Maria Stella Masocco

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

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

Career
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. She sets national record as in shot put as in discus throw.

National titles
Masocco won three national championships at individual senior level.


 * Italian Athletics Championships
 * Shot put: 1971, 1972 (2)
 * Italian Athletics Indoor Championships
 * Shot put: 1972