Cecilia Maffei

Cecilia Maffei

Personal information
Born	(1984-11-19) 19 November 1984 (age 41) Pinzolo, Italy
Height	5 ft 5 in (165 cm)
Weight	132 lb (60 kg)
Sport
Country	Italy
Sport	Short track speed skating
Club	Fiamme Azzurre [1]
World Cup wins	2
Achievements and titles
World finals	2
Highest world ranking	7 (1500m)
Medal record Women's short track speed skating Representing   Italy Olympic Games 2018 Pyeongchang 3000 m relay World Championships 2006 Minneapolis 3000 m relay 2014 Montreal 3000 m relay World Team Championships 2010 Bormio Team

Cecilia Maffei (born 19 November 1984) is an Italian short track speed skater.

Career

Maffei competed at the 2010 Winter Olympics for Italy. She placed third in her round one races of the 500 and 1000 metres, and fifth in the first round of the 1500 metres, failing to advance in all three. She was also a member of the Italian 3000 metre relay team, which finished fourth in the semifinals and third in the B Final, ending up sixth overall. Her best overall individual finish, is 21st, in the 1000 metres. ^[2]

As of 2013, Maffei's best performance at the World Championships came in 2006, when she won a bronze medal as a member of the German relay team. Her best individual performance at a World Championships was in 2010, when she came 15th in the 1000 metres. She also won a bronze medal at the 2010 World Short Track Speed Skating Team Championships for Italy, and eight medals as a member of the Italian relay team at the European Championships. ^[3]

As of 2013, Maffei has two ISU Short Track Speed Skating World Cup victories, both as part of the Italian relay team. Her first came in 2006–07 at Heerenveen. She also has thirteen other podium finishes as a member of the relay team. Her top World Cup ranking is 7th, in the 1500 metres in 2006–07. ^[3]

World Cup podiums

^[3]

Date	Season	Location	Rank	Event
8 December 2002	2002–03	Bormio		3000m Relay
4 February 2007	2006–07	Heerenveen		3000m Relay
11 February 2007	2006–07	Budapest		3000m Relay
28 October 2007	2007–08	Kobe		3000m Relay
25 November 2007	2007–08	Heerenveen		3000m Relay
2 December 2007	2007–08	Torino		3000m Relay
30 November 2008	2008–09	Beijing		3000m Relay
8 February 2009	2008–09	Sofia		3000m Relay
15 February 2009	2008–09	Dresden		3000m Relay
12 December 2010	2010–11	Shanghai		3000m Relay
13 February 2011	2010–11	Moscow		3000m Relay
4 December 2011	2011–12	Nagoya		3000m Relay
9 December 2012	2012–13	Shanghai		3000m Relay
3 February 2013	2012–13	Sochi		3000m Relay
17 November 2013	2013–14	Kolomna		3000m Relay

References

1. "Fiamme Azzurre - Atleti" (in Italian). polizia.penitenziaria.it. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
2. "Sports Reference Profile". Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
3. "ISU Biography". Archived from the original on 4 December 2013.

External links

• Cecilia Maffei at the International Skating Union (archived)
• Cecilia Maffei at SpeedSkatingBase.eu (archived)
• Cecilia Maffei at SpeedSkatingNews.info
• Cecilia Maffei at ShortTrackOnLine.info
• Cecilia Maffei at Olympics.com
• Cecilia Maffei at Olympedia
• Cecilia Maffei at the Comitato Olimpico Nazionale Italiano (in Italian)