Mario Trafeli, Jr. (June 6, 1928 – January 21, 2022) was an American speed skater from Detroit, Michigan, United States.
[2] Of the seven events held at the championship, Trafeli won two events (the one-mile and five-mile races) and came in third in three, earning 90 points to win the title ahead of former Olympian Ray Blum, who would have won the title if he had finished in second place (or better) in the final race.
During his career, he set five United States records at various distances and won the Michigan Indoor Short Track Champion on six occasions.
[2] While serving as a dentist with the United States Navy Dental Corps with the rank of lieutenant (junior grade) in 1955, Trafeli won the Chicago Silver Skates championship at the two-mile distance.
[2][8] A resident of Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, Trafeli was married to the former Marjorie Busch, whom he met while in dental school.