Luciano Gaspari

Luciano Gaspari dedicated more than 50 years to the sport of volleyball, starting when he became a referee at the age of 17. Eight years later Gaspari began officiating in matches Serie A1 championships in Italy, spending more than 30 years in refereeing domestic matches alone. He also spent more than 20 years as an international referee, which saw him officiate in multiple matches at the 2004 Athina Olympics. In 2015 Gaspari was elected as the President of the European Volleyball Referees, before being inducted into the Italian Volleyball Hall of Fame four years later.