Ildegarda Taffra (30 June 1934 – 7 December 2020) was an Italian
cross-country skier
Cross-country skiing is a form of skiing where skiers rely on their own locomotion to move across snow-covered terrain, rather than using ski lifts or other forms of assistance. Cross-country skiing is widely practiced as a sport and recreation ...
who competed in the 1950s.
Life
She was born in
Tarvisio.
Competing in two
Winter Olympics, she finished eighth in the 3 × 5 km relay at
Cortina d'Ampezzo
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in
1956
Events
January
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. Taffra also competed in the 10 km event at the
1952 Winter Olympics
The 1952 Winter Olympics, officially known as the VI Olympic Winter Games ( no, De 6. olympiske vinterleker; nn, Dei 6. olympiske vinterleikane) and commonly known as Oslo 1952, was a winter multi-sport event held from 14 to 25 February 195 ...
in
Oslo
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, but did not finish. Taffra was a six-time national champion and also earned five podium finishes in her career, including four victories. Like her compatriot
Fides Romanin
Fides Romanin (12 November 1934 – 23 October 2019) was an Italian cross-country skier who competed in the 1950s.
She was born in Forni Avoltri.
She competed in two Winter Olympics, serving as flag bearer for the Italian team at Oslo in 1952. Ro ...
, she would be an inspiration to future women cross country skiers for
Italy
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, including
Manuela Di Centa
Manuela Di Centa, (born 31 January 1963) is a former Italian cross-country skier and Olympic athlete. She is the sister of former cross-country skier Giorgio Di Centa and cousin of former track and field athlete Venanzio Ortis.
Career
Di Centa, ...
,
Stefania Belmondo, and
Gabriella Paruzzi
Gabriella Paruzzi (born 21 June 1969 in Udine) is a retired Italian cross-country skier who competed from 1991 to 2006 and formerly skied with the G.S. Forestale. She skied in World Cup events, and won the Women's Overall World Cup in 2004.
Eq ...
.
Taffra died from
COVID-19
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in
Trieste
Trieste ( , ; sl, Trst ; german: Triest ) is a city and seaport in northeastern Italy. It is the capital city, and largest city, of the autonomous region of Friuli Venezia Giulia, one of two autonomous regions which are not subdivided into provi ...
on 7 December 2020, at age 86, during the
COVID-19 pandemic in Italy.
E' morta Ildegarda Taffra
Cross-country skiing results
Olympic Games
World Championships
References
External links
1934 births
2020 deaths
Italian female cross-country skiers
Olympic cross-country skiers of Italy
Cross-country skiers at the 1952 Winter Olympics
Cross-country skiers at the 1956 Winter Olympics
Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in Friuli Venezia Giulia
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