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Loveth Omoruyi

Loveth Omoruyi
Omoruyi at the 2024 Summer Olympics
Personal information
Full nameOghosasere Loveth Omoruyi
Born (2002-08-25) 25 August 2002 (age 22)
Lodi, Italy
Height184 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Honours
Representing  Italy
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2024 Paris Team

Oghosasere Loveth "Lolly" Omoruyi (born 25 August 2002)[1] is an Italian volleyball player. She represented Italy at the 2024 Summer Olympics.

Life and career

Born in Lodi from parents of Nigerian origins, Omoruyi is the second-born of four siblings.[2] She started playing volleyball as a child, at the Sant’Alberto Oratory in her hometown.[2] Her professional career started in 2016 with Pro Patria Milan, in the B2 league, the fourth category of Italian women's volleyball.[3]

In 2021, Omoruyi she became U20 world champion, and the same year she received her first call-up to the senior national team.[3] At the 2022 Women's U21 European Volleyball Championship, Italy won the gold medal, with Omoruyi being named best spiker of the tournament.[3] She was part of the gold medalled Italian team at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, replacing the injured Alice Degradi [it].[4]

References

  1. ^ "Oghosasere Loveth Omoruyi". Retrieved 4 August 2024.
  2. ^ a b "La schiacciatrice "Lolly" Omoruyi: "Giocavo per divertimento non avrei mai immaginato di diventare una professionista"". Il Giorno (in Italian). 16 November 2023. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
  3. ^ a b c "Dagli esordi con la Pro Patria all'azzurro". Il Giorno (in Italian). 16 November 2023. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
  4. ^ "Degradi out? Velasco ha scelto, porta a Parigi Omoruyi". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). 19 July 2024. Retrieved 16 August 2024.


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