Italy national volleyball team
The Italy men's national volleyball team is the volleyball national team of Italy. It dominated international volleyball competitions in the 1990s and early 2000s, by winning four World Championships (1990, 1994, 1998 and 2022), seven European Championships, one World Cup (1995) and eight World League (1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1999 and 2000).
| Nickname(s) | Gli Azzurri (The Blues) | |||
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| Association | Federazione Italiana Pallavolo (in Italian) | |||
| Confederation | CEV | |||
| Head coach |  Ferdinando De Giorgi | |||
| FIVB ranking | 11 (as of May 31, 2021) | |||
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| Summer Olympics | ||||
| Appearances | 11 (First in 1976) | |||
| Best result |  (1996, 2004, 2016) | |||
| World Championship | ||||
| Appearances | 17 (First in 1949) | |||
| Best result |  (1990, 1994, 1998, 2022) | |||
| World Cup | ||||
| Appearances | 7 (First in 1989) | |||
| Best result |  (1995) | |||
| European Championship | ||||
| Appearances | 29 (First in 1948) | |||
| Best result |  (1989, 1993, 1995, 1999, 2003, 2005, 2021) | |||
| www.federvolley.it | ||||
Italy National Volleyball Team Media
Italy national team at 2008 Summer Olympics
