DESINI Sara

Sitting Volleyball

Date of Birth: 30 Nov 1998

Age: 22

Gender: Female

Sport Class: VS1

Place of residence : BOLOGNA

Residence Country:

Italy

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Sitting Volleyball	Women ITA Italy	6

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Makuhari Messe Hall A	Women's Preliminaries Pool A #01 JPN Japan 0 ITA Italy 3	Finished
	Makuhari Messe Hall A	Women's Preliminaries Pool A #05 ITA Italy 1 CAN Canada 3	Finished
	Makuhari Messe Hall A	Women's Preliminaries Pool A #09 BRA Brazil 3 ITA Italy 1	Finished
	Makuhari Messe Hall A	Women's 5-6 Classification #14 ITA Italy 1 RPC RPC 3	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location
World Championships
4	Women	2018	Netherlands
European Championships
2	Women	2019	Budapest, HUN
7	Women	2017	Porec, CRO

Teaching - University of Bologna, Italy

Languages spoken:

Volleyball Olbia [Italy]

Amauri Ribeiro [national]

In December 2019 she fractured her right arm. (lanuovasardegna.it, 21 Apr 2020)

She began playing sitting volleyball in 2015. (lanuovasardegna.it, 29 Jul 2019; galluraoggi.it, 24 Jul 2017)

"Paolo Volante, then coach of Pallavolo Olbia, came to my school and asked me to try. At the beginning, I was not motivated. Over time I became more and more passionate. I liked the competitive spirit." (lanuovasardegna.it, 29 Jul 2019; galluraoggi.it, 24 Jul 2017)

To compete at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (lanuovasardegna.it, 29 Jul 2019)

Pallavolo Olbia official Laura Pinna, and coach Massimo Manecchia. (lanuovasardegna.it, 29 Jul 2019; galluraoggi.it, 24 Jul 2017)

Philosophy:

"The thing that matters is the strength of my mind, the desire to never give up." (lanuovasardegna.it, 30 Jul 2018)

General Interest

Classification
VS1 (worldparavolley.org, 20 Dec 2020)

Origin of Impairment
Congenital (lanuovasardegna.it, 29 Jul 2019)

Impairment Details
She sustained a severe injury to her right arm at birth. She has undergone multiple operations on the issue. (lanuovasardegna.it, 29 Jul 2019; lanuovasardegna.it, 30 Jul 2018; galluraoggi.it, 24 Jul 2017)

General
FURTHER EDUCATION
She has studied planning and coordination of educational services at the University of Parma in Italy. (Facebook profile, 16 Nov 2020)

Social Media

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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