Anna Croci

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Anna Croci
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NationalityItalian
Born (1972-06-23) 23 June 1972 (age 52)
Milan, Italy
Sport
Sport Figure skating

Anna Croci (born 23 June 1972) is an Italian ice dancer. She competed in the ice dance event at the 1992 Winter Olympics with Luca Mantovani. [1]

Contents

Competitive highlights

With Mantovani

International [2] [3]
Event84–8585–8686–8787–8888–8989–9090–9191–92
Olympics 13th
Worlds 15th14th15th13th
Europeans 13th8th11th
Inter. de Paris 6th
Lysiane Lauret 3rd
Nations Cup 3rd
Skate America 9th8th
Skate Canada 4th
St. Gervais 1st
International: Junior
Junior Worlds 12th8th4th
Autumn Trophy2nd


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References

  1. "Anna Croci". Olympedia. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  2. "Canadian Result Book 1896-1973" (PDF).
  3. "Canadian Result Book Vol. 2" (PDF).