Marta Menegatti is Thursday's pick as one of the Most Beautiful Women in Sports

Italian beach volleyball player Marta Menegatti is this Thursday's choice as one of the most beautiful women in sports.


Marta Menegatti


Born August 16, 1990 in Rovigo, Italy


Beach Volleyball Player

Currently lives in Ariano Polesine, Italy


Marta and her team mate Greta Cicolari qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics in London and made it to the quarterfinals but lost to Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh.


Menegatti made her professional debut in September, 2009 in Barcelona, Spain.



Marta won the gold medal at the 2011 European Championships in Kristiansand, partnering with Greta Cicolari.


Mengatti and Cicolari placed 9th at the 2011 World Championships in Rome.


Marta, along with Greta, now train in Ancona on Italy's east coast.  Both women also serve in the Italian Air Force and competed in the 2011 Military World Games in Rio de Janerio.


For more pictures of Marta, visit the Volleyball page.