Valentina Bettarini

Born (1990-06-29) 29 June 1990 (age 35)

Bolzano, Italy

Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)

Weight 62 kg (137 lb; 9 st 11 lb)

Position Defense

Valentina Bettarini
Born	(1990-06-29) 29 June 1990 (age 35) Bolzano, Italy
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	62 kg (137 lb; 9 st 11 lb)
Position	Defense
Shoots	Left
EWHL/IHLW team Former teams	EVB Eagles Südtirol EHV Sabres ESC Planegg SC Riessersee HC Eagles Bolzano
National team	Italy
Playing career	2004–present

Valentina Bettarini (born 29 June 1990) is an Italian ice hockey player and a member of the Italian national ice hockey team. She currently plays with the EVB Eagles Südtirol in both the European Women's Hockey League (EWHL) and the Italian Hockey League Women (IHLW).^[1] She represented Italy in the women's ice hockey tournament at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin. At 15 years and 228 days, she was the youngest woman to participate in the tournament.^[2]

Bettarini has been an EWHL champion five times, winning in 2011, 2012, 2015, and 2016 with the EHV Sabres,^{[citation needed]} and in 2017 with the EVB Eagles. With the EVB Eagles, she also won the Italian Championship four times, in 2017, 2018, 2021, and 2022.