Maria Musso

Maria Musso (14 September 1931 – 31 January 2024) was an Italian sprinter and pentathlete.^[1]

Maria Musso

Personal information
Nationality	Italian
Born	(1931-09-14)14 September 1931 Turin, Italy
Died	31 January 2024(2024-01-31) (aged 92) Turin, Italy
Sport
Country	Italy
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Sprint Pentathlon
Club	Atalanta Torino
Achievements and titles
Personal bests	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

Musso was born in Turin on 14 September 1931. She participated twice in the Summer Olympics (1952 and 1956) and had 29 caps with the national team from 1949 to 1960.^[2] Musso died on 31 January 2024, at the age of 92.^[3]

Achievements

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

National titles

Musso won the individual national championship six times.^[5]

• 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