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Maria Stella Masocco

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Maria Stella Masocco
Personal information
National teamItaly: 17 caps (1967-1972)[1]
Born (1948-03-17) 17 March 1948 (age 76)
Bagnone, Italy[1]
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)Discus throw
Shot put
ClubCUS Roma
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
  • Discus throw: 57.54 (1972)
  • Shot put: 15.43 m (1972)
Medal record
Mediterranean Games
Silver medal – second place 1971 Izmir Discus throw

Maria Stella Masocco (born 17 March 1948) is a former Italian discus thrower and shot putter.[2]

She is the mother of the volleyball players Guendalina and Veronica Buffon [it] as well as the former goalkeeper of the national football team Gianluigi Buffon.[3]

Career

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Her personal bests, 57.54 m set in 1973, at the end of the 2020 outdoor season is still the 8th best all-time performance of the Italian lists.[1] She sets national record as in shot put as in discus throw.[1]

National titles

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Masocco won three national championships at individual senior level.[4][5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Annuario FIDAL dell'atletica 2010" (PDF) (in Italian). asdpedaggio-castiglionetorinese.com. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Maria Stella Masocco - Profile". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  3. ^ "TCome è cresciuto il piccolo Buffon". sport.sky.it. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  4. ^ "TUTTE LE CAMPIONESSE ITALIANE – 1923/2020" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  5. ^ "ITALIAN INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
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