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Rita Trapanese

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Rita Trapanese
Personal information
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
CountryItaly Italy
Retired1972
Medal record
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 1972 Gothenburg Singles
Bronze medal – third place 1971 Zurich Singles
Italian Championships
Gold medal – first place 1966 Cortina d'Ampezzo Singles
Gold medal – first place 1967 Genoa Singles
Gold medal – first place 1968 Milan Singles
Gold medal – first place 1969 Merano Singles
Gold medal – first place 1970 Milan Singles
Gold medal – first place 1971 Ortisei Singles
Gold medal – first place 1972 Milan Singles
Silver medal – second place 1965 Milan Singles

Rita Trapanese (8 May 1951 – 10 August 2000)[1] was an Italian figure skater. She was the 1972 European silver medalist, the 1971 bronze medalist, and was a seven-time Italian national champion from 1966 to 1972.[2] 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.

Trapanese died in an automobile accident in 2000 near Gattatico.[1] The Rita Trapanese Trophy (Italian: Trofeo Rita Trapanese) is named in her honor,[3] and is occasionally held as part of the ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating series.[4]

Competitive highlights

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International
Event 64–65 65–66 66–67 67–68 68–69 69–70 70–71 71–72
Winter Olympics25th7th
World Champ.13th13th8th5th
European Champ.18th15th18th8th4th3rd2nd
Richmond Trophy3rd1st
Prague Skate7th
National
Italian Championships 2nd[5] 1st[6] 1st[7] 1st[a] 1st[9] 1st[a] 1st[10] 1st[a]

Notes

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  1. 1 2 3 Rita Trapanese won the women's championship titles from 1966 to 1972.[8][2]

References

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  1. 1 2 Stevens, Ryan (25 February 2016). "The life and death of Rita Trapanese". Skate Guard Blog. Archived from the original on 17 March 2026. Retrieved 28 July 2026.
  2. 1 2 Pizzocari, Paolo (2001). Pattinaggio artistico e danza sul ghiaccio [Figure skating and ice dance] (in Italian). Milan: Sperling & Kupfer. p. 43. ISBN 88-200-3203-1.
  3. ↑ "2001 Trofeo Rita Trapanese". Tracings. Archived from the original on 23 February 2024. Retrieved 30 May 2025.
  4. ↑ "JGP Italy". Skating Scores. Archived from the original on 16 October 2025. Retrieved 28 July 2026.
  5. ↑ "Abbondati e la Brugnera campioni di artistico" [Abbondati and Brugnera artistic champions]. Stadio (in Italian). 3 February 1965. p. 8. Retrieved 29 June 2026 – via Arcanum Newspapers.
  6. ↑ "Gli «assoluti» di artistico" [National artistic championships]. Stadio (in Italian). 19 January 1966. p. 8. Retrieved 19 June 2026 – via Arcanum Newspapers.
  7. ↑ "Secondo le previsioni gli «assoluti» di Genova" [According to the forecasts, the champions in Genoa]. Stadio (in Italian). 16 January 1967. p. 6. Retrieved 29 June 2026 – via Arcanum Newspapers.
  8. ↑ "La nostra storia..." [Our story...]. Associazione Sportivi Ghiaccio Ambrosiana (in Italian). Archived from the original on 29 May 2016. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
  9. ↑ "La Trapanese e Bargauan «tricolori»" [Trapanese and Bargauan national champions]. Stadio (in Italian). 18 March 1969. p. 10. Retrieved 29 June 2026 – via Arcanum Newspapers.
  10. ↑ "Bargauan e la Trapanese tricolori" [Bargauan and Trapanese national champions]. Stadio (in Italian). 12 January 1971. p. 10. Retrieved 29 June 2026 – via Arcanum Newspapers.
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