Franca Capetta
{{Short description|Italian archer (1936–2023)}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Franca Capetta
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| birth_date = {{Birth-date|8 December 1936}}
| birth_place = Este, Padua, Italy
| death_date = {{Death-date and age|5 July 2023|8 December 1936}}
| death_place = Milan, Italy
| occupation = Archer
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Franca Capetta (8 December 1936 – 5 July 2023) was an Italian archer.
Career
Born in Este, in the 1970s Capetta set numerous national records in indoor and outdoor, and was the first Italian athlete to pass the milestone of 1200 points. She took part in the women's individual event at the 1976 Summer Olympic Games and finished 12th with a score of 2399 points.
In 1979, she won a gold medal at the Mediterranean Games.{{cite web |title=Giochi del Mediterraneo: azzurri pronti all’avventura |url=http://www.fitarco-italia.org/documenti/dettaglioNews.php?id=3359 |website=www.fitarco-italia.org |accessdate=18 December 2019}}
Capetta participated in the women's individual at the 1980 Summer Olympic Games and finished tenth with 2342 points.{{cite web |title=Franca Capetta |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ca/franca-capetta-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418014804/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ca/franca-capetta-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |website=www.sports-reference.com |accessdate=18 December 2019}} She retired in 1985 but continued to participate in archery events.
Death
Capetta died on 5 July 2023, at the age of 86.[https://www.giornalelora.it/fitarco-in-lutto-e-morta-franca-biasioli-capetta/ FITARCO in lutto: è morta Franca Biasioli Capetta] {{in lang|it}}
References
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External links
- [https://worldarchery.org/athlete/18493/franca-capetta Profile on worldarchery.org]
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Category:Italian female archers
Category:Olympic archers for Italy
Category:Archers at the 1976 Summer Olympics
Category:Archers at the 1980 Summer Olympics
Category:Competitors at the 1979 Mediterranean Games
Category:Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Italy
Category:Mediterranean Games medalists in archery
Category:20th-century Italian sportswomen
Category:Sportspeople from the Province of Padua
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