Cecilia Maffei

Cecilia Maffei
Personal information
Born (1982-11-26) November 26, 1982
Tione di Trento,  Italy
Height 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Weight 132 lb (60 kg)
World Cup wins 2
Sport
Country  Italy
Sport Speed skating
Achievements and titles
World finals 2
Highest world ranking 7 (1500m)

Cecilia Maffei (born November 26, 1982 in Tione di Trento) is an Italian short-track speed-skater.

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.[1]

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.[2]

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.[2]

World Cup Podiums

[2]

Date Season Location Rank Event
8 December 2002 2002–03 Bormio 3rd 3000m Relay
4 February 2007 2006–07 Heerenveen 1st 3000m Relay
11 February 2007 2006–07 Budapest 3rd 3000m Relay
28 October 2007 2007–08 Kobe 2nd 3000m Relay
25 November 2007 2007–08 Heerenveen 2nd 3000m Relay
2 December 2007 2007–08 Torino 2nd 3000m Relay
30 November 2008 2008–09 Beijing 3rd 3000m Relay
8 February 2009 2008–09 Sofia 2nd 3000m Relay
15 February 2009 2008–09 Dresden 2nd 3000m Relay
12 December 2010 2010–11 Shanghai 3rd 3000m Relay
13 February 2011 2010–11 Moscow 3rd 3000m Relay
4 December 2011 2011–12 Nagoya 1st 3000m Relay
9 December 2012 2012–13 Shanghai 3rd 3000m Relay
3 February 2013 2012–13 Sochi 3rd 3000m Relay
17 November 2013 2013–14 Kolomna 3rd 3000m Relay

References


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