Stefania Passaro (born 11 December 1963) is an Italian retired

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player, a journalist and a certified European Financial Planner. She is tall. Born at

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, she played professionally in

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for 17 seasons, from 1978 to 1995, earning the European Cup for Women's Champion Clubs for 6 times and National Championships for 10 times. She played 178 official games on the National Italian Team, beginning in 1980 and including 6 European Championships, one World Championship serving as captain, and the

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References

* Article in Italian

External links

Official website of the World Olympians Association
1963 births Living people People from Rapallo Italian women's basketball players Basketball players at the 1992 Summer Olympics Olympic basketball players for Italy Sportspeople from the Province of Genoa 21st-century Italian women 20th-century Italian sportswomen {{Italy-basketball-bio-stub