Jenny Barazza (born July 24, 1981) is an Italian

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player. She was born in Codogné,

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. She began to play in her native town. She scored her first success with Foppapedretti Bergamo, where she was a two time national champion (2004 and 2006), a European champion (2005), won a

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(2004), and one National Cup (2006). She earned more than 130 caps for the Italian national team, with whom she won the 2007 European Volleyball Championship, and where she also was named ''Best Blocker'' of the tournament. Barazza competed at the

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, and

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. She currently plays for Imoco Volley Conegliano.

Career

Sporting achievements

Club

* Italian Championship: 3 : 2003/04, 2005/06, 2015/16 * Coppa Italia: 3 : 2005/06, 2007/08, 2016/17 * Supercoppa Italia: 2 :2004, 2016 * Champions League: 3 :2004/05, 2006/07, 2008/09 * CEV Challenge Cup :2003/04

Individual awards

* '' 2007 European Championship "Best Blocker"''

References

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Jenny Barazza
at the Italian Women's Volleyball League * 1981 births Living people Sportspeople from the Province of Treviso Italian women's volleyball players Italian expatriate sportspeople in Spain Eczacıbaşı Dynavit players Olympic volleyball players for Italy Volleyball players at the 2004 Summer Olympics Volleyball players at the 2008 Summer Olympics Volleyball players at the 2012 Summer Olympics Mediterranean Games medalists in volleyball Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Italy Volleyball players at the 2009 Mediterranean Games Middle blockers Expatriate volleyball players in Spain Italian expatriate volleyball players 21st-century Italian sportswomen {{Italy-volleyball-bio-stub