Daniela Gattelli

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Daniela Gattelli Volleyball (beach)
portrait
birthday 19th November 1975
place of birth Ravenna, Italy
size 1.80 m
partner Lucilla Perrotta
successes
1997 - Vice European Champion
2002 - European Champion
2003 - European Championship third
2004 - European Championship third
(As of July 11, 2011)

Daniela Gattelli (born November 19, 1975 in Ravenna ) is an Italian beach volleyball player .

Career

Gattelli played her first international tournament with Lucilla Perrotta in 1996 . The following year the Italians finished 17th at the first World Cup . At the European Championships in Riccione, they were only defeated by their compatriots Laura Bruschini and Annamaria Solazzi in the final . In 1999 they finished the World Championships in Marseille and the European Championships in Palma in 13th place. In the 2000 Olympic tournament , they qualified through the losers' round for the round of 16, which they lost to the Americans May / McPeak . In the same round they failed at the 2001 World Cup against Youngs / Fontana .

In 2002 in Basel Gattelli / Perrotta celebrated their greatest success when they became European champions in the final against Rebekka Kadijk and Marrit Leenstra . The following two European Championship tournaments in 2003 in Alanya and 2004 in Timmendorfer Strand each ended with winning the bronze medal. Meanwhile, things went worse at the World Cup in Rio de Janeiro , where they were eliminated in the preliminary round. In their second Olympic participation in Athens in 2004 they lost to the Australians Cook / Sanderson after a round of 16 success against Lahme / Müsch in the quarter-finals . They finished the 2005 World Cup after two defeats in 25th place. Two years later they failed to win a set in Gstaad . In 2008 Gattelli and Perrotta separated.

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