Franca Bianconi

Franca Anna Bianconi Manni[1] (born 3 March 1962) is an Italian figure skating coach and former competitor. She competed at the 1980 Winter Olympics, but did not medal.

Franca Bianconi
Bianconi in 2011
Personal information
Full nameFranca Anna Bianconi Manni
Country representedItaly
Born (1962-03-03) 3 March 1962
Milan, Italy
Former coachFranca Invernizzi
Former training locationsMilan
Began skating1968
Retired1981

Personal life

Bianconi was born on 3 March 1962 in Milan, Italy.[1][2] She is the mother of Italian skater Victoria Manni.[3]

Career

Bianconi began skating at age six in Milan.[4] 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.[4]

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.[2] She retired from competition in 1981 and became a coach.[4]

Bianconi's earliest students were Paola Tosi, the 1985 Italian champion, and Antonio Moffa, the 1987 Italian silver medalist.[4] She has also coached Valentina Marchei,[5] Roberta Rodeghiero,[6] Stefania Berton / Ondřej Hotárek (the 2013 European bronze medalists),[7] and Matteo Rizzo (from the age of six years).[8] She is based at S.S.D. S.r.l. Icelab in Bergamo.[1]

Competitive highlights
International
Event 76–77 77–78 78–79 79–80 80–81
Winter Olympics19th
World Championships19th24th
European Championships18th18th23rd17th
National
Italian Championships

References
  1. "725 - S.S.D. S.r.l. Icelab: Allenatori" [S.S.D. S.r.l. Icelab: Coaches] (PDF) (in Italian). Federazione Italiana Sport del Ghiaccio / ice-lab.it. 18 January 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 August 2016.
  2. "Franca Bianconi". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 2014-02-27.
  3. Rhodes, Jerry (1 August 2006). "22 Italian skaters training at UD". University of Delaware. Archived from the original on 13 July 2007.
  4. Sciarrillo, Laura (10 August 2013). "Pattinatrice e allenatrice: Franca Bianconi racconta la sua carriera". artonice.it (in Italian).
  5. "Valentina MARCHEI: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 2 June 2014.
  6. "Roberta RODEGHIERO: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 2 June 2014.
  7. "Stefania BERTON / Ondrej HOTAREK: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 28 May 2014.
  8. Golinsky, Reut (2 November 2017). "Catching up with Franca Bianconi". Absolute Skating.
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