Rita Trapanese

Rita Trapanese
Full nameRita Trapanese
Born(1951-05-08)8 May 1951
Milan, Italy
Died10 August 2000(2000-08-10) (aged 49)
Gattatico, Italy
Height1.55 m (5 ft 1 in)
Figure skating career
Country Italy
Retired1972
Medal record
Representing  Italy
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 1972 Gothenburg Singles
Bronze medal – third place 1971 Zürich Singles

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.

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

International
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

  • Rita Trapanese at Olympedia
  • "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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