Bianca Ambrosetti (1 March 1914 – 27 March 1933) was an Italian gymnast. At the

1928 Summer Olympics The 1928 Summer Olympics ( nl, Olympische Zomerspelen 1928), officially known as the Games of the IX Olympiad ( nl, Spelen van de IXe Olympiade) and commonly known as Amsterdam 1928, was an international multi-sport event that was celebrated from ...

, at the age of 14, she won the silver medal as member of the Italian gymnastics team. Ambrosetti was already ill with

tuberculosis Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease usually caused by '' Mycobacterium tuberculosis'' (MTB) bacteria. Tuberculosis generally affects the lungs, but it can also affect other parts of the body. Most infections show no symptoms, in ...

during the Olympics and later died from the disease.

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* * 1914 births 1933 deaths Italian female artistic gymnasts Olympic gymnasts for Italy Olympic silver medalists for Italy Olympic medalists in gymnastics Gymnasts at the 1928 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1928 Summer Olympics Tuberculosis deaths in Italy 20th-century deaths from tuberculosis Sportspeople from Pavia {{Italy-artistic-gymnastics-bio-stub