Lucilla Perrotta

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Lucilla Perrotta Volleyball (beach)
portrait
birthday 3rd June 1975
place of birth Rome, Italy
size 1.78 m
partner Cristiana Parenzan
Daniela Gattelli
successes
1994 - third in
1997 - vice-European champion
2002 - European champion
2003 - third in
2004 - third
(As of July 18, 2011)

Lucilla Perrotta (born June 3, 1975 in Rome ) is a former Italian beach volleyball player .

Career

Perrotta finished third at the first European championship in Espinho in 1994 with Cristiana Parenzan . In 1996 Perrotta played her first international tournament with Daniela Gattelli . 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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personal data
SURNAME Perrotta, Lucilla
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Italian beach volleyball player
DATE OF BIRTH 3rd June 1975
PLACE OF BIRTH Rome , Italy