Francesca Piccinini (born January 10, 1979 in Massa) is a female volleyball player who has represented Italy in 2000, 2004, and 2008 at the Summer Olympics.
Francesca Piccinini made her debut for Italy on 1995-06-10 against the United States. She was inspired to become a professional volleyball player by the classic anime Attack No. 1 which in Italy was shown on TV in the 1980s under the title 'Mimi e la nazionale de la pallavolo'.
Francesca Piccinini was a member of the Women's National Team that won the gold medal at the 2002 World Championship in Germany.
In 2004 Piccinini appeared naked in a calendar published by the Italian magazine Men's Health.
Francesca Piccinini won the Most Valuable Player" award when her team won the 2009–10 CEV Indesit Champions League title with Playing professionally with the Italian club Volley Bergamo
