Elena Pietrini
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| Elena Pietrini | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Nationality | Italian | ||
| Born | 17 March 2000 Imola, Italy | ||
| Height | 190 cm (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) | ||
| Spike | 330 cm (130 in) | ||
| Block | 306 cm (120 in) | ||
| Volleyball information | |||
| Position | Wing spiker | ||
| Current club | Dynamo Kazan | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
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Honours | |||
Elena Pietrini (born 17 March 2000) is an Italian volleyball player who plays as a wing spiker for Dynamo Kazan and the Italian national team.[1] She made her debut appearance at the Olympics representing Italy at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
Her father Alberto Pietrini was a professional basketball player who played at club level and her mother Laura Pietrini and her sister Giulia Pietrini were also volleyball players.[2]
Youth career
She was part of the youth national team which emerged as runners-up to Russia at the 2017 Girls' U18 Volleyball European Championship.[3]
She was also a key member of the Italian U18 team which won the 2017 FIVB Volleyball Girls' U18 World Championship.[4] For her tremendous performance during the 2017 FIVB Volleyball U18 World Championship she was awarded the MVP of the tournament.[5] She also participated at the 2017 FIVB Volleyball Women's U20 World Championship where Italy finished at ninth position.[6][7]
