Carlo Macchini

Carlo Macchini
Personal information
Nickname(s)	Bistecca
Born	(1996-05-05) 5 May 1996 (age 28) Ancona, Italy
Hometown	Fermo, Italy
Gymnastics career
Discipline	Men's artistic gymnastics
Country represented	Italy
Club	GS Fiamme Oro
Head coach(es)	Marco Fortuna
Medal record Men's artistic gymnastics Representing  Italy European Championships 2023 Antalya Horizontal bar FIG World Cup Event 1st 2nd 3rd Apparatus World Cup 1 1 0 World Challenge Cup 0 2 1 Total 1 3 1

Carlo Macchini (born 5 May 1996)[1] is an Italian artistic gymnast. He is the 2023 European horizontal bar silver medalist. He represented Italy at the 2024 Summer Olympics.

Early life

Macchini was born on 5 May 1996 in Ancona. When he was four years old, his parents signed him up for gymnastics because he was a hyperactive child.[1]

Career

Macchini won the gold medal on the horizontal bar at the 2013 European Youth Olympic Festival.[2] At the 2017 Austrian Team Open, he won a gold medal with the Italian team and an all-around silver medal.[3] He then competed at the 2017 European Championships and fell off his signature apparatus, the horizontal bar, twice and did not advance to any finals.[4] He finished fourth on the horizontal bar at the 2017 Koper World Challenge Cup.[5] He then finished eighth at the Szombathely World Challenge Cup after falling on his first release move.[6]

Macchini finished seventh on the parallel bars at the 2018 Baku World Cup.[7] Then at the Koper World Challenge Cup, he finished sixth on the parallel bars.[8] He was selected to compete at the 2018 World Championships alongside Ludovico Edalli, Marco Lodadio, Andrea Russo, and Marco Sarrugerio,[9] and they finished 14th in the qualification round.[10] Then at the Cottbus World Cup, he finished eighth in the horizontal bar final after falling.[11]

Macchini finished fourth on the horizontal bar at the 2019 Doha World Cup.[12] He also finished fourth on the horizontal bar at the 2019 European Championships.[13] He also reached the horizontal bar final at the 2019 European Games, finishing sixth.[14] He competed with the Italian team that finished 13th in the qualification round of the 2019 World Championships.[15] In 2020, he joined the Italian state police sports group, GS Fiamme Oro.[16]

At the 2021 European Championships, Macchini finished fourth in the horizontal bar final.[17] He won the silver medal on the horizontal bar at the 2021 Varna World Challenge Cup behind Tin Srbić.[18] He finished fourth in the horizontal bar final at the 2021 World Championships despite receiving the same score as bronze-medalist Brody Malone because of the execution score tiebreaker.[19]

Macchini finished sixth on the horizontal bar at the 2022 Baku World Cup.[20] He then won his first FIG World Cup title at the Cairo World Cup.[21] He then won the silver medal at the Koper World Challenge Cup behind Australia's Tyson Bull.[22] He was selected to compete at the 2022 World Championships in Liverpool alongside Yumin Abbadini, Nicola Bartolini, Lorenzo Minh Casali, and Matteo Levantesi. The team finished fourth by slightly more than one point behind the bronze-medalists, Great Britain.[23][24]

Macchini won the silver medal on the horizontal bar at the 2023 Cottbus World Cup.[25] He then won the silver medal at the 2023 European Championships behind Tin Srbić.[26]

Macchini finished seventh on the horizontal bar at the 2024 Baku World Cup.[27] At the Koper World Challenge Cup, he won the bronze medal behind Tang Chia-hung and Tin Srbić.[28] He was selected to compete at the 2024 Summer Olympics alongside Yumin Abbadini, Nicola Bartolini, Lorenzo Minh Casali, and Mario Macchiati.[29] The team qualified for the team final, where they finished sixth.[30]

Competitive history

Year	Event	Team	AA	FX	PH	SR	VT	PB	HB
Junior
2013	European Youth Olympic Festival
Senior
2017	Austrian Team Open
	Koper World Challenge Cup								4
	Szombathely World Challenge Cup								8
2018	Baku World Cup							7
	Koper World Challenge Cup							6
	World Championships	14
	Cottbus World Cup								8
2019	Doha World Cup								4
	European Championships								4
	European Games								6
	World Championships	13
2021
	European Championships								4
	Varna World Challenge Cup
	World Championships								4
2022	Baku World Cup								6
	Cairo World Cup
	Koper World Challenge Cup
	World Championships	4
2023	Cottbus World Cup
	European Championships
2024	Baku World Cup								7
	Koper World Challenge Cup
	Olympic Games	6

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References

1. "Macchini Carlo". Paris 2024. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
2. "Carlo Macchini: un fermano oro olimpico in Olanda" [Carlo Macchini: a Fermo native wins EYOF gold in Holland]. Il Mascalzone Sportivo (in Italian). 23 July 2013. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
3. "Linz: la New Generation GAM colpisce ancora! L'Austrian Open va all'Italia" [Linz: New Generation MAG strikes again! Austrian Open goes to Italy]. Italian Gymnastics Federation (in Italian). 18 March 2017. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
4. De Pasquale, Adriana (20 April 2017). "Ginnastica Artistica, Europei 2017: bene Galli nelle qualificazioni maschili" [Artistic Gymnastics, European Championships 2017: Galli does well in men's qualifications]. Sportface (in Italian). Retrieved 2 September 2024.
5. "Koper: che grinta Carlo! Macchini chiude ai piedi del podio alla sbarra" [Koper: Carlo's grit! Macchini closes at the foot of the podium on the horizontal bar]. Italian Gymnastics Federation (in Italian). 14 May 2017. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
6. "Szombathely - World Challenge Cup: Levantesi e Macchini chiudono 8^ a parallele e sbarra" [Szombathely - World Challenge Cup: Levantesi and Macchini finish 8th on bars and horizontal bar]. Italian Gymnastics Federation (in Italian). 10 September 2017. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
7. Hopkins, Lauren (21 March 2018). "2018 Baku World Cup Men's Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
8. Hopkins, Lauren (17 June 2018). "2018 Koper Challenge Cup Men's Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
9. "Doha – Campionato del Mondo: ecco a voi le due squadre azzurre!" [Doha – World Championship: here are the two Italian teams!]. Italian Gymnastics Federation (in Italian). 22 October 2018. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
10. "48th Artistic Gymnastics World Championships Doha (QAT), 25 October – 3 November 2018 Men's Team Quaification" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. 25 October 2018. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
11. "Cottbus – La Mori sfiora il podio al corpo libero. Macchini cade alla sbarra e chiude ottavo" [Cottbus – Mori almost gets the podium on floor. Macchini falls on horizontal bar and finishes eighth]. Italian Gymnastics Federation (in Italian). 25 November 2018. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
12. Villa, Stefano (23 March 2019). "Ginnastica, Coppa del Mondo: Carlo Macchini quarto a Doha, sfiorato il podio alla sbarra! Matteo Levantesi ottavo" [Gymnastics, World Cup: Carlo Macchini fourth in Doha, missed the podium on the horizontal bar! Matteo Levantesi eighth]. OA Sport (in Italian). Retrieved 2 September 2024.
13. "Carlo Macchini è quarto alla sbarra degli Europei 2019" [Carlo Macchini is fourth on the horizontal bar at the 2019 European Championships]. Cronache Fermane (in Italian). 14 April 2019. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
14. Villa, Stefano (30 June 2019). "Ginnastica artistica, European Games 2019: Carlo Macchini sesto alla sbarra, sfuma la medaglia per l'azzurro" [Artistic gymnastics, European Games 2019: Carlo Macchini sixth on the horizontal bar, medal slips away for the Italian]. OA Sport (in Italian). Retrieved 2 September 2024.
15. "49th FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships Stuttgart (GER), 4 October - 13 October 2019 Men's Team Quaification" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. 6 October 2019. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
16. "Macchini Carlo – FIG Athlete Profile". International Gymnastics Federation. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
17. "Melanie de Jesus dos Santos leads medallists on final day at 2021 European Artistic Gymnastics Championships: Results". International Olympic Committee. 21 April 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
18. "Kovtun claims two golds, Perebinosova wins full set of medals in Varna". International Gymnastics Federation. 31 May 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
19. Demeyer, Tess (24 October 2021). "American Gymnasts Won Five Medals at 2021 World Championships". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
20. Hopkins, Lauren (5 April 2022). "2022 Baku World Cup Men's Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
21. "Armenian, Ukrainian gymnasts earn golden triples at Cairo Apparatus World Cup". International Gymnastics Federation. 22 March 2022. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
22. "Golden girl Zsofia Kovacs steals the show in Koper". International Gymnastics Federation. 20 June 2022. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
23. "Mondiali di ginnastica artistica, l'Italia a un soffio dal podio nella finale a squadre maschile" [Artistic Gymnastics World Championships, Italy just shy of podium in men's team final]. Rai News 24 (in Italian). 2 November 2022. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
24. Carayol, Tumaini (2 November 2022). "Jake Jarman holds his nerve for Great Britain to secure team bronze". The Guardian. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
25. "Gymnasts from seven nations snag titles at Cottbus World Cup". International Gymnastics Federation. 27 February 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
26. "Europei di Antalya: doppio argento azzurro con Manila Esposito e Carlo Macchini" [Antalya European Championships: double silver for Italy with Manila Esposito and Carlo Macchini]. Italian National Olympic Committee (in Italian). 16 April 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
27. "Baku – World Cup: Finali senza podio per Elisa Iorio e Carlo Macchini" [Baku – World Cup: Finals without podium for Elisa Iorio and Carlo Macchini]. Italian Gymnastics Federation (in Italian). 10 March 2024. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
28. "Triple titleist Kovtun stars at Koper World Challenge Cup". International Gymnastics Federation. 3 June 2024. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
29. "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.
30. Cintioli, Michela (30 July 2024). "Artistica, Olimpiadi 2024: le dichiarazioni degli Azzurri dopo la Team Final; "Vorrei che il sesto posto di oggi fosse un trampolino di lancio", ha detto il DTN Cocciaro" [Artistic, 2024 Olympics: the Azzurri's statements after the Team Final; “I would like today's sixth place to be a stepping stone,” said DTN Cocciaro]. Ginnasticando (in Italian). Retrieved 2 September 2024.

External links

• Carlo Macchini at the International Gymnastics Federation