Carolina Tronconi was a member of the very young Italian team that won a silver medal in the gymnastics team event at the 1928 Amsterdam Games. The team was trained locally in their native city of Pavia by the physical education professor Gino Grevi, who formed the team despite few resources, recruiting the best students from the city’s schools. Tronconi was 15 years and 3 months old in Amsterdam. The group, called “Piccole Ginnaste Pavesi”, was on their first trip abroad. They received congratulations from the Dutch Queen and the town of Pavia greeted them joyfully on their return. In Roma they were received personally by Duce Benito Mussolini.
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