Mario Macchiati
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| Country represented |  Italy | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 27 November 1999 Fermo, Italy | |||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Men's artistic gymnastics | |||||||||||||||||
| Years on national team | 2021–present (ITA) | |||||||||||||||||
| Club | Fermo 85 | |||||||||||||||||
| Head coach(es) | Giuseppe Cocciaro | |||||||||||||||||
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Mario Macchiati (born 27 November 1999)[1] is an Italian artistic gymnast. In 2023, he helped the Italian men's team win its first-ever European team title. He will represent Italy at the 2024 Summer Olympics.
Career
Macchiati won a bronze medal on the parallel bars at the 2021 Koper World Challenge Cup.[2] He competed at the 2022 DTB Pokal Stuttgart and won a bronze medal with the Italian team in the mixed team competition.[3]
Macchiati won a gold medal on the parallel bars at the 2023 DTB Pokal Stuttgart.[4] At the 2023 European Championships, Macchiati won a team gold medal alongside Yumin Abbadini, Lorenzo Minh Casali, Matteo Levantesi, and Marco Lodadio. This marked the first time Italy won a team title at the European Men's Artistic Gymnastics Championships.[5] He won the all-around title at the 2023 Italian Championships.[6]
Macchiati and the Italian team won a silver medal behind the United States at the 2024 DTB Pokal Stuttgart.[7] He then won a bronze medal in the team competition at the 2024 European Championships.[8] He also qualified for the parallel bars event final, but he fell halfway through his routine and placed seventh.[9] He was selected to compete at the 2024 Summer Olympics alongside Yumin Abbadini, Nicola Bartolini, Lorenzo Minh Casali, and Carlo Macchini.[10]
References
- ^ "Mario Macchiati". Italian National Olympic Committee. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
- ^ Brunetti, Mariacarmela (5 September 2021). "Koper World Cup: Mario Macchiati bronzo alle parallele pari" [Koper World Cup: Mario Macchiati bronze on parallel bars]. Ginnasticando (in Italian). Retrieved 12 July 2024.
- ^ "U.S. tops 2022 DTB Pokal Mixed Cup field". USA Gymnastics. 20 March 2022. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
- ^ "Complimenti a Mario Macchiati che vince l'oro alle parallele in Deutscher Pokal!" [Congratulations to Mario Macchiati who wins gold on parallel bars in the Deutscher Pokal!]. Dott. Luca Belli (in Italian). Retrieved 12 July 2024.
- ^ "Macchiati, Levantesi e Casali: la firma delle Marche nell'oro storico della Ginnastica artistica" [Macchiati, Levantesi and Casali: the signature of the Marche in the historical gold of Artistic Gymnastics]. Corriere Adriatico (in Italian). 13 April 2023. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
- ^ Brunetti, Mariacarmela (9 September 2023). "Mario Macchiati è il nuovo campione individuale degli Assoluti di Artistica 2023!" [Mario Macchiati is the new individual champion of the 2023 Artistic Absolutes!]. Ginnasticando (in Italian). Retrieved 12 July 2024.
- ^ "Weekend Recap: MAG/WAG DTB Pokal Team Challenge and Mixed Cup; RG Aphrodite Cup". USA Gymnastics. 18 March 2024. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
- ^ "Ginnastica artistica, Europei: l'Italia con Abbadini rimonta e vince il bronzo a squadre" [Artistic Gymnastics, European Championships: Italy with Abbadini comes back and wins team bronze]. Il Cittadino di Monza e Brianza (in Italian). 1 May 2024. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
- ^ Villa, Stefano (27 April 2024). "Ginnastica artistica, Mario Macchiati pennella e poi cade alle parallele. Kovtun domina agli Europei" [Artistic gymnastics, Mario Macchiati paints and then falls on the parallel bars. Kovtun dominates at the European Championships]. OA Sport (in Italian).
- ^ "Ginnastica, sono i fermani Carlo Macchini e Mario Macchiati e l'anconetano Lorenzo Minh Casali. Tre marchigiani nella squadra degli Azzurri alle Olimpiadi" [Gymnastics, they are Carlo Macchini and Mario Macchiati from Fermo and Lorenzo Minh Casali from Ancona. Three from the Marche region in the Azzurri team at the Olympics]. Quotidiano Sport (in Italian). 8 July 2024. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
