Andrea Macri

Ma Ki, Il Conte [The Count]. (sportdipiu.it, 2016)

Visiting wineries, gardening, mountain biking, wheelchair tennis. (paralympic.org, 12 Feb 2022, 23 Nov 2021)

Finishing fourth at the 2018 Paralympic Winter Games in Pyeongchang. (paralympic.org, 12 Feb 2022; Athlete, 01 Mar 2022)

Italian Para ice hockey player Andrea Chiarotti. (Athlete, 01 Mar 2022)

In December 2015 an injury prevented him from competing at an international tournament in Turin, Italy. He returned to the national team in February 2016. (paralympic.org, 07 Feb 2016; paralimpici.gazzetta.it, 06 Dec 2015)

"Have fun in whatever you do." (Athlete, 08 Mar 2014)

He competed in wheelchair fencing at the 2012 Paralympic Games in London, and won silver in team foil at the 2011 World Championships in Catania, Italy. (SportsDeskOnline, 25 Nov 2021; paralympic.org, 30 Oct 2013)

To captain the Italian team at the 2026 Paralympic Winter Games in Milan-Cortina. (paralympic.org, 12 Feb 2022)

In November 2008 he was a pupil at Darwin High School in Rivoli, Italy, when the building's ceiling collapsed. His legs and spine were crushed by cast iron pipes, which resulted in paraplegia. (Athlete, 10 Mar 2018; comitatoparalimpico.it, 16 Mar 2014)

SOMMELIER
He has a passion for wine tasting and has taken exams to qualify as a sommelier. "I have a big passion for this. I did three courses and then the COVID [pandemic] started so I have a final exam. I really enjoy it when I have free time. Not to become drunk, to enjoy wine, to visit new wineries and also when I am travelling on my day off. I will think about whether to turn it into a job or keep it as a passion." (paralympic.org, 12 Feb 2022)

OTHER ACTIVITIES
In 2017 he was named an athlete representative on the International Paralympic Committee [IPC] Para ice hockey sport technical committee. He has also served as a member of the athlete's commission at the Italian Paralympic Committee. (paralympic.org, 01 Jun 2017; Facebook profile, 04 Oct 2020)

SPORTING TRIBUTE
His classmate Vito Scafidi was killed in the same accident that led to his impairment. "Every time I get a result in sport my first thought goes to my classmate Vito. It is the only way to remember him in the right way." (spoomeweek.com, 11 Nov 2013)