Giorgio Goldoni

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameGiorgio•Goldoni
Used nameGiorgio•Goldoni
Born19 November 1954 in Modena, Modena (ITA)
Measurements188 cm / 82 kg
AffiliationsPallavolo Modena, Modena (ITA)
NOC Italy

Biography

Giorgio Goldoni was an Italian volleyball player. In the First League he began his career with Panini Modena from 1970 to 1979, where won four titles (1972, 1974, 1976) and one Italian Cup in 1979. He was then with Santal Parma, winning a title in 1982, and returned to Panini to earn another title and Cup during the 1984-85 season.

Internationally Goldoni débuted with the national team on 8 April 1974 in a winning friendly match against Finland (3-0). He competed at the 1974 World Championships in Mexico and placed 19th overall. Two years later he was at the Olympic tournament in Montréal and finished 8th. It was the first time that an Italian volleyball team (men or women) had taken part in the quadrennial Games. Goldoni played his last match with the Azzurro shirt on 27 July 1976 at Montréal in a defeat against Brazil (3-0). In total he earned 44 international caps.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1976 Summer Olympics Volleyball (Volleyball) ITA Giorgio Goldoni
Volleyball, Men (Olympic) Italy 8