Maria Musso

Maria Musso (born 14 July 1931) is a former Italian sprinter and pentathlete.

Maria Musso

Personal information
Nationality	Italian
Born	14 July 1931 Turin, Italy
Sport
Country	Italy
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Sprint Pentathlon
Club	Atalanta Torino
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	100 m: 12.1 (1955) 80 m hs: 11.5 (1957) Pentathlon: 4003 pt (1954)
Medal record European Championships 1954 Bern 4x100 m relay

Biography

Maria Musso was born in Turin. She participated twice in the Summer Olympics (1952 and 1956), she has 29 caps in national team from 1949 to 1960.[1]

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Performance	Notes
1954	European Championships	Bern	3rd	4 × 100 m relay	46.6	[2]
1956	Olympic Games	Melbourne	5th	4 × 100 m relay	45.7

National titles

She has won six times the individual national championship.[3]

• 2 wins in 80 metres hurdles (1950, 1957)
• 1 win in Long jump (1954)
• 3 wins in Pentathlon (1953, 1957, 1959)

See also

• Italy national relay team - All the medals

References

1. Annuario dell'Atletica 2009. FIDAL. 2009.
2. "PODIO INTERNAZIONALE DAL 1908 AL 2008 - DONNE" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 1 December 2012.
3. ""CAMPIONATI "ASSOLUTI" ITALIANE SUL PODIO TRICOLORE – 1923 2012" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 December 2012. Retrieved 23 June 2013.

External links

• Maria Musso at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
• Maria Musso at the International Olympic Committee
• Athlete profile from site Track and Field Statistics