Maria Scutti

Maria Scutti is a retired Italian paralympic athlete who won 15 medals, ten of which were gold, at the 1960 Summer Paralympics in Rome.

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 Rome Club Throw A 1960 Rome Club Throw B 1960 Rome Javelin A 1960 Rome Javelin B 1960 Rome Precision Javelin A 1960 Rome Precision Javelin B 1960 Rome Precision Javelin C 1960 Rome Shot Put A 1960 Rome Shot Put B 1960 Rome Club Throw C 1960 Rome Javelin C Swimming[2] 1960 Rome 50 m Breaststroke C4 1960 Rome 50 m Backstroke C4 Fencing[3] 1960 Rome Foil Individual Table tennis[4] 1960 Rome Doubles B

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

• Italy at the 1960 Summer Paralympics
• List of multiple Paralympic gold medalists at a single Games
• Italy at the Paralympics - Multiple medallists

References

1. "Athletics at the Rome 1960 Paralympic Games". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
2. "Swimming at the Rome 1960 Paralympic Games". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
3. "Wheelchair fencing at the Rome 1960 Paralympic Games". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
4. "Table Tennis at the Rome 1960 Paralympic Games". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 3 March 2018.