Ines Vercesi
Personal information
Full nameIones Vercesi [1]
Born5 January 1916 (1916-01-05)
Pavia, Italy
Died24 April 1997 (1997-04-25) (aged 81)
Sestri Levante, Italy
Medal record
Women's gymnastics
Representing  Italy
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1928 Amsterdam Team

Iones "Ines" Vercesi (5 January 1916 – 24 April 1997) was an Italian gymnast who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics.[1] In 1928, she won the silver medal as member of the Italian gymnastics team. She was the 4th youngest medalist at the Olympic Games (12 years and 217 days).[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "Ines Vercesi". Olympedia. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Tóquio 2020: Rayssa Leal é a medalhista mais jovem dos Jogos em 85 anos; conheça os prodígios" [Tokyo 2020: Rayssa Leal is the youngest medalist at the Games at 85 years; meet the prodigies]. globo.com (in Brazilian Portuguese). 26 July 2021. Archived from the original on 27 July 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2021. Aquela mesma equipe italiana vice-campeã olímpica tinha outras duas medalhistas com 12 anos de idade: Ines Vercesi (12 anos e 217 dias) e Clara Marangoni (12 anos e 270 dias) — respectivamente a quarta e sexta atletas mais jovens da história dos Jogos. [That same Olympic runner-up Italian team had two other 12-year-old medalists: Ines Vercesi (12 years and 217 days) and Clara Marangoni (12 years and 270 days) — respectively the fourth and sixth youngest athletes in the history of the Games.]

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