Celina Seghi
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Born | Abetone, Tuscany, Italy | 6 March 1920||||||||
Died | 27 July 2022 Pistoia, Tuscany, Italy | (aged 102)||||||||
Occupation | Alpine skier | ||||||||
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Disciplines | Downhill, giant slalom, slalom, combined | ||||||||
Olympics | |||||||||
Teams | 2 – (1948, 1952) | ||||||||
Medal record
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Celina Seghi (6 March 1920 – 27 July 2022)[a] was an Italian alpine skier. Born in Abetone, Tuscany,[2] she was the youngest child in a family of nine[1] and earned her first Italian championship medal, a bronze in the slalom, in 1934.
Biography
In 1937 Seghi earned three national titles, her first victories at that level, by winning the slalom, downhill, and combined events. In total she won a total of 25 gold, 6 silver, and 3 bronze medals at the Italian National Championships: gold seven times, silver thrice, and bronze twice in the downhill,[3] gold and silver once each in the giant slalom,[4] gold ten times, silver twice, and bronze once in the slalom,[5] and gold seven times in the combined.[6]
On the international level Seghi won gold in the slalom and silver in the combined event at the
Notes
References
- ^ a b c d e Giannarelli, Elena (26 May 2010). "CELINA SEGHI: La signora dello sci toscana" (in Italian). Toscana Oggi. Archived from the original on 18 February 2013. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
- ^ a b c Gjerde, Arild; Jeroen Heijmans; Bill Mallon; Hilary Evans (June 2012). "Celina Seghi Biography and Olympic Results". Olympics. Sports Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
- ^ "L'albo d'oro della discesa femminile" (in Italian). Italian Winter Sports Federation. 31 March 2017. Retrieved 30 April 2017.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "L'albo d'oro degli Assoluti di gigante femminile" (in Italian). Losportitaliano. March 2006. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
- ^ "L'albo d'oro dei Campionati Italiani di slalom femminile" (in Italian). Italian Winter Sports Federation. 24 March 2007. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
- ^ "Combinata: Seghi a quota sette" (in Italian). Italian Winter Sports Federation. 28 March 2004. Archived from the original on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
- ^ Cabella, Enzo (8 March 2011). "Celina, la signora delle nevi "C'è troppa violenza"". La Nazione (in Italian). Retrieved 8 June 2012.
- ^ Bruno, Giovanni (6 March 2020). "Auguri Celina Seghi, la campionessa di sci compie 100 anni" (in Italian). Sky Sport. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
- ^ "Il mondo dello sci alpino piange la scomparsa di Celina Seghi, leggenda del mondo degli sport invernali". Italian Winter Sports Federation (in Italian). 27 July 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
External links
- Celina Seghi at FIS (alpine)
- Celina Seghi at Olympics.com
- Celina Seghi at Olympedia