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Riccardo Lione:
 
Riccardo "Riccardino" Lione
Italy  
  
 
Vital Statistics
 

Photo: FIVB
Birth Date April 13, 1972 (52 years old)
Home Town Rome
Resides Rome
Height 6'6"
  Best Finish Winnings
International 2nd (2 times) $165,645
   FIVB 4th (2 times) $160,770
   FIVB C&S 2nd (2 times) $4,875
Europe 2nd € 17,700
   CEV 2nd € 17,700
Overall 2nd (3 times) $188,308
 
Bio Bits

He is the son of Carmine and Rita Lione.  He has an older brother (David,) and a younger sister (Emiciana, who is a classical dancer).
 
The person he admires the most - His father.
The athlete he admires the most - Valentino Rossi a professional motorcycle rider.
The Beach Volleyball player he admires the most - Emanuel Rego of Brazil.
His most memorable moment in life - Every single day.
His most memorable Beach Volleyball moment - Still to come.
No. 1 playing site in Itay -
Rome Ostia which is his hometown.
No. 1 playing site internationallySouth Africa because of the nature there.
Off-the-sand, he describes himself - Funny.
On-the sand, he describes himself - A fighter.
People that have helped him the most in life - His parents.
People that have helped him the most in Beach Volleyball - His coaches.
The people he would like to have dinner - Osama bin Laden, Adolf Hitler and Mahatma Gandhi.

Favorite Movie - Gladiator, Man on Fire, City of Angels
Musical Group - Black Eyed Peas
Favorite Meal - Meat

When his Beach Volleyball career is over, what would he like to do? - Open a restaurant.


Olympics (one, 19th, 0-3 Pool, 0-3 Overall):
• Qualified for Beijing 2008 Olympics as the number 21 seed with Eugenio Amore. Went 0-3 in pool play and finished 19th.
 
 
Career Summary
 
 
International
Season Assoc Played 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 7th 9th Money Points Rank 13th 17th 19th 25th 33rd 37th 41st 53rd 57th CQ
1995 FIVB 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $0.00 1.0 350th 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
1996 FIVB C&S 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 $525.00 12.0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1996 FIVB 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 $7,250.00 290.0 58th 0 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
1997 FIVB C&S 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 $1,650.00 24.0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1997 FIVB 9 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 $13,000.00 367.5 38th 1 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
1998 FIVB 13 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 $19,675.00 575.5 39th 3 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
1999 FIVB 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $2,000.00 70.0 103rd 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 0 1 0
2000 FIVB 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $0.00 7.0 245th 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
2001 FIVB 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $6,375.00 224.0 65th 1 3 0 0 0 1 5 0 0 0
2002 FIVB 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $8,320.00 198.0 62nd 0 3 0 5 2 0 0 0 0 0
Season Assoc Played 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 7th 9th Money Points Rank 13th 17th 19th 25th 33rd 37th 41st 53rd 57th CQ
2005 FIVB C&S 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 $2,700.00 36.0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2005 FIVB 9 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 $13,625.00 364.0 68th 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 1
2006 FIVB 9 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 $31,275.00 1,190.0 29th 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2007 FIVB 13 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 $30,650.00 1,060.0 45th 3 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0
2008 FIVB 13 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 $27,600.00 1,100.0 51st 2 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2009 FIVB 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $1,000.00 30.0 209th 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total
(Rank)
  109
(83rd)
0 2 1 2 5 1 14 $165,645.00
(157th)
5,549.0   10 32 1 19 5 3 10 1 2 1
 
Europe
Season Assoc Played 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 7th 9th Money Points Rank 13th 17th 19th 25th 33rd 37th 41st 53rd 57th CQ
1999 CEV 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 € 337.50 9.0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2005 CEV 3 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 € 6,162.50 115.0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2006 CEV 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 € 7,675.00 680.0   0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2007 CEV 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 € 2,625.00 330.0   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2008 CEV 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 € 900.00 120.0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total
(Rank)
  12
(237th)
0 1 1 1 0 2 4 € 17,700.00
(72nd)
1,254.0   2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 
 
 
Overall
Total
(Rank)
  121
(189th)
0 3 2 3 5 3 18 $188,308.32
(209th)
6,803.0   12 33 1 19 5 3 10 1 2 1
 
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