Matteo Morandi (born 8 October 1981) is an Italian artistic gymnast. He was born in Vimercate. Morandi is married and has a daughter. He is a specialist at the rings.
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| Country represented |  Italy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 8 October 1981 Vimercate | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Men's artistic gymnastics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Olympic Games
editHe competed at the 2004 games taking 5th place at the Rings, the 2008 games taking 6th place at the Rings, and the 2012 games, in which he won the bronze medal in the Still Rings final.[1] After the 2012 Summer Olympics he said that he will continue until the next Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro 2016 and hopes to win another medal.
World Championships
editHe won four bronze medals in the Rings at these games. The first in Debrecen 2002, Anaheim 2003, Melbourne 2005 and Rotterdam 2010.
European Championships
editIn these games he won one gold, one silver and two bronze medals at the Rings. In Lubiana 2004 he won a bronze medal, in Birmingham 2010 a gold medal, in Montpellier 2012 a silver medal and in 2013 Moscow a bronze medal.
Named skill
editThe "Morandi" is a Marinich-style handspring front flip in the tucked position. It was awarded a D value by the Code of Points.[2]
References
edit- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Matteo Morandi". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 19 April 2012. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
- ^ "Code of Points" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 May 2017. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
External links
edit- Matteo Morandi at the International Gymnastics Federation
- Matteo Morandi at Olympedia
- Matteo Morandi at Olympics.com
- Matteo Morandi at the Comitato Olimpico Nazionale Italiano (in Italian)
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