Maria Stella Masocco
Italian discus thrower and shot putter
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Maria Stella Masocco (born 17 March 1948) is a former Italian discus thrower and shot putter.[2]
SportAthletics
Events
Discus throwShot put
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| National team | Italy: 17 caps (1967-1972)[1] | ||||||||
| Born | 17 March 1948 | ||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||
Events | Discus throw Shot put | ||||||||
| Club | CUS Roma | ||||||||
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She is the mother of the volleyball players Guendalina and Veronica Buffon as well as the former goalkeeper of the national football team Gianluigi Buffon.[3]
Career
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
Masocco won three national championships at individual senior level.[4][5]
- Italian Athletics Championships
- Shot put: 1971, 1972 (2)
- Italian Athletics Indoor Championships
- Shot put: 1972
