Laura Bruschini

Laura Bruschini
portrait
birthday	August 26, 1966
place of birth	Lecco, Italy
size	1.74 m
Partner	1996-2004 Annamaria Solazzi 2005 Diletta Lunardi
successes
1996 - 3rd place in 1997 - European champion 1998 - 3rd place in 1999 - European champion 2000 - European champion 2000 - Olympic participant
(As of June 1, 2014)

Laura Bruschini (born August 26, 1966 in Lecco ) is a former Italian beach volleyball player . She was a three-time European champion and took part in the Olympic Games.

Career

Bruschini completed her first international tournaments in 1994 and 1995 with Caterina de Marinis . Since 1996 she has formed a permanent duo with Annamaria Solazzi , who won the bronze medal at the European Championships in Pescara . The following year, Bruschini / Solazzi won the title for the first time in Riccione with a win in the final against their compatriots Daniela Gattelli and Lucilla Perrotta . At the first World Cup they finished ninth in the same year. After a third place in Rhodes in 1998 , they celebrated their second European Championship title in Rhodes in 1999 (final against the French Prawerman / Rigaux ), which they successfully defended a year later in Getxo with a win against Jana Vollmer and Danja Müsch . At the 1999 World Cup , they finished 17th.

The 2000 Olympic tournament ended for Bruschini / Solazzi in the quarter-finals against the Australian duo Cook / Pottharst . They were also fifth at the 2001 World Cup after a quarter-final defeat against the Czech Celbová / Nováková . Two years later, however, they failed in Rio de Janeiro without winning a set in the preliminary round. At the 2004 European Championships , Bruschini / Solazzi finished fifth. At the end of the year, the duo split. Bruschini competed at the 2005 World Cup with Diletta Lunardi , but did not get past 25th place.

Web links

• Profile at FIVB (English)
• Profile in the Beach Volleyball Database (English)
• Laura Bruschini in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )