Maria Marello
Italian discus thrower and coach
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Nationality | Italian |
Born | (1961-03-11) March 11, 1961 (age 63) |
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Country | Italy |
Sport | Athletics |
Event | Discus throw |
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Maria Marello (born 11 March 1961) is a retired Italian discus thrower. She is the coach of the Italian female discus thrower Daisy Osakue,[1] and javelin thrower Zahra Bani.
Biography
She won the gold medal at the 1987 Mediterranean Games[2] and finished fifth at the 1991 Mediterranean Games.[citation needed] She also competed at the 1987 World Championships without reaching the final.[3]
Marello became Italian champion twice, in 1987 and 1988.[4] Her personal best time was 57.54 metres, achieved in June 1986 in Verona.[5]
References
- ^ "Daisy Osakue Biografia" (in Italian). fidal.it. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
- ^ "Mediterranean Games". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
- ^ Maria Marello at World Athletics
- ^ "Italian Championships". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
- ^ All-Athletics.com profile
External links
- Maria Marello at World Athletics
- Maria Marello at All-Athletics
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Mediterranean Games champions in women's discus throw
- 1971: Roberta Grottini (ITA)
- 1975: Vassiliki Karafylli (GRE)
- 1979: Renata Scaglia (ITA)
- 1983: Isabelle Accambray (FRA)
- 1987: Maria Marello (ITA)
- 1991–1993: Agnese Maffeis (ITA)
- 1997: Anastasia Kelesidou (GRE)
- 2001: Areti Abatzi (GRE)
- 2005: Dragana Tomašević (SCG)
- 2009: Mélina Robert-Michon (FRA)
- 2013–2018: Sandra Perković (CRO)
- 2022: Marija Tolj (CRO)