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Maria Scutti
Personal information
NationalityItalian
BornAugust 1928
Altino, Italy
Sport
Country Italy
SportParalympic athletics
Paralympic swimming
Wheelchair fencing
Para table tennis
Medal record
Paralympic Games
Athletics[1]
Gold medal – first place 1960 Rome Club Throw A
Gold medal – first place 1960 Rome Club Throw B
Gold medal – first place 1960 Rome Javelin A
Gold medal – first place 1960 Rome Javelin B
Gold medal – first place 1960 Rome Precision Javelin A
Gold medal – first place 1960 Rome Precision Javelin B
Gold medal – first place 1960 Rome Precision Javelin C
Gold medal – first place 1960 Rome Shot Put A
Gold medal – first place 1960 Rome Shot Put B
Bronze medal – third place 1960 Rome Club Throw C
Bronze medal – third place 1960 Rome Javelin C
Swimming[2]
Gold medal – first place 1960 Rome 50 m Breaststroke C4
Silver medal – second place 1960 Rome 50 m Backstroke C4
Fencing[3]
Silver medal – second place 1960 Rome Foil Individual
Table tennis[4]
Silver medal – second place 1960 Rome Doubles B

Maria Scutti is a retired Italian paralympic athlete who won 15 medals, ten of which were gold, at the 1960 Summer Paralympics in Rome.

Biography

Maria Scutti was born in August 1928 in Altino, in the province of Chieti, Italy. Married and mother of two children, she lost her legs in a road accident.

Scutti competed in the 1960 Summer Paralympics in her home country, Italy. She entered eleven throwing events in athletics, winning nine of them and coming third in the remaining two.[1] She won a gold in swimming for the 50 m breaststroke as well as a silver in the 50 m backstroke.[2] Scutti also won silver medals in both wheelchair fencing and table tennis.[3][4] These accomplishments mean that Scutti is one of the most successful Paralympians at a single Games.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Athletics at the Rome 1960 Paralympic Games". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Swimming at the Rome 1960 Paralympic Games". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Wheelchair fencing at the Rome 1960 Paralympic Games". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  4. ^ a b "Table Tennis at the Rome 1960 Paralympic Games". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
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