Matteo Morandi
Personal information
Country represented Italy
Born (1981-10-08) 8 October 1981 (age 42)
Vimercate
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
Medal record
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2012 London Rings
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Debrecen Rings
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Anaheim Rings
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Melbourne Rings
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Rotterdam Rings
World Cup Final
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Birmingham Rings
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2010 Birmingham Rings
Silver medal – second place 2012 Montpellier Rings
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Ljublijana Rings
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Moscow Rings
Summer Universiade
Bronze medal – third place 2005 İzmir Rings
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place 2005 Almería Rings
Gold medal – first place 2009 Pescara Team All-Around
Silver medal – second place 2005 Almería Team All-Around
Silver medal – second place 2009 Pescara Rings

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.

Olympic Games

He 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

He won four bronze medals in the Rings at these games. The first in Debrecen 2002, Anaheim 2003, Melbourne 2005 and Rotterdam 2010.

European Championships

In 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

The "Morandi" is a Marinich-style handspring front flip in the tucked position. It was awarded a D value by the Code of Points.[2]

Portrayal of the Morandi by the 2017-2022 Code of Points

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Code of Points" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2017-05-19. Retrieved 2017-04-27.


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