Maria Stella Masocco

Maria Stella Masocco (born 17 March 1948) is a former Italian discus thrower and shot putter.

[2] She is the mother of the volleyball players Guendalina and Veronica Buffon [it] as well as the former goalkeeper of the national football team Gianluigi Buffon.

[3] Her personal bests, 57.54 m set in 1973, at the end of the 2020 outdoor season is still the 8th best all-time performance of the Italian lists.

[1] She sets national record as in shot put as in discus throw.

[1] Masocco won three national championships at individual senior level.