Louisa Lippmann

{{Infobox volleyball biography

| name = Louisa Lippmann

| image = 2016 DSC Volleyball 009 Louisa Lippmann.jpg

| caption = Lippmann in 2016

| fullname = Louisa-Christin Lippmann

| nickname = Loui, Lippi

| nationality = German

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1994|9|23|df=y}}

| birth_place = Herford, Germany

| height = {{convert|1.91|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}}

| weight = {{convert|78|kg|lb|abbr=on}}

| spike = {{convert|319|cm|in|abbr=on}}

| block = {{convert|312|cm|in|abbr=on}}

| college =

| position = Outside hitter / Opposite

| currentclub = Savino del bene scandicci

| currentnumber = 11

| years1 = {{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}–{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{0}} |team1 = TG Herford

| years2 = {{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}–2010 |team2 = SV Bielefeld

| years3 = 2010–2014 |team3 = USC Münster

| years4 = 2014–2016 |team4 = Dresdner SC

| years5 = 2016–2018 |team5 = Schweriner SC

| years6 = 2018–2019 |team6 = Il Bisonte Firenze

| years7 = 2019–2020 |team7 = Schweriner SC

| years8 = 2021– |team8 = Lokomotiv Kaliningrad

| nationalyears = 2013–

| nationalteam = Germany

| medaltemplates =

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| updated = 15 October 2018

}}

Louisa-Christin Lippmann (born 23 September 1994) is a German volleyball player. She plays as an outside hitter or opposite and has over 100 appearances for the Germany women's national volleyball team.{{cite web |url=http://www.volleyball-verband.de/de/kader/nationalmannschaft--a-frauen-/spielerinnen--amp--trainer/louisa-lippmann/ |title=Louisa-Christin Lippmann |language=German |work=German Volleyball Federation (DVV) |accessdate=15 October 2018}} At club level, she currently plays for Lokomotiv Kaliningrad. Lippmann played in many international competitions (FIVB World Championships, FIVB World Grand Prix, FIVB Nations League, European Championships, European Leagues, European Games) and won the German league, cup and supercup with the clubs she played for. She represented Germany at the 2024 Summer Olympics partnering with former gold medallist Laura Ludwig.

Career

=Club=

Her first sport was athletics before she tried volleyball at TG Herford. She soon moved to SV Bielefeld and played in the youth teams until 2010 when she moved to USC Münster, where she progressed from the second league to the Bundesliga. In 2014 she went to Dresdner SC, winning the Bundesliga twice and the German Cup once. In 2016, she moved to Schweriner SC with whom she won another two Bundesliga titles, one German Super Cup and a German Cup runners-up place.{{cite web |url=https://www.nw.de/sport/lokalsport/kreis_herford/herford/22029950_Nominiert-fuer-den-NW-Medienpreis-Volleyballerin-Louisa-Lippmann.html |title=Nominiert für den NW-Medienpreis: Volleyballerin Louisa Lippmann |language=German |first=Yvonne |last=Gottschlich |work=Neue Westfälische |date=13 January 2018 |accessdate=15 October 2018}}{{cite web |url=https://www.welt.de/sport/article181703876/Volleyball-WM-Louisa-Lippmann-das-ist-Deutschlands-Volleyball-Star.html |title=Über Japan nach Florenz - das ist Deutschlands Volleyball-Star |language=German |work=Die Welt |first=Melanie |last=Haack |date=28 September 2018 |accessdate=15 October 2018}}

While playing for Dresdner SC and Schweriner SC, she also competed in European competitions (twice with each team). She reached the playoff stage of both 2014–15 CEV Women's Champions League and 2015–16 CEV Women's Champions League with Dresden and helped Schwerin reach two semifinals, in the 2016–17 CEV Women's Challenge Cup and in the 2017–18 Women's CEV Cup.{{cite web |url=https://www.cev.eu/Competition-Area/PlayerDetails.aspx?PlayerID=44416 |title=Louisa Lippmann - History |work=CEV |accessdate=15 October 2018}}

She was the Bundesliga most valuable player twice (2016–17 and 2017–18) and was named the female German volleyball player of the year in 2017.{{cite web |url=https://www.welt.de/regionales/mecklenburg-vorpommern/article171712000/Lippmann-und-Kampa-Volleyballer-des-Jahres-2017.html |title=Lippmann und Kampa «Volleyballer des Jahres» 2017 |language=German |publisher=dpa |work=Die Welt |date=18 December 2017 |accessdate=15 October 2018}}{{cite web |url=https://de.fashionnetwork.com/news/Asics-Louisa-Lippmann-wird-Markenbotschafterin,952864.html |title=Asics: Louisa Lippmann wird Markenbotschafterin |language=German |work=FashionNetwork |first=Rüdiger |last=Oberschür |date=1 March 2018 |accessdate=15 October 2018}}

Ahead of the 2018–19 season, she signed with Italian club Il Bisonte Firenze.{{cite web |url=https://www.ndr.de/sport/mehr_sport/Volleyball-Lippmann-verlaesst-Meister-Schwerin,ssc680.html |title=Volleyball: Lippmann verlässt Meister Schwerin |language=German |work=NDR |date=3 May 2018 |accessdate=15 October 2018}}

=National team=

Lippmann has been part of the Germany women's national volleyball team since 2013, but a shoulder injury prevented her from making her debut for a year, when she finally played in the 2014 Montreux Volley Masters, Germany won the tournament. Later that year, she helped Germany finish second at the 2014 Women's European Volleyball League and ninth place at the 2014 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship.{{cite web |url=http://japan2018.fivb.com/en/news/louisa-lippmann-looks-ahead-for-germany?id=73631 |title=Louisa Lippmann looks ahead for Germany |work=FIVB |date=27 March 2018 |accessdate=15 October 2018}}{{cite web|title=Team Roster – Germany|url=http://italy2014.fivb.org/en/competition/teams/GER-Germany/team_roster|work=italy2014.fivb.org|date= |accessdate=1 October 2014}} She was part of the German runners-up team at the 2017 Montreux Volley Masters,{{cite web |url=http://www.volleymasters.ch/en/news/brazil-crowned-montreux-masters-champions-with-win?id=69113 |title=Brazil crowned Montreux Masters champions with win over Germany |language= |date=11 June 2017 |accessdate=15 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170617225805/http://www.volleymasters.ch/en/news/brazil-crowned-montreux-masters-champions-with-win?id=69113 |archive-date=17 June 2017 |url-status=dead }} and has played in European Championships, European League, European Games, FIVB World Grand Prix and FIVB Nations League.{{cite web |url=http://worldgrandprix.2017.fivb.com/en/group2/competition/teams/ger%20germany/team_roster |title=2017 FIVB Grand Prix - Germany - Team roster |work=FIVB |accessdate=15 October 2018}}

=Beach volleyball=

She represented Germany at the 2024 Summer Olympics partnering with former gold medallist Laura Ludwig.

Clubs

{{flagicon|GER}} TG Herford
{{flagicon|GER}} Post Telekom Bielefeld ( –2010)
{{flagicon|GER}} USC Münster (2010–2014)
{{flagicon|GER}} Dresdner SC (2014–2016)
{{flagicon|GER}} SSC Palmberg Schwerin (2016–2018)
{{flagicon|ITA}} Il Bisonte Firenze (2018–2019)
{{flagicon|CHN}} Shanghai women's volleyball team (2019–2020)
{{flagicon|GER}} SSC Palmberg Schwerin (2019–2020)
{{flagicon|CHN}} Shanghai women's volleyball team (2020–2021)
{{flagicon|RUS}} Lokomotiv Kaliningrad (2021)

Awards

=Individual=

2016–17 German League Most Valuable Player
2017 German Volleyball Player of the Year
2017–18 German League Most Valuable Player
2020 CEV Tokyo qualification "Opposite Spiker"

=National team=

==Senior==

2014 Montreux Volley Masters — Image:Med 1.png Gold medal
2014 Women's European Volleyball League — Image:Med 2.png Silver medal
2017 Montreux Volley Masters — Image:Med 2.png Silver medal

=National championships=

2014–15 German Championship — Image:Med 1.png Gold medal (with Dresdner SC)
2015–16 German Cup — Image:Med 1.png Gold medal (with Dresdner SC)
2015–16 German Championship — Image:Med 1.png Gold medal (with Dresdner SC)
2016–17 German Cup — Image:Med 2.png Silver medal (with Schweriner SC)
2016–17 German Championship — Image:Med 1.png Gold medal (with Schweriner SC)
2017 German Super Cup — Image:Med 1.png Gold medal (with Schweriner SC)
2017–18 German Championship — Image:Med 1.png Gold medal (with Schweriner SC)
2020–21 Russian Championship – Image:Med 1.png Gold medal (with Lokomotiv Kaliningrad)