Licia Macchini

Licia Macchini
Born(1930-07-11)11 July 1930
Lodi, Italy
Died29 November 2018(2018-11-29) (aged 88)
Gymnastics career
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
Country represented Italy

Licia Macchini (11 July 1930 – 29 November 2018)[2] was an artistic gymnast. She competed at the 1948 and 1952 Summer Olympics.[3] She was an Italian gymnast born in Lodi. She was a member of the Fanfulla club under coach Riccardo Fraschini. She was Italian champion in the all-around in 1950, but her greatest sporting success came at the 1950 World Championships in Basel, when she won two bronze medals. She won the first bronze medal individually in the balance beam and the second with the Italian team.[4]

References

  1. ^ Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique (2005). "125th Anniversary - The story goes on..." (PDF). FIG. p. 66.
  2. ^ Licia Macchini's obituary (in Italian)
  3. ^ "Licia Macchini". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 27 May 2013.
  4. ^ "Olympedia – Licia Macchini". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 22 October 2023.


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