MIRIAM FATIME SYLLA

SPECIALITY 12-team Tournament

Date of birth: 08/01/1995

Place of birth: Palermo

Height x weight: 1,84 x 80

Position: Wing spiker

First Club: Grenta Volley

Club: Imoco Volley Conegliano

First Coach: Alberto Brambillasca

Coach: Daniele Santarelli

Hobby: Music

Relationship Status: Single

Olympic Club: Yes

Olympic Games Participation:

1 (Rio 2016)

Biography

Born to Ivorian parents in Palermo, she subsequently moved to Lombardy. After an initial passion for dancing, she joined the volleyball team and climbed her way up to Serie A from the regional teams and then the National Team. Her improvement was rewarded, both at the 2018 World Championships and at the 2019 European Championships, where she was named the best hitter of the tournament. A pivotal player in the qualifier tournament held in her beloved Sicily, she is the heart of the team: lively and ever-quippy, her drive will fuel her teammates even in future challenges.

Palmares

Print

Olympic Games

9a Rio (BRA) 2016

World Championships

2a Giappone 2018

European Championships

5a Azerbaijan-Georgia 2017
3a Turchia-Polonia-Ungheria-Slovacchia 2019

Other Games

Giochi Europei 

11a Baku (AZE) 2015