Lorenzo Bernardi (born 11 August 1968) is an Italian volleyball coach and former volleyball player, silver medallist of the Olympic Games Atlanta 1996, two–time World Champion (1990, 1994), two–time European Champion (1989, 1995), the current head coach of the Italian team, Gas Sales Piacenza. He was elected best player of the 1994 World Championship and 1995 European Championship, and in 2001, the FIVB declared him to be the "Volleyball Player of the Century" with Karch Kiraly.