Paola Paternoster Explained

National Team:	Italy 21 (1953-1971)^[1]
Birth Date:	22 December 1935
Birth Place:	Rome, Italy
Death Date:	^[2]
Height:	180 cm
Weight:	75 kg
Sport:	Athletics
Event:	Discus throw, javelin throw, high jump
Pb:	DT – 47.04 m (1956) JT – 47.96 m (1957) HJ – 1.63 m (1956)
Club:	Urbe Roma AS Roma
Show-Medals:	yes

Paola Paternoster (née Carotenuto; 22 December 1935  - 27 June 2018) was an Italian athlete. She competed in the discus throw at the 1956 and 1960 Summer Olympics and in the javelin throw in 1956, and placed 11th–20th.

Career

Multipurpose athlete, she has won 17 national titles in five different disciplines (high jump, shot put, discus throw, javelin throw and pentathlon).^[3] She participated in two editions of the Olympic Games: Melbourne 1956 and Rome 1960.

National records

• High jump: 1.62 m Naples, 26 June 1956), till 14 September 1957^[1]
• Shot put: 14.38 m Rome, 28 March 1959), till 27 June 1965^[1]
• Discus throw: 51.33 m Rome, 27 March 1960), till 17 June 1965^[1]
• Javelin throw: 47.96 m Bucharest, 23 June 1957), till 11 September 1970^[1]

National titles

Paternoster won 17 national championships at the senior level,^[4]

• High jump

1955 (1)

• Shot put

1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1960 (5)

• Discus throw

1955, 1956, 1957 (3)

• Javelin throw

1956, 1957, 1959, 1960, 1961 (5)

• Pentathlon

1954, 1955, 1956 (3)

See also

• Women's high jump Italian record progression

Notes and References

1. Web site: Annuario FIDAL 2010. altervista.org. it. 29 August 2022.
2. https://www.ilcittadino.it/sport/2018/06/27/addio-a-paola-paternoster/WiOZPLiIAbWR7K5LEe0px3/index.html Paola Paternoster's obituary
3. Web site: CAMPIONATI “ASSOLUTI” – DONNE TUTTE LE CAMPIONESSE ITALIANE – 1923/2020. sportolimpico.it. italian. 1 January 2022. 27 August 2022.
4. Web site: CAMPIONATI "ASSOLUTI" – DONNE TUTTE LE CAMPIONESSE – 1923-2016. sportolimpico.it. 17 September 2017.