VALENTINA GOTTARDI
Date of Birth: 19/11/2002
Place of Birth: Modena
Weight x Height: 76 x 1,85
Speciality: Women's Tournament
Teammate: MARTA MENEGATTI
First Club: SdP Anderlini
Club: Fiamme Oro
Coach: Caterina De Marinis
Other Sports: Volleyball
Hobby: Reading, music
Relationship Status: Single
Olympic Appearances:
1 (Parigi 2024)
Biography
Class of 2002, she took her first steps in the world of sports thanks to volleyball and, in the 2018/2019 season, narrowly missed promotion to Serie B1 with SdP Anderlini of Modena. Subsequently, she chose to switch to beach volleyball, a discipline in which, after very difficult months due to the Covid-19 pandemic, she made her international debut only in May 2021. From March 2022, after a few appearances together in the preceding months, her partner became Marta Menegatti, the 2011 European gold medallist who can boast three Olympic appearances in her career. The partnership proved immediately successful, quickly leading them to the top of the world rankings, as well as victory in the Saquarema Challenge in April 2023. A humble, serious and receptive young woman, in her free time she relaxes by reading, and on the sands of Paris 2024, she wants to try to give Italy its first-ever women's medal in the sport.
Print
Palmares
Olympic Games
9ª Parigi (FRA) 2024
World Championships
5ª Roma (ITA) 2022
9ª Tlaxcala (MEX) 2023
European Championships
5ª Monaco (GER) 2022
5ª Vienna (AUT) 2023
2ª Olanda (NED) 2024
World Cup
Final
9ª Cagliari (ITA) 2021