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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 name	Franca Anna Bianconi Manni
Country represented	Italy
Born	(1962-03-03) 3 March 1962 (age 60) Milan, Italy
Former coach	Franca Invernizzi
Former training locations	Milan
Began skating	1968
Retired	1981

Personal life

Bianconi was born on 3 March 1962 in Milan, Italy.[1][2] She is the mother of Italian ice dancer 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 Olympics				19th
World Championships	19th		24th
European Championships	18th	18th	23rd		17th
National
Italian Championships

References

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