Sara Anzanello
Personal information
Born(1980-07-30)30 July 1980
San Donà di Piave, Province of Venice
Died25 October 2018(2018-10-25) (aged 38)
Milan, Italy
Medal record
Women's Volleyball
Representing  Italy
World Championship
Gold medal – first place 2002 Germany Team
FIVB World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2007 Japan Team
Gold medal – first place 2011 Japan Team
FIVB World Grand Prix
Silver medal – second place 2004 Reggio Calabria Team
Silver medal – second place 2005 Sendai Team
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Reggio Calabria Team
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Ningbo Team

Sara Anzanello (30 July 1980 – 25 October 2018) was an Italian volleyball player in the middle hitter-blocker role.

Biography

Anzanello was born in San Donà di Piave, province of Venice. She debuted for Italy national team in 1998, when she was 17 years old. She had a total of 203 caps for her team.

Health and death

In 2013, Anzanello required a liver transplant after contracting a severe form of hepatitis in Azerbaijan. She recovered and returned to the playing field. However, in mid-2017, she was diagnosed with leukemia. She died a year later in October 2018 at age 38.[1]

Clubs

  • Italy 1995-1998 Volley Latisana
  • Italy 1998-1999 Club Italia
  • Italy 1999-2001 AGIL Trecate
  • Italy 2001-2009 Asystel Novara
  • Italy 2009-2011 GSO Villa Cortese
  • Azerbaijan 2011-2013 Azərreyl Baku

Individual awards

References

  1. ↑ Morta Sara Anzanello: aveva 38 anni (in Italian)
  2. ↑ "Coni: Anzanello ora è in 'Walk of Fame' - Lazio". Agenzia ANSA (in Italian). 16 July 2019. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
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