Maria Scutti

Maria Scutti
Personal information
Nationality Italian
Born August 1928
Altino, Italy
Sport
Country  Italy
Sport Paralympic athletics
Paralympic swimming
Wheelchair fencing
Para table tennis
Medal record
Paralympic Games
Athletics[1]
1960 RomeClub Throw A
1960 RomeClub Throw B
1960 RomeJavelin A
1960 RomeJavelin B
1960 RomePrecision Javelin A
1960 RomePrecision Javelin B
1960 RomePrecision Javelin C
1960 RomeShot Put A
1960 RomeShot Put B
1960 RomeClub Throw C
1960 RomeJavelin C
Swimming[2]
1960 Rome50 m Breaststroke C4
1960 Rome50 m Backstroke C4
Fencing[3]
1960 RomeFoil Individual
Table tennis[4]
1960 RomeDoubles 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. 1 2 "Athletics at the Rome 1960 Paralympic Games". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Swimming at the Rome 1960 Paralympic Games". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  3. 1 2 "Wheelchair fencing at the Rome 1960 Paralympic Games". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  4. 1 2 "Table Tennis at the Rome 1960 Paralympic Games". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
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