Sara Anzanello

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

Early life and career

Anzanello was born in San Donà di Piave, Venice. She played for the national women's volleyball team for Italy [en] in 1998, when she was 17 years old. She had a total of 203 caps for her team.

Death

In 2013, Anzanella needed a liver transplant after getting hepatitis in Azerbaijan. She got better and kept on playing volleyball.

Anzanello died on October 25, 2018 from leukemia in Venice at the age of 38.

References

  1. ↑ "Sara Anzanello - Alchetron, The Free Social Encyclopedia". Alchetron.com. 18 August 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
  2. ↑ Morta Sara Anzanello: aveva 38 anni[permanent dead link] (in Italian)

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