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Andrea Chiarotti

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Andrea Chiarotti
Personal information
Born5 December 1966 (1966-12-05)
Turin
Died8 June 2018 (2018-06-09) (aged 51)
Torre Pellice
Medal record
Representing  Italy
Men's para ice hockey
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2011 Sollefteå Team competition
Silver medal – second place 2016 Östersund Team competition

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

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Ice hockey

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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

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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

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  1. ^ "Athlete Bio". ipc.infostradasports.com. Archived from the original on 2018-06-12. Retrieved 2022-04-04.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Sabato 1° marzo: Special Guest...ANDREA CHIAROTTI!". www.hcvalpellice.com. Archived from the original on 20 February 2015. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  4. ^ Collaro, Gianfranco. "Sochi 2014. Chiarotti portabandiera azzurro alle paralimpiadi | Sportcampania.it" (in Italian). Retrieved 2022-04-04.
  5. ^ "Sportdipiù Tori Seduti al via della nuova stagione". SportDiPiù (in Italian). 2017-08-28. Retrieved 2022-04-04.
  6. ^ "Hockey, addio all'azzurro Andrea Chiarotti". sport.sky.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2022-04-04.
  7. ^ "L'hockey e lo sport paralimpico piangono Andrea "Ciaz" Chiarotti". L'Eco del Chisone (in Italian). Retrieved 2022-04-04.
  8. ^ "Para Ice Hockey: la finale di Coppa Italia 1° Trofeo "Andrea Chiarotti" a Torino". tuttosport.com (in Italian). Retrieved 2022-04-04.
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