Gaia Giovannini

Italian volleyball player (born 2001)

Gaia Giovannini

Personal information

Born

(2001-12-17) 17 December 2001 (age 22)
Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Height

1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)

Volleyball information

Position

Outside hitter

Current club

Megavolley

Number

Career

Years	Teams
2019–2020 2020–2022 2022–2023 2023–	Montale Cuneo Granda AGIL Megavolley

National team

0000

Italy

Honours

Women's volleyball

Representing Italy
Olympic Games
	2024 Paris	Team
FIVB Nations League
	2024 Bangkok	Team

Gaia Giovannini (born 17 December 2001) is an Italian volleyball player who plays for Megavolley as an outside hitter with jersey number 12.

Career

Clubs

Giovannini's career began in the 2019–20 season in Montale, in Serie A2. In the 2020–21 season she was hired by Cuneo Granda,^[1] making her debut in Serie A1, the same category where she played in the 2022–23 season wearing the AGIL^[2] jersey and in the 2023–24 season with Megavolley.^[3]

National team

In 2024, Giovannini received her first call-ups to the senior national team, with whom she won gold at the Volleyball Nations League and the Summer Olympics, both in 2024.^[4]^[5]

Awards

National team

2024 Nations League – Gold medal
2024 Olympic Games – Gold medal

References

^ "VOLLEY/Cuneo: la schiacciatrice 18enne Gaia Giovannini è il dodicesimo tassello del Bosca". Retrieved 29 July 2024.
^ "Giovannini: "Novara per me è una grandissima opportunità di crescita"". 17 June 2022. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
^ "Megabox Ond. Del Savio Vallefoglia firma Giovannini". Retrieved 29 July 2024.
^ "Women's Volleyball Nations League 2024 - P-2 Match result - Final 1-2 (Places 1 and 2)" (PDF). Retrieved 24 June 2024.
^ "United States of America vs Italy Results". Retrieved 11 August 2024.