Paola Croce

{{Short description|Italian volleyball player (born 1978)}}

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| birth_date = {{birth-date and age|March 6, 1978}}

| birth_place = Rome, Italy

| height = 167 cm

| weight = 52 kg

| spike = 290 cm

| block = 265 cm

| position = Libero

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| nationalyears = 2002 - 2012

| nationalteam = {{flagicon|ITA}} Italy

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| medals-title = Medal record

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{{MedalSport | Women's volleyball }}

{{MedalCountry | {{vbw|ITA}} }}

{{MedalCompetition|European Championship}}

{{MedalGold| 2007 Belgium/Luxembourg | Team}}

{{MedalCompetition|FIVB World Grand Prix}}

{{MedalBronze| 2007 Ningbo | Team}}

{{MedalCompetition | Mediterranean Games}}

{{MedalGold | 2009 Pescara | Team }}

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Paola Croce (born March 6, 1978, in Rome) is an Italian volleyball player, who plays as a libero. She last played for Chateau D'Ax Urbino Volley in 2013.

She has twice competed at the Olympics as part of the Italian national team, finishing 5th in 2008 and 2012.{{Cite web |url=http://www.olympic.org/olympic-results/beijing-2008/volleyball/volleyball-w |title=Beijing 2008 - Women's Volleyball |date= |accessdate=11 October 2014 |website=www.olympic.org |publisher=IOC |last= |first=}}{{Cite web |url=http://www.olympic.org/olympic-results/london-2012/volleyball/volleyball-w |title=London 2012 - Women's Volleyball |date= |accessdate=11 October 2014 |website=www.olympic.org |publisher=IOC |last= |first=}} She was part of the Italian team that won the 2007 European Championship.{{Cite web |url=http://www.cev.lu/TeamDetails.aspx?TeamID=5959&SeasonID=77&SeasonType=N&G=W |title=2007 Italian Team |date= |accessdate=11 October 2014 |website=www.cev.lu |publisher=CEV |last= |first=}} In the same year, she was part of the Italian team that won the bronze medal at the World Grand Prix.{{Cite web |url=http://www.fivb.org/EN/volleyball/competitions/WorldGrandPrix/2007/Standings/finals.asp?sm=40 |title=FIVB World Grand Prix 2007 |date= |accessdate=11 October 2014 |website=FIVB.org |publisher=International Volleyball Federation}}