Roberta Bianconi (born 8 July 1989) is an Italian
water polo
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player. She was part of the Italian team that won the silver medal at the
2016 Olympics
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and the bronze medal at the
2015 World Championships.
Bianconi was named 2015 and 2016
["Filipovic and Bianconi European water polo players of the year"](_blank)
waterpology.com 14 March 2015 LEN European Water Polo Player of the Year being the first female player to be awarded by LEN in multiple times.
Club career
* 2007–2011
Rapallo
Rapallo ( , , ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Genoa, in the Italy, Italian region of Liguria.
As of 2017 it had 29,778 inhabitants. It lies on the Ligurian Sea coast, on the Tigullio Gulf, between Portofino and ...
* 2011–2012
Pro Recco
A.S.D. Pro Recco (Official name: Associazione Sportiva Dilettantistica Pro Recco) is an Italian professional water polo club from Recco, in Liguria. It currently plays in Serie A1.
Pro Recco is the most successful club in men's water polo. In m ...
* 2012–2013
RN Bogliasco
* 2013–2014
Rapallo
Rapallo ( , , ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Genoa, in the Italy, Italian region of Liguria.
As of 2017 it had 29,778 inhabitants. It lies on the Ligurian Sea coast, on the Tigullio Gulf, between Portofino and ...
* 2014–2017
Olympiacos Piraeus
* 2017–
Ekipe Orizzonte
Club honours
Rapallo
*
LEN Trophy
** 2011
*Coppa Italia
** 2014
Pro Recco
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LEN Euro League
** 2012
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LEN Super Cup
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** 2011
*Serie A1
** 2012
Olympiacos
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LEN Euro League
** 2015
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LEN Super Cup
The European Aquatics Super Cup is an annual water polo match organized by European Aquatics and contested by the reigning champions of the two most important European club competitions, the European Aquatics Champions League and the European A ...
** 2015
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Greek Championships
** 2015, 2016 and 2017
Ekipe Orizzonte
*
LEN Trophy
** 2019
"Orizzonte lifts LEN trophy"
waterpology.com 13 April 2019
*Serie A1
** 2019
*Coppa Italia
** 2018
See also
* List of Olympic medalists in water polo (women)
Women's water polo became an Olympic sport at the 2000 Olympics. Since then, the United States women's team has won six consecutive medals.
There are thirty-five female athletes who have won two or more Olympic medals in water polo. Heather Petr ...
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References
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Roberta Bianconi
at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics
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1989 births
Living people
People from Rapallo
Italian female water polo players
Water polo drivers
World Aquatics Championships medalists in water polo
European Water Polo Championship medalists
Olympiacos women's water polo team players
Olympic silver medalists for Italy in water polo
Water polo players at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Water polo players at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Water polo players at the 2024 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Italy
Mediterranean Games medalists in water polo
Water polo players at the 2018 Mediterranean Games
Italian expatriate sportspeople in Greece
Expatriate water polo players
Water polo players from the Province of Genoa
20th-century Italian women
21st-century Italian sportswomen
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