Paolo Nicolai of Italy seen during the Beach Volleyball World Tour Finals 2017 in Hamburg, Germany on August 27, 2017.
Paolo Nicolai of Italy seen during the third stage of the Swatch Beach Volleyball Major Series at the Gstaad Major in Switzerland on July 7, 2017.

Paolo
Nicolai

Italy

Italy

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Beach Volleyball

Paolo Nicolai is one of the players responsible for bringing Italy to the forefront of international beach volleyball.

Date of birth

June 8, 1988

Birthplace

Ortona, Italy

Age

37

Nationality

Italy

Italy

Career start

2006

Disciplines

Beach Volleyball

Although he first appeared on the international scene in 2008, it wasn't until three years later, when he linked up with Daniele Lupo, that Paulo Nicolai's career really took off. The new team immediately showed great potential and clinched their first world tour podium at the 2012 Grand Slam in Beijing.

Due to some more remarkable results in the course of that season, Nicolai and Lupo qualified for London, where they came in fifth.