Maria Scutti

Maria Scutti
Personal information
NicknameGolden women
NationalityItalian
BornAugust 1928 (1928-08)
Altino, Italy
Died2005 (aged 7677)
Sport
Country Italy
SportParalympic athletics
Paralympic swimming
Wheelchair fencing
Para table tennis
Retired1962
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Paralympic Games 10 3 2
Paralympic Games
Athletics
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
1960 Rome50 m Breaststroke C4
1960 Rome50 m Backstroke C4
Fencing
1960 RomeFoil Individual
Table tennis
1960 RomeDoubles B

Maria Scutti (August 1928 - 2005) was an Italian paralympic athlete who won 15 medals, ten of which were gold, at the 1960 Summer Paralympics in Rome.

Nicknamed the "golden woman" (donna d'oro) thanks to these successes, Maria Scutti is the athlete who got the highest number of medals in a single edition of the Paralympic Games (in four different sports), and the second Italian athlete for total number of medals won, behind Roberto Marson (26 medals in 4 editions).