Myriam Fatime Sylla (born 8 January 1995) is an Italian volleyball player, playing as a wing spiker or opposite. She is part of the Italy women's national volleyball team.
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 Myriam Sylla in 2013 | |||||||||
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| Full name | Myriam Fatime Sylla | ||||||||
| Born | 8 January 1995 Palermo, Italy | ||||||||
| Height | 1.81 m (71 in) | ||||||||
| Weight | 80 kg (176 lb) | ||||||||
| Spike | 320 cm (126 in) | ||||||||
| Block | 315 cm (124 in) | ||||||||
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| Position | Wing Spiker / opposite | ||||||||
| Current club | 
Vero Volley Milano | ||||||||
| Number | 17 | ||||||||
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Honours | |||||||||
She competed at the 2015 European Games in Baku, the 2015 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix,[1] the 2017 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix,[2] and the 2018 FIVB Volleyball Women's Nations League.[3] She was selected for the 2024 Summer Olympics and won the gold medal.
Club career
editOn club level she played for Foppapedretti Bergamo in 2015–2017. From 2018 to 2022 she then played for Imoco Volley. In 2022 she has become a player of Vero Volley Milano.[4]
Personal life
editShe was born in Palermo, Italy, from Ivorian parents. Then they moved to Valgreghentino, in the province of Lecco.
Awards
editIndividuals
edit- 2018 FIVB World Championship "Best outside spiker"
- 2019 European Championship "Best outside spiker"
- 2021 European Championship "Best outside spiker"
- 2022 FIVB World Championship "Best outside spiker"
- 2024 FIVB Nations League "Best outside spiker"
- 2024 Olympic Games Paris "Best outside spiker"
Clubs
edit- 2015-16 Italian Cup (Coppa Italia) –
Champions, with Foppapedretti Bergamo - 2018 Italian Supercup – Champions, with Imoco Volley Conegliano
- 2018–19 Italian League – Champion, with Imoco Volley Conegliano
- 2018–19 CEV Champions League –
Runner-Up, with Imoco Volley Conegliano - 2019 Italian Supercup – Champions, with Imoco Volley Conegliano
- 2019 FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship – Champion, with Imoco Volley Conegliano
- 2019-20 Italian Cup (Coppa Italia) – Champion, with Imoco Volley Conegliano
- 2020 Italian Supercup – Champions, with Imoco Volley Conegliano
- 2020-21 Italian Cup (Coppa Italia) – Champion, with Imoco Volley Conegliano
- 2020–21 Italian League – Champion, with Imoco Volley Conegliano
- 2020–21 CEV Women's Champions League – Champion, with Imoco Volley Conegliano
- 2021 Italian Supercup – Champions, with Imoco Volley Conegliano
- 2021-22 Italian Cup (Coppa Italia) – Champion, with Imoco Volley Conegliano
- 2021–22 Italian League – Champion, with Imoco Volley Conegliano
References
edit- ^ "Player - Miryam Fatime Sylla - FIVB World Grand Prix 2015". worldgrandprix.2015.fivb.com. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
- ^ "Player - Miryam Fatime Sylla - FIVB World Grand Prix 2017". worldgrandprix.2017.fivb.com. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
- ^ "Player - Miryam Fatime Sylla - FIVB Volleyball Nations League 2018". www.volleyball.world. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
- ^ "Lega volley women".
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