian volleyball player.

Career

Born in Borgomanero, in her youth she played in the Omegna volleyball team. In the season 1998/1999 she was recruited to the Club Italia, a special team organized by the Italian volleyball Federation to train young players.

After that experience she played for several teams in the Italian woman Volleyball League. She is 172 cm tall and weighs 70 kg.

Lo Bianco played with her national team at the 2014 World Championship.[1] There her team ended up in fourth place after losing 2–3 to Brazil the bronze medal match.[2]

Clubs

Awards

Individual

National Team

Club

References

  1. ^ "USA win first World Championship title, China and Brazil complete the podium". Milan, Italy: FIVB. 12 October 2014. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Eleonora Lo Bianco Joins Galatasaray". galatasaray.org.

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Awards Preceded by Feng Kun Best Setter of FIVB World Grand Prix 2006 Succeeded by Wei Qiuyue
Italy squad – 2002 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship – Gold medal
Italy – 2007 European Championship (1st Title)
Italy women's volleyball squad – 2008 Summer Olympics – 5th place
Italy squad – 2009 Women's European Volleyball Championship (2nd Title)
Italy squad – 2014 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship – fourth place
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