Rita Trapanese (8 May 1951 – 10 August 2000) was an Italian figure skater. She was the 1972 European silver medalist and the 1971 bronze medalist. She represented Italy at the 1968 Winter Olympics, where she placed 25th at the age of 16, and at the 1972 Winter Olympics, where she placed 7th.
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| Full name | Rita Trapanese | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 8 May 1951 Milan, Italy | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 10 August 2000 (aged 49) Gattatico, Italy | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.55 m (5 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Figure skating career | |||||||||||||||
| Country |  Italy | ||||||||||||||
| Retired | 1972 | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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In several years, the ISU Junior Grand Prix event held in Italy has been named the Trofeo Rita Trapanese (Rita Trapanese Trophy) in her honor.
Competitive highlights
edit| International | ||||||||
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| Event | 64–65 | 65–66 | 66–67 | 67–68 | 68–69 | 69–70 | 70–71 | 71–72 |
| Winter Olympics | 25th | 7th | ||||||
| World Champ. | 13th | 13th | 8th | 5th | ||||
| European Champ. | 18th | 15th | 18th | 8th | 4th | 3rd | 2nd | |
| Richmond Trophy | 3rd | 1st | ||||||
| Prague Skate | 7th | |||||||
| National | ||||||||
| Italian Champ. | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st |
References
editExternal links
edit- Rita Trapanese at Olympedia (archive)
- "ISU Official Results: European Figure Skating Championships" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-09-29. Retrieved 2009-03-26.
- Sports-reference profile
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