| Rank | Event | Year | Location | |
| World Championship | ||||
| 4 | Men | 2010 | Italy | |
| European Championships | ||||
| 2 | Men | 2011 | ||
Nickname
Savo (cristiansavani.it, 18 Apr 2012)
Hobbies
Movies and music. (cristiansavani.it, 18 Apr 2012)
Occupation
Athlete
Family
Wife Mihaela
Language(s) spoken
Italian
Club name
Lube Macerata, Italy
Coach
Alberto Giuliani [club], Mauro Berruto [national] (mantova.coni.it, 13 May 2012; mauroberruto.com, 20 May 2012)
Other sports
His father Pietro was a marathon runner who took part in the New York Marathon. His father-in-law, Ljubomir Travica, is the former coach of the Serbian volleyball national team and his brother-in-law, Dragan Travica, is a teammate of Savani's on the Italian team. (cristiansavani.it, 30 Jun 2007; gazzetta.it, 02 Feb 2010)
Debut
2001 for Italy (cristiansavani.it, 18 Apr 2012)
Additional information
Start of sporting career
He took up the sport at age 14. (cristiansavani.it, 31 Aug 2004)
Reason for taking up this sport
He was introduced to volleyball by his friends. (cristiansavani.it, 18 Apr 2012)
Most memorable sporting achievement
Beating Brazil 3-2 in a World League match in Bologna in 2003. (cristiansavani.it, 18 Apr 2012)
Hero
Italian volleyball player Andrea Giani. (cristiansavani.it, 18 Apr 2012)
Most influential person in career
Former coach Emanuele Zanini. (cristiansavani.it, 18 Apr 2012)
