VOLLEYBALL · OUTSIDE HITTER · ARCHIVE 70

MYRIAMSYLLA

Myriam Sylla combined reception, defence and assertive outside hitting in Italy's rise from world silver to Olympic and world gold.

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AI-generated pencil-and-ink drawing of Myriam Sylla, based on a credited source photograph

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THE LEGACYTHE ALL-ROUND ENGINE OF A WINNING TEAM

Palermo, Italy1995 — ∞

Olympic championWorld championVNL titles through 2025Champions League winnerOlympic championWorld championVNL titles through 2025Champions League winner

Origin
and identity

Myriam Sylla combined reception, defence and assertive outside hitting in Italy's rise from world silver to Olympic and world gold.

Her club career included European and world titles with Conegliano. For Italy, she helped win 2018 World Championship silver, European gold in 2021 and world bronze in 2022.

Sylla earned outside-hitter Dream Team selections at Paris 2024 and the 2024 and 2025 VNL. In the 2025 world final she contributed nineteen points as Italy defeated Türkiye for gold.

A defining
career arc

PLACES · MOMENTS · ERAS

DEFINING SCENES.
ONE LEGACY.

2018

WORLD SILVER

Japan

Helped Italy reach the final.

2021

EUROPEAN TITLES

Verona / Belgrade

Won club and national-team crowns.

2024

OLYMPIC GOLD

Paris

Selected among the best outside hitters.

2025

WORLD CHAMPION

Bangkok

Scored nineteen points in the final.

Completed
milestones

NOT JUST RECORDS.
LANDMARKS.

012024

Olympic champion

Also an Olympic Dream Team outside hitter.

022025

World champion

A five-set final victory.

033

VNL titles through 2025

2022, 2024 and 2025.

042021

Champions League winner

With Conegliano.

These are completed, source-backed milestones; changing live totals are intentionally excluded.

STYLE · INFLUENCE · MEMORY

ABOVE THE NET.
BEYOND THE GAME.

Sylla earned outside-hitter Dream Team selections at Paris 2024 and the 2024 and 2025 VNL. In the 2025 world final she contributed nineteen points as Italy defeated Türkiye for gold.

Editorial
references

EDITORIAL & REFERENCE SOURCES

FACTS WITH
A PAPER TRAIL.

01Italian volleyball federation: Myriam Sylla biography and honours 02CEV: Myriam Sylla career biography 03FIVB: Paris Olympic awards 04FIVB: Italy's 2025 world-title final 05FIVB: 2025 VNL Dream Team 06FIVB: Italy's third VNL title 07Illustration source photograph and licence

Editorial facts and completed milestones last reviewed on October 21, 2026. This independent tribute does not imply endorsement.