Bianca Ambrosetti (1 March 1914 – 27 March 1933) was an Italian

gymnast Gymnastics is a group of sport that includes physical exercises requiring balance, strength, flexibility, agility, coordination, artistry and endurance. The movements involved in gymnastics contribute to the development of the arms, legs, sh ...

. At the

1928 Summer Olympics The 1928 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the IX Olympiad (), was an international multi-sport event that was celebrated from 28 July to 12 August 1928 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The city of Amsterdam had previously bid for ...

, 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), also known colloquially as the "white death", or historically as consumption, is a contagious disease usually caused by ''Mycobacterium tuberculosis'' (MTB) bacteria. Tuberculosis generally affects the lungs, but it can al ...

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 20th-century Italian sportswomen {{Italy-artistic-gymnastics-bio-stub