Marta Menegatti

Standing 5'11" with an average build, Marta Menegatti is an Italian beach volleyball player with a career that spans two decades. Born on 16th of August 1990 in Rovigo, Italy, she started indoor volleyball at age nine and switched to beach volleyball six or seven years later, making her international debut in 2006. As a junior, she medalled at four age-group World and European Championships with various partners.

Menegatti rose to prominence with partner Greta Cicolari, debuting on the World Tour in 2009. They achieved a career-high world ranking of No. 4 in August 2012, won the 2011 European Championship and the 2013 Mediterranean Games, and medalled at seven World Tour events before a split in 2013. She then teamed with Viktoria Orsi Toth, with whom she reached the podium five more times in three years, including her first World Tour title in 2015. After Orsi Toth was suspended before the 2016 Olympics, Menegatti struggled with different partners, but a reunion in summer 2018 revived her career as she climbed from No. 81 back into the top 25.

Menegatti represented Italy at the 2012 and 2016 Olympics, finishing fifth and ninth respectively. She is a complete player known for her defensive impact and was named the 2011 FIVB Most Improved Player. Her career highlights include two gold, seven silver, and seven bronze medals on the FIVB World Tour. She is 35 years old, with brown hair and brown eyes, and maintains a real, natural figure.