World's oldest Olympian dies at home in Italy
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Published: 19 Jan, 2018 CET.
Updated: Fri 19 Jan 2018 18:15 CET
Italian Carla Marangoni, who won a silver at the 1928 Games and was the oldest living Olympic medallist, has died at the age of 102 years, the Italian Olympic Committee (CONI) said on Friday.
Marangoni, who competed in gymnastics, was the only surviving participant of the 1928 Games in Amsterdam, where she competed aged 12.
Prima medaglia femminile italiana ai Giochi. Conquistò l’argento nella ginnastica a Amsterdam 1928. Il mondo dello sport italiano piange la scomparsa di Carla Marangoni ? https://t.co/7FOG1DBTIM pic.twitter.com/f5GDgIWLIx
— CONI (@Coninews) January 19, 2018
"She will remain an unforgettable protagonist in the history of Italian sport and the Olympic movement," said CONI in a statement.
Marangoni's medal was the first by an Italian woman at the Olympics. She died at her home in Pavia in northern Italy.
Carla Marangoni, the oldest Olympic medalist (silver in team gym Amsterdam 1928), died at 102 @AP_Sports @BBCSport pic.twitter.com/gHhw7vbopY
— Mario Salvini (@chepalleblog) January 19, 2018
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Marangoni, who competed in gymnastics, was the only surviving participant of the 1928 Games in Amsterdam, where she competed aged 12.
Prima medaglia femminile italiana ai Giochi. Conquistò l’argento nella ginnastica a Amsterdam 1928. Il mondo dello sport italiano piange la scomparsa di Carla Marangoni ? https://t.co/7FOG1DBTIM pic.twitter.com/f5GDgIWLIx
— CONI (@Coninews) January 19, 2018
"She will remain an unforgettable protagonist in the history of Italian sport and the Olympic movement," said CONI in a statement.
Marangoni's medal was the first by an Italian woman at the Olympics. She died at her home in Pavia in northern Italy.
Carla Marangoni, the oldest Olympic medalist (silver in team gym Amsterdam 1928), died at 102 @AP_Sports @BBCSport pic.twitter.com/gHhw7vbopY
— Mario Salvini (@chepalleblog) January 19, 2018
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