{{short description|Italian discus thrower and coach}} {{Infobox sportsperson | headercolor = | name = | nickname = | fullname = | image = | imagesize = | caption = | nationality = Italian | sport = Athletics | event = Discus throw | club = | collegeteam = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|mf=yes|1961|3|11}} | birth_place = | residence = | coach= | death_date = | death_place = | height = | weight = | pb = *Discus throw: 57.54 m (1986) | country = {{flagicon|ITA}} Italy | medaltemplates= }}
'''Maria Marello''' (born 11 March 1961) is a retired Italian discus thrower. She is the coach of the Italian female discus thrower Daisy Osakue,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fidal.it/atleta/Daisy-Osakue/dK6RlZaoamQ%3D|title=Daisy Osakue Biografia|publisher=fidal.it|language=it|accessdate=30 July 2018}}</ref> and javelin thrower Zahra Bani.
==Biography== She won the gold medal at the 1987 Mediterranean Games<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/mg.htm|title=Mediterranean Games|work=GBR Athletics|publisher=Athletics Weekly|accessdate=24 October 2016}}</ref> and finished fifth at the 1991 Mediterranean Games.{{citation needed|date=October 2016}} She also competed at the 1987 World Championships without reaching the final.<ref name=bio>{{World Athletics}}</ref>
Marello became Italian champion twice, in 1987 and 1988.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gbrathletics.com/nc/ita.htm|title=Italian Championships|work=GBR Athletics|publisher=Athletics Weekly|accessdate=24 October 2016}}</ref> Her personal best time was 57.54 metres, achieved in June 1986 in Verona.<ref>[http://www.all-athletics.com/node/131119 All-Athletics.com profile]</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{sports links}} * [http://www.all-athletics.com/it/node/131119 Maria Marello] at All-Athletics
{{Footer Mediterranean Champions Discus Women}} {{Italian Athletics Champions in women's discus throw}} {{Italian Winter Throwing Champions in women's discus throw}} {{Authority control}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Marello, Maria}} Category:1961 births Category:Living people Category:Italian women discus throwers Category:World Athletics Championships athletes for Italy Category:Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Italy Category:Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1987 Mediterranean Games Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1991 Mediterranean Games Category:Place of birth missing (living people) Category:Italian Athletics Championships winners Category:20th-century Italian sportswomen