Franca Bianconi
| Franca Bianconi | |
|---|---|
 Bianconi in 2011 | |
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Franca Anna Bianconi |
| Country represented | Italy |
| Born |
3 March 1962 Milan, Italy |
| Former coach | Franca Invernizzi |
| Former training locations | Milan |
| Began skating | 1968 |
| Retired | 1981 |
Franca Anna Bianconi (born 3 March 1962) is an Italian figure skating coach and former competitor. She competed at the 1980 Winter Olympics.
Personal life
Bianconi was born on 3 March 1962 in Milan, Italy.[1] She is the mother of Italian skater Victoria Manni.[2]
Career
Bianconi began skating at age six in Milan.[3] During her career, she was coached mainly by Franca Invernizzi in Milan and also spent time in Colorado training under Carlo Fassi and in Lake Placid under Tommy Litz.[3]
Bianconi debuted at the European and World Championships in 1977. She was selected to represent Italy at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York and finished 19th.[1] She retired from competition in 1981 and became a coach.[3]
Bianconi's earliest students were Paola Tosi, the 1985 Italian champion, and Antonio Moffa, the 1987 Italian silver medalist.[3] She has also coached Valentina Marchei,[4] Roberta Rodeghiero,[5] and Stefania Berton / Ondřej Hotárek (the 2013 European bronze medalists).[6]
Competitive highlights
| International | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | 1976–77 | 1977–78 | 1978–79 | 1979–80 | 1980–81 |
| Winter Olympics | 19th | ||||
| World Championships | 19th | 24th | |||
| European Championships | 18th | 18th | 23rd | 17th | |
| National | |||||
| Italian Championships | |||||
References
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- 1 2 "Franca Bianconi". Sports Reference.
- ↑ Rhodes, Jerry (1 August 2006). "22 Italian skaters training at UD". University of Delaware. Archived from the original on 13 July 2007.
- 1 2 3 4 Sciarrillo, Laura (10 August 2013). "Pattinatrice e allenatrice: Franca Bianconi racconta la sua carriera". artonice.it (in Italian).
- Translation: "Skater and coach: Franca Bianconi tells us about her career". 8 September 2013.
- ↑ "Valentina MARCHEI: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 2 June 2014.
- ↑ "Roberta RODEGHIERO: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 2 June 2014.
- ↑ "Stefania BERTON / Ondrej HOTAREK: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 28 May 2014.