Qball Posted February 22, 2008 Posted February 22, 2008 FULL NAME : Francesca Piccinini NICKNAME : Picci DATE OF BIRTH : January 10, 1979 PLACE OF BIRTH : Massa, Italy HEIGHT / WEIGHT : 180 cm. (5´11") / 74 kgs. (165 lbs) CIVIL STATUS : Single PLACE OF RESIDENCE : Bergamo, Italy FATHER : Roberto Piccinini MOTHER : Marta Almarella Tesconi SISTER : Chiara Piccinini RELIGION : Catholic COLLEGE DEGREE : Licenzia Media LANGUAGES SPOKEN : Italian, Portuguese PLAYING FOR : Team Italy POSITION : Outside Hitter SPIKE / HEIGHT : 304 cm / 279 cm VOLLEYBALL PLAYER SINCE : 1985 NAT'L PLAYER SINCE : 1995 FIRST TRAINER : Mauricio Nervi -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CURRENT CLUB : Foppapedretti Bergamo (Italia) #12 PREVIOUS CLUBS : 1999/2000 Foppapedretti Bergamo A1 1998/1999 Rexona Curitiba (BRA) 1997/1998 Cemar Rubiera A1 1996/1997 Anthesis Modena A1 1995/1996 Magica Reggio Emilia A1 1994/1995 James Brine Carrara A2 1993/1994 James Brine Carrara A1 1992/1993 Robur Leauto Massa B2 1991/1992 Robur Massa D 1990/1991 S.Carlo Borromeo Massa 1°div. 1989/1990 S.Carlo Borromeo Massa 1°div. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1ST INT'L GAME : Italia-Stati Uniti 1-3 (Vimercate (Italia)) in June 10,1995 CLUB DEBUT : S.Carlo Borromeo (Massa (Italia)) in 1989 MAJOR AWARD : Best player at Junior World Cup in 1997 MEMORABLE ACHIEVEMENT : First place in European Junior Championships and the 1998 Championships -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ACHIEVEMENTS : 2000 Sydney Olympic Games 9th place 2000 World Grand Prix 7th place --------Final Qualification 1st place 2000 Sydney Olympic World Volleyball 2000 Volley Masters 4th place 2000 European Olympic Qualification 2nd place 1999 World Cup: 7th place 1999 Continental Championship 3rd place 1999 European Championship: Bronze Medal 1999 World Grand Prix: 4th place 1999 BCV Volley Masters: Bronze Medal 1998 World Championship: 5th place 1998 World Grand Prix: 5th place -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HAPPIEST MOMENT : Winning the Olympic Qualification Tournament 2000 - Tokyo, Japan SADDEST MOMENT : An eye injury before the European Championships in 1999 MAJOR INJURIES : Shoulder Injury Info taken from http://www.geocities.com/francescapiccinini/ Quote
RJ TAYLER Posted February 22, 2008 Posted February 22, 2008 One sexy sportswoman, with the photographic evidence presented so far one is left wondering if she could (if she wants to) be allowed the luxury of competing as the men did in the Olympics of ancient times? Quote
Randy The Ram Posted February 22, 2008 Posted February 22, 2008 Love those legs that just go on forever!!! Quote
The Enigmatist Posted May 1, 2008 Posted May 1, 2008 I suppose it's a bit silly to expect a picture of her in her volleyball kit then? Quote
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