Andrea Chiarotti
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| Born | 5 December 1966 Turin | |||||||||||||||||
| Died | 8 June 2018 (aged 51) Torre Pellice | |||||||||||||||||
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Andrea Ciaz Chiarotti (Turin, 5 December 1966 - Torre Pellice 8 June 2018) was an Italian ice sledge hockey player and coach. He was a three time Paralympian who was named a flag-bearer in 2014.
Career[edit]
Ice hockey[edit]
Before losing his leg in a motorbike accident in 1990,[1] he played ice hockey with Valpellice since 1982.[2] Later, since 1994, he was an ice hockey coach.
Ice sledge hockey[edit]
In 2003, in view of the 2006 Winter Paralympics in Turin, the Italian Paralympic Committee created the Italian national sledge hockey team. Chiarotti was appointed head coach.[2]
However, Chiarotti resigned shortly afterwards, preferring to return to the sport as a player.[2]
Until his retirement in 2017 he was player-assistant coach of the Tori Seduti Piemonte team (with whom he won four Italian championships) and captain of the national team.[3]
With the azzurri, Chiarotti won the gold medal at the European Championships in 2011 and the silver medal five years later. He was also a three time Paralympian: Turin 2006, Vancouver 2010 and Sochi 2014. On this last occasion he was Italy's flag bearer.[4]
After the retirement, he was appointed team leader of the Italian National team that reached fourth place in Pyeongchang 2018.[5]
He died of liver cancer a few months later.[6][7]
In his honour, the Italian Ice Sports Federation renamed the Para Ice Hockey Coppa Italia as the Andrea Chiarotti Trophy in 2022.[8]
References[edit]
- ^ "Athlete Bio". ipc.infostradasports.com. Archived from the original on 2018-06-12. Retrieved 2022-04-04.
- ^ a b c "Ciaz, ghiaccio e passione L' hockey è la mia vita - la Repubblica.it". Archivio - la Repubblica.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2022-04-04.
- ^ "Sabato 1° marzo: Special Guest...ANDREA CHIAROTTI!". www.hcvalpellice.com. Archived from the original on 20 February 2015. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
- ^ Collaro, Gianfranco. "Sochi 2014. Chiarotti portabandiera azzurro alle paralimpiadi | Sportcampania.it" (in Italian). Retrieved 2022-04-04.
- ^ "Sportdipiù Tori Seduti al via della nuova stagione". SportDiPiù (in Italian). 2017-08-28. Retrieved 2022-04-04.
- ^ "Hockey, addio all'azzurro Andrea Chiarotti". sport.sky.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2022-04-04.
- ^ "L'hockey e lo sport paralimpico piangono Andrea "Ciaz" Chiarotti". L'Eco del Chisone (in Italian). Retrieved 2022-04-04.
- ^ "Para Ice Hockey: la finale di Coppa Italia 1° Trofeo "Andrea Chiarotti" a Torino". tuttosport.com (in Italian). Retrieved 2022-04-04.
External links[edit]
- Andrea Chiarotti at the International Paralympic Committee
- Andrea Chiarotti at IPC.InfostradaSports.com (archived)