| Riccardo "Riccardino" Lione | 
							 
							
								Italy   
								 | 
							 
							
								    | 
							 
						 
						
						
							
								
							 
							
								|   | 
							 
							
								
									
										
											
												  
												Photo: FIVB
											 | 
											
												
													
														| Birth Date | 
														April 13, 1972 (53 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 | 
													 
												 
											 | 
										 
									 
								 | 
							 
						 
						
						
							
								
							 
							
								 
									
			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 internationally - South 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.  
		
								 | 
								  | 
							 
						 
						
						
							
								
							 
							
								|   | 
							 
						
							|   | 
						 
							
								
							 							
						
							| 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 | 
						 
							
						
							| 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 (86th) | 
							0 | 
							2 | 
							1 | 
							2 | 
							5 | 
							1 | 
							14 | 
							$165,645.00 (160th) | 
							5,549.0 | 
							  | 
							10 | 
							32 | 
							1 | 
							19 | 
							5 | 
							3 | 
							10 | 
							1 | 
							2 | 
							1 | 
						 
						
							|   | 
						 
							
								
							 							
						
							| 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 (238th) | 
							0 | 
							1 | 
							1 | 
							1 | 
							0 | 
							2 | 
							4 | 
							€ 17,700.00 (74th) | 
							1,254.0 | 
							  | 
							2 | 
							1 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
						 
						
							|   | 
						 
						
							|   | 
						 
						
							|   | 
						 
| Overall | 
 
						
							Total (Rank) | 
							  | 
							121 (196th) | 
							0 | 
							3 | 
							2 | 
							3 | 
							5 | 
							3 | 
							18 | 
							$188,308.32 (214th) | 
							6,803.0 | 
							  | 
							12 | 
							33 | 
							1 | 
							19 | 
							5 | 
							3 | 
							10 | 
							1 | 
							2 | 
							1 | 
						 
							
								|   | 
							 
							
								| Red denotes ranked 1st | 
							 
						 
						
					 | 
				 
			 
	
		 |