DT – 47.04 m (1956) JT – 47.96 m (1957) HJ – 1.63 m (1956)[3][4]
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.[3]
Career
Multipurpose athlete, she has won 17 national titles in five different disciplines (high jump, shot put, discus throw, javelin throw and pentathlon).[5] She participated in two editions of the Olympic Games: Melbourne 1956 and Rome 1960.[3]