Gaia Giovannini (born 17 December 2001) is an Italian

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player who plays for Megavolley as an outside hitter with jersey number 12.

Career

Clubs

Giovannini's career began in the 2019–20 season in Montale, in Serie A2. In the 2020–21 season she was hired by Cuneo Granda, making her debut in Serie A1, the same category where she played in the 2022–23 season wearing the AGIL jersey and in the 2023–24 season with Megavolley.

National team

In 2024, Giovannini received her first call-ups to the senior national team, with whom she won gold at the Volleyball Nations League and the

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, both in 2024.

Awards

National team

* 2024 Nations League – Gold medal 2006 OG

Gold medal *

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Gold medal

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Giovannini, Gaia 2001 births Living people Sportspeople from Bologna Italian women's volleyball players Volleyball players at the 2024 Summer Olympics Olympic volleyball players for Italy Medalists at the 2024 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for Italy Olympic medalists in volleyball 21st-century Italian sportswomen