Rita Trapanese

Rita Trapanese
Personal information
Full name	Rita Trapanese
Country represented	Italy
Born	8 May 1951 Milan, Italy
Died	10 August 2000 (aged 49) Gattatico, Italy
Height	1.55 m (5 ft 1 in)
Medal record Representing  Italy European Championships 1972 Gothenburg Singles 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

Event	1964–65	1965–66	1966–67	1967–68	1968–69	1969–70	1970–71	1971–72
Winter Olympic Games				25th				7th
World Championships			13th		13th	8th	5th
European Championships		18th	15th	18th	8th	4th	3rd	2nd
Italian Championships	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st
Richmond Trophy						3rd	1st

References

• "ISU Official Results: European Figure Skating Championships" (PDF).
• Sports-reference profile