Marco Mariani (born 14 June 1968, [1] in Venice) is an Italian curler from Cortina d'Ampezzo, Belluno, Italy. [2]
Mariani competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics inTurin, Italy, where he finished in 7th place. [3]
He is currently the coach of the Chinese women's curling team [2] and took them to 7th place at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China. [4]
Mariani is married and has one daughter. [2]
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