Luigina Giavotti (October 12, 1916 – August 4, 1976) was an Italian gymnast who competed in the

1928 Summer Olympics The 1928 Summer Olympics ( nl, Olympische Zomerspelen 1928), officially known as the Games of the IX Olympiad ( nl, Spelen van de IXe Olympiade) and commonly known as Amsterdam 1928, was an international multi-sport event that was celebrated from ...

. In 1928 she won the silver medal as a member of the Italian gymnastics team. She was the youngest medalist of the Amsterdam Games and also the youngest female Olympic medalist of all time at the age of 11 years and 302 days. Her record cannot be beaten because the current rules for gymnasts in the Olympics say that they must be at least 16 years old in order to compete.

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* 1916 births 1976 deaths Italian female artistic gymnasts Olympic gymnasts for Italy Gymnasts at the 1928 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Italy Olympic medalists in gymnastics Medalists at the 1928 Summer Olympics 20th-century Italian women {{Italy-artistic-gymnastics-bio-stub