Imelda Chiappa (born 10 May 1966) is a retired female

racing cyclist Cycle sport is competitive physical activity using bicycles. There are several categories of bicycle racing including road bicycle racing, cyclo-cross, mountain bike racing, track cycling, BMX, and cycle speedway. Non-racing cycling s ...

from

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. She represented her native country at two Summer Olympics: 1988 and 1996. Her most significant achievement was winning the silver medal in the women's individual road race at the

1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, ...

Atlanta, Georgia Atlanta ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is the seat of Fulton County, the most populous county in Georgia, but its territory falls in both Fulton and DeKalb counties. With a population of 498,7 ...

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* 1966 births Living people People from Sotto il Monte Giovanni XXIII Italian female cyclists Cyclists at the 1988 Summer Olympics Cyclists at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic cyclists for Italy Olympic silver medalists for Italy Olympic medalists in cycling Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics Cyclists from the Province of Bergamo 20th-century Italian women 21st-century Italian women {{Italy-Olympic-medalist-stub