The Italy women's national volleyball team is governed by the Federazione Italiana Pallavolo (FIPAV). The team's biggest victories were the gold medal at the 2002 FIVB Women's World Championship, being the first team to break the domination of Russia, Cuba, China and Japan, and the 2007 and the 2011 World Cup, winning 21 out of the 22 matches in both tournaments.
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| Summer Olympics record | ||||||||
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 1964 | Did not qualify | |||||||
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 2000 | 1st round | 9th | 5 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 | Squad |
 2004 | Quarterfinals | 5th | 6 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 6 | Squad |
 2008 | Quarterfinals | 5th | 6 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 7 | Squad |
 2012 | Quarterfinals | 5th | 6 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 8 | Squad |
 2016 | 1st round | 9th | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 12 | Squad |
| 2020 | Quarterfinals | 6th | 6 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 10 | Squad |
| Total | 0 Title | 6/14 | 30 | 17 | 13 | 55 | 55 | |
Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place
| World Championship record | ||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | SW | SL | Squad |
 1952 | Did not enter | |||||||
 1956 | ||||||||
 1960 | ||||||||
| 1962 | ||||||||
| 1967 | ||||||||
 1970 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| 1974 | ||||||||
| 1978 | 1st round | 20th | 9 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 18 | Squad |
 1982 | 1st round | 15th | 8 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 15 | Squad |
 1986 | 2nd round | 9th | 8 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 18 | Squad |
| 1990 | 1/8 Finals | 10th | 6 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 14 | Squad |
| 1994 | 1st round | 13th | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | Squad |
| 1998 | 2nd round | 5th | 8 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 9 | Squad |
| 2002 | Final | 1st | 11 | 9 | 2 | 30 | 9 | Squad |
| 2006 | Semi-finals | 4th | 11 | 8 | 3 | 22 | 10 | Squad |
| 2010 | 2nd round | 5th | 11 | 8 | 3 | 28 | 13 | Squad |
 2014 | Semi-finals | 4th | 13 | 10 | 3 | 35 | 13 | Squad |
| 2018 | Final | 2nd | 13 | 11 | 2 | 36 | 13 | Squad |
  2022 | Semi-finals | 3rd | 12 | 10 | 2 | 33 | 10 | Squad |
| Total | 1 Title | 12/19 | 113 | 73 | 40 | 249 | 151 | |
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| World Cup record | ||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | SW | SL | Squad |
 1973 | Did not qualify | |||||||
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| 1981 | ||||||||
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| 1991 | ||||||||
| 1995 | ||||||||
| 1999 | - | 7th | 11 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 21 | Squad |
| 2003 | - | 4th | 11 | 7 | 4 | 22 | 14 | Squad |
| 2007 | - | 1st | 11 | 11 | 0 | 33 | 2 | Squad |
| 2011 | - | 1st | 11 | 10 | 1 | 31 | 8 | Squad |
| 2015 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| 2019 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| Total | 2 Titles | 4/13 | 44 | 33 | 11 | 105 | 45 | |
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Gold medal 2011 — Gold medal
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| World Grand Prix record | ||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | SW | SL | Squad |
 1993 | Did not enter | |||||||
| 1994 | 1st round | 8th | 9 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 22 | Squad |
| 1995 | Did not enter | |||||||
| 1996 | ||||||||
| 1997 | 1st round | 6th | 9 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 21 | Squad |
 1998 | 1st round | 5th | 9 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 21 | Squad |
| 1999 | Semifinals | 4th | 8 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 18 | Squad |
 2000 | 1st round | 7th | 11 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 30 | Squad |
 2001 | Did Not Qualified | |||||||
| 2002 | ||||||||
| 2003 | Final Round | 5th | 10 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 25 | Squad |
| 2004 | Final | 2nd | 13 | 8 | 5 | 29 | 23 | Squad |
| 2005 | Final | 2nd | 14 | 9 | 5 | 32 | 16 | Squad |
| 2006 | Semifinals | 3rd | 13 | 9 | 4 | 31 | 18 | Squad |
| 2007 | Semifinals | 3rd | 14 | 9 | 5 | 33 | 21 | Squad |
| 2008 | Semifinals | 3rd | 14 | 10 | 4 | 33 | 22 | Squad |
| 2009 | Did Not Qualified | |||||||
| 2010 | Semifinals | 3rd | 14 | 8 | 6 | 30 | 22 | Squad |
| 2011 | 2nd round | 7th | 13 | 8 | 5 | 27 | 24 | Squad |
| 2012 | 1st round | 10th | 9 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 19 | Squad |
| 2013 | Final Round | 5th | 14 | 8 | 6 | 31 | 23 | Squad |
| 2014 | 1st round | 10th | 9 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 18 | Squad |
| 2015 | Final Round | 5th | 14 | 7 | 7 | 26 | 27 | Squad |
 2016 | 1st round | 8th | 9 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 19 | Squad |
| 2017 | Final | 2nd | 13 | 8 | 5 | 28 | 22 | Squad |
| Total | 0 Titles | 19/25 | 219 | 115 | 104 | 436 | 411 | |
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| Nations League record | ||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | GP | MW | ML | SW | SL | Squad |
| 2018 | First Round | 7th | 15 | 10 | 5 | 34 | 22 | Squad |
| 2019 | Final Round | 6th | 17 | 11 | 6 | 40 | 27 | Squad |
| 2021 | First Round | 12th | 15 | 4 | 11 | 24 | 35 | Squad |
 2022 | Final Round | 1st | 15 | 13 | 2 | 40 | 14 | Squad |
| 2023 | Final Round | 6th | 13 | 8 | 5 | 29 | 26 | Squad |
| Total | 1 Title | 5/5 | 75 | 46 | 29 | 167 | 124 | — |
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2021 — Gold medalThe following is the Italian roster in the 2021 European Championship.
Head coach: Davide Mazzanti
| No. | Name | Date of birth | Height | Weight | Spike | Block | 2020–21 club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Alessia Gennari | 3 November 1991 | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | 68 kg (150 lb) | 302 cm (119 in) | 284 cm (112 in) | Imoco Conegliano |
| 4 | Sara Bonifacio | 3 July 1996 | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | 75 kg (165 lb) | 324 cm (128 in) | 244 cm (96 in) | AGIL Novara |
| 5 | Ofelia Malinov | 29 February 1996 | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 70 kg (150 lb) | 304 cm (120 in) | 285 cm (112 in) | Azzurra Volley San Casciano |
| 6 | Monica De Gennaro | 8 January 1987 | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | 67 kg (148 lb) | 292 cm (115 in) | 217 cm (85 in) | Imoco Conegliano |
| 8 | Alessia Orro | 18 July 1998 | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 64 kg (141 lb) | 308 cm (121 in) | 231 cm (91 in) | Pro Victoria Monza |
| 10 | Cristina Chirichella | 10 February 1994 | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | 79 kg (174 lb) | 322 cm (127 in) | 306 cm (120 in) | AGIL Novara |
| 11 | Anna Danesi | 20 April 1996 | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | 78 kg (172 lb) | 312 cm (123 in) | 294 cm (116 in) | AGIL Novara |
| 13 | Sarah Fahr | 12 September 2001 | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | 84 kg (185 lb) | 322 cm (127 in) | 306 cm (120 in) | Imoco Conegliano |
| 14 | Elena Pietrini | 17 March 2000 | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | 73 kg (161 lb) | 330 cm (130 in) | 306 cm (120 in) | Savino Del Bene Scandicci |
| 15 | Sylvia Nwakalor | 12 August 1999 | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | 70 kg (150 lb) | 330 cm (130 in) | 312 cm (123 in) | Azzurra Volley San Casciano |
| 17 | Miriam Sylla (c) | 8 January 1995 | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | 80 kg (180 lb) | 320 cm (130 in) | 240 cm (94 in) | Pro Victoria Monza |
| 18 | Paola Egonu | 18 December 1998 | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | 80 kg (180 lb) | 344 cm (135 in) | 321 cm (126 in) | VakıfBank S.K. |
| 20 | Beatrice Parrocchiale | 26 December 1995 | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | 60 kg (130 lb) | 296 cm (117 in) | 213 cm (84 in) | Pro Victoria Monza |
| 24 | Alessia Mazzaro | 19 September 1998 | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 64 kg (141 lb) | 302 cm (119 in) | 284 cm (112 in) | Chieri '76 Volleyball |
| 29 | Sofia D'Odorico | 6 January 1997 | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | 78 kg (172 lb) | 312 cm (123 in) | 302 cm (119 in) | AGIL Novara |
The following is the Italian roster in the 2018 World Championship. [1]
Head coach: Davide Mazzanti
| No. | Name | Date of birth | Height | Weight | Spike | Block | 2017–18 club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serena Ortolani | 7 January 1987 | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | 63 kg (139 lb) | 320 cm (130 in) | 240 cm (94 in) | Monza |
| 3 | Carlotta Cambi | 28 May 1996 | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | 66 kg (146 lb) | 302 cm (119 in) | 292 cm (115 in) | Pesaro |
| 5 | Ofelia Malinov | 29 February 1996 | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 70 kg (150 lb) | 304 cm (120 in) | 285 cm (112 in) | Bergamo |
| 6 | Monica De Gennaro | 8 January 1987 | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | 67 kg (148 lb) | 292 cm (115 in) | 217 cm (85 in) | Conegliano |
| 7 | Sylvia Nwakalor | 12 August 1999 | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | 71 kg (157 lb) | 318 cm (125 in) | 290 cm (110 in) | Club Italia |
| 10 | Cristina Chirichella (c) | 10 February 1994 | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | 79 kg (174 lb) | 322 cm (127 in) | 306 cm (120 in) | Novara |
| 11 | Anna Danesi | 20 April 1996 | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | 78 kg (172 lb) | 312 cm (123 in) | 294 cm (116 in) | Conegliano |
| 13 | Sarah Fahr | 12 September 2001 | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | 84 kg (185 lb) | 322 cm (127 in) | 306 cm (120 in) | Club Italia |
| 14 | Elena Pietrini | 17 March 2000 | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | 73 kg (161 lb) | 330 cm (130 in) | 306 cm (120 in) | Club Italia |
| 15 | Marina Lubian | 11 April 2000 | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | 73 kg (161 lb) | 318 cm (125 in) | 300 cm (120 in) | Club Italia |
| 16 | Lucia Bosetti | 9 July 1989 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | 63 kg (139 lb) | 310 cm (120 in) | 292 cm (115 in) | Scandicci |
| 17 | Miriam Sylla | 8 January 1995 | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | 80 kg (180 lb) | 320 cm (130 in) | 240 cm (94 in) | Bergamo |
| 18 | Paola Egonu | 18 December 1998 | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | 80 kg (180 lb) | 344 cm (135 in) | 321 cm (126 in) | Novara |
| 20 | Beatrice Parrocchiale | 26 December 1995 | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | 59 kg (130 lb) | 286 cm (113 in) | 258 cm (102 in) | Firenze |
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