Davide Gardini (born 11 February 1999) is an Italian volleyball player and an outside hitter for the BYU volleyball team.[1] He previously played for the Italian A2 League team Club Italia Roma.

Davide Gardini
Personal information
Full nameDavide Gardini
NationalityItalian
Born (1999-02-11) 11 February 1999 (age 25)
Height2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)
Weight80 kg (180 lb)
Spike330 cm (130 in)
Block310 cm (120 in)
College / UniversityBrigham Young University
Volleyball information
PositionOutside hitter
Current clubPallavolo Padova
Number1
Career
YearsTeams
2015–2018Club Italia Roma
2018–2022Brigham Young University
2022–PresentPallavolo Padova
National team
Italy Italy U19
Honours
World University Games
Gold medal – first place 2021 Chengdu
Last updated: 4 September 2017

Personal life edit

His father is Andrea Gardini, a former volleyball player, multimedalist, three-time World Champion, and head coach.[2]

Career edit

Gardini competed at 2017 CEV U19 European Championship, where his national team lost in the finale to the Czech Republic.[3] He won the silver medal and an individual award as one of the Best Outside Spikers.[4]

Sporting achievements edit

National team edit

Individually edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Davide Gardini Athlete profile". BYU Volleyball site. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  2. ^ POL M: Andrea Gardini’s son won’t join any Plusliga team - worldofvolley.com - 04-09-2016
  3. ^ Czech Republic’s Cinderella story takes them to Europe’s golden top! - cev.lu - 30-04-2017
  4. ^ Turkey’s Adis Lagumdzija honoured as #EuroVolleyU19M MVP! Archived 2017-11-29 at the Wayback Machine - cev.lu - 30-04-2017

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