Paola Paternoster
Paola Paternoster 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.Paternoster won 17 national championships at the senior level,
- high jump: 1955
- shot put: 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1960
- discus throw: 1955, 1956, 1957
- javelin throw: 1956, 1957, 1959, 1960, 1961
- pentathlon: 1954, 1955, 1956