| Franca Bianconi | |
|---|---|
 Bianconi in 2011 | |
| Full name | Franca Anna Bianconi Manni |
| Born | 3 March 1962 Milan, Italy |
| Figure skating career | |
| Country | Italy |
| Began skating | 1968 |
| Retired | 1981 |
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.
Bianconi was born on 3 March 1962 in Milan, Italy. [1] [2] She is the mother of Italian ice dancer Victoria Manni. [3]
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]
Following her competitive career, Bianconi become a figure skating coach and is based at S.S.D. S.r.l. Icelab in Bergamo. [1]
Her current students include:
Her former students include:
| 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 | |||||
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