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Eleonora Lo Bianco
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Personal information
Nationality Italian
Born (1979-12-22) 22 December 1979 (age 44)
Borgomanero, Italy
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight 70 kg (154 lb)
Spike 300 cm (118 in)
Block 295 cm (116 in)
Volleyball information
Position Setter
Current club Volley Bergamo
National team
1998—2016  Italy
Medal record
Women's volleyball
Representing  Italy
World Championship
Gold 2002 Germany Team
World Cup
Gold 2007 Japan Team
Gold 2011 Japan Team
World Grand Champions Cup
Gold 2009 Japan Team
FIVB World Grand Prix
Silver 2004 Reggio Calabria Team
Silver 2005 Sendai Team
Bronze 2006 Reggio Calabria Team
Bronze 2007 Ningbo Team
Bronze 2008 Yokohama Team
Bronze 2010 Ningbo Team
European Championship
Gold 2007 Belgium/Luxembourg Team
Gold 2009 Poland Team
Silver 2001 Bulgaria Team
Silver 2005 Croatia Team
Bronze 1999 Italy Team
Mediterranean Games
Gold 2001 Tunis Team
Gold 2009 Pescara Team
World U20 Championship
Silver 1997 Poland Under-20
European Junior Championship
Gold 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. There her team ended up in fourth place after losing 2–3 to Brazil the bronze medal match.

Clubs

  • Italy Pallavolo Omegna (1994–1995)
  • Italy Eme Pallavolo Omegna (1995–1998)
  • Italy Club Italia (1998–1999)
  • Italy Brums Busto Arsizio (1999–2000)
  • Italy Mirabilandia Teodora Ravenna (2000–2002)
  • Italy Monte Schiavo Banca Marche Jesi (2002–2005)
  • Italy Foppapedretti Bergamo (2005–2011)
  • Turkey Galatasaray Medical Park (2011–2014)
  • Turkey Fenerbahçe (2014-2015)
  • Italy Volley Bergamo (2015–2017)
  • Italy Pomi Casalmaggiore (2017–)

Awards

Individual

  • 2005 European Championship "Best Setter"
  • 2006 FIVB World Grand Prix "Best Setter"
  • 2006–07 CEV Champions League "Best Setter"
  • 2009 European Championships "Best Setter"
  • 2009–10 CEV Indesit Champions League Final Four "Best Setter"

National Team

  • World Championship Germany 2002
  • European Champion Belgium/Luxembourg 2007
  • World Cup Japan 2007.
  • European Champion Poland 2009
  • World Cup Japan 2011.

Club

  • 2003 Italian Cup—Gorm silver cup.jpg Runner-up, with Vini Monteschiavo Jesi
  • 2005 Italian Supercup—Gorm silver cup.jpg Runner-Up, with Volley Bergamo
  • 2005 Italian Cup—Gorm silver cup.jpg Runner-Up, with Volley Bergamo
  • 2005–06 Women's CEV Champions League—Med 3.png Bronze medal, with Volley Bergamo
  • 2005–06 Italian Championship - Simple cup icon.svg Champion, with Radio 105 Foppapedretti
  • 2006 Italian Cup -Simple cup icon.svg Champion, with Radio 105 Foppapedretti
  • 2006–07 CEV Indesit Champions League -Simple cup icon.svg Champion, with Radio 105 Foppapedretti
  • 2008 Italian Cup -Simple cup icon.svg Champion, with Foppapedretti
  • 2008 Italian Supercup—Gorm silver cup.jpg Runner-Up, with Volley Bergamo
  • 2008–09 CEV Indesit Champions League -Simple cup icon.svg Champion, with Foppapedretti Bergamo
  • 2009–10 CEV Indesit Champions League -Simple cup icon.svg Champion, with Foppapedretti Bergamo
  • 2010–11 Italian Championship - Simple cup icon.svg Champions, with Volley Bergamo
  • 2011-12 Turkish Women's Volleyball Cup - Gorm silver cup.jpg Runner-up, with Galatasaray Daikin
  • 2011-12 CEV Cup - Gorm silver cup.jpg Runner-up, with Galatasaray Daikin
  • 2012 Turkish Volleyball Super Cup - Gorm silver cup.jpg Runner-Up, with Galatasaray Daikin
  • 2012-2013 Turkish Women's Volleyball Cup - Med 3.png Bronze Medal with Galatasaray Daikin
  • 2014-2015 Turkish Volleyball Super Cup - Simple cup icon.svg Champion, with Fenerbahçe Grundig
  • 2014–15 Turkish Women's Volleyball League - Simple cup icon.svg Champion, with Fenerbahçe Grundig
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