Maria Musso (14 September 1931 – 31 January 2024) was an Italian
sprint
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er and
pentathlete
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.
Biography
Musso was born in
Turin
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on 14 September 1931. She participated twice in the
Summer Olympics
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(1952 and 1956) and had 29 caps with the
national team
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from 1949 to 1960. Musso died on 31 January 2024, at the age of 92.
Achievements
National titles
Musso won the individual
national championship
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six times.
*2 wins in
80 metres hurdles
80 metres hurdles is a distance in hurdling run by women until 1972 in international competitions.
Since the 1972 Summer Olympics, the event has been permanently replaced by the 100 metre hurdles.
Masters athletics
The distance, with different sp ...
(1950, 1957)
*1 win in
Long jump
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(1954)
*3 wins in
Pentathlon
A pentathlon is a contest featuring five events. The name is derived from Greek language, Greek: combining the words ''pente'' (five) and -''athlon'' (competition) (). The first pentathlon was documented in Ancient Greece and was part of the Anci ...
(1953, 1957, 1959)
See also
*
Italy national relay team - All the medals
References
External links
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1931 births
2024 deaths
Italian female sprinters
Italian female long jumpers
Italian female hurdlers
Italian female pentathletes
Athletes (track and field) at the 1952 Summer Olympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Athletes from Turin
Olympic athletes for Italy
European Athletics Championships medalists
21st-century Italian women
Italian Athletics Championships winners
20th-century Italian sportswomen