Antonela Fortuna (born (1995-05-10)10 May 1995) is an Argentine volleyball player, who plays as an outside hitter at Hungarian club Újpesti TE and the Argentina women's national volleyball team. She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[1]

Antonela Fortuna
Fortuna in 2024
Personal information
Born (1995-05-10) 10 May 1995 (age 29)
San Carlos Centro, Santa Fe, Argentina
Height179 cm (70 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
Spike297 cm (117 in)
Block287 cm (113 in)
Volleyball information
PositionOutside hitter
Number15 (national team)
Career
YearsTeams
2012-2013Club Atlético Villa Dora
2013-2018Club Atlético San Lorenzo de Almagro
2018-2019Újpesti TE
National team
2011-2017Argentina Argentina Youth Teams
2015-Argentina Argentina
Honours
Representing  Argentina
Pan American Games
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Lima Team

Career

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She participated in the 2017 FIVB Volleyball Women's U23 World Championship,[2] 2017 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix,[3] 2018 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship,[4] and 2018 FIVB Volleyball Women's Nations League.[5]

At club level she played for San Lorenzo de Almagro from 2013 until May 2018.[6] After participating of 2018 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship,[7] she decided to move to Hungary signing for Újpesti TE from NB I Women.[8]

Clubs

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International career

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National Team

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Competition Host Position
2016 Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup Dominican Republic Fifth Place
2017 Montreux Volley Masters Switzerland Fourth Place
2017 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix Group Stage
2018 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship qualification (CSV) Perú Winners
2018 FIVB Volleyball Women's Nations League Group Stage
2018 Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup Dominican Republic Group Stage
2018 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship Japan Group Stage

Youth teams

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Competition Host Position
2011 Women's U17 Pan-American Volleyball Cup México Champions
2011 FIVB Volleyball Women's U17 World Championship Turkey Round of 8
2012 Women's U23 Pan-American Volleyball Cup Perú Third Place
2013 FIVB Volleyball Women's U23 World Championship México Group Stage
2014 Women's U22 South American Volleyball Championship Colombia Fourth Place
2016 Women's U22 South American Volleyball Championship Perú Fourth Place
2016 Women's U23 Pan-American Volleyball Cup Dominican Republic Runners-up
2017 FIVB Volleyball Women's U23 World Championship Slovenia Group Stage

References

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  1. ^ "Volleyball - FORTUNA Antonela". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 2021-07-26. Retrieved 2021-07-26.
  2. ^ "Player - Antonela Fortuna - FIVB Volleyball Women's U23 World Championship 2017". u23.women.2017.volleyball.fivb.com. Retrieved 2018-08-25.
  3. ^ "Player - Antonela Fortuna - FIVB World Grand Prix 2017". worldgrandprix.2017.fivb.com. Retrieved 2018-08-25.
  4. ^ "Team Roster - Argentina - FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship Japan 2018". japan2018.fivb.com. Retrieved 2018-10-08.
  5. ^ "Player - Priscila Bosio - FIVB Volleyball Nations League 2018". www.volleyball.world. Retrieved 2018-08-02.
  6. ^ "C. A. San Lorenzo de Almagro / Perfil Antonela Fortuna". C. A. San Lorenzo de Almagro (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2018-08-25.
  7. ^ "Team Roster - Argentina - FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship Japan 2018". japan2018.fivb.com. Retrieved 2018-10-08.
  8. ^ "Antonela Fortuna, la única representante nacional en el UTE". www.somosvoley.com (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2018-12-05.
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