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.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. She won a gold in swimming for the 50 m breaststroke as well as a silver in the 50 m backstroke. Scutti also won silver medals in both wheelchair fencing and table tennis. These accomplishments mean that Scutti is one of the most successful Paralympians at a single Games.
