Jury Dimitri Chechi (; born 11 October 1969) is a retired Italian

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Biography

Chechi was named after cosmonaut

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. He won the

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title in the rings at

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and was third at

Athens 2004 The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ...

. Chechi's bronze was the result of his attempted comeback into the sport at the age of 35, well above what is considered the average age of a male gymnast. Chechi dominated his specialty, the rings, during the nineties, so he was nicknamed "the Lord of the Rings"; however, he could not participate in the

Barcelona 1992 The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as ...

and Sydney 2000 Olympic games due to serious injuries. He has won five gold and two bronze medals at the World Gymnastics Championships and four gold and two bronze medals at the European Championships. Chechi was the Italian flagbearer at the opening ceremony in the Athens Games in 2004. He also participated in the

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. Jury sparked some controversy at the 2004 Athens Olympic games when he shook the hand of Silver medalist in the rings final,

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and signaled that he should have won the gold medal, not Dimosthenis Tampakos (meaning that he won only because he was the local champion). He is an atheist.

Honours of merit

: 3rd Class / Commander: ''Commendatore Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana'' — 27 September 2004. Initiative by

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.Commendatore Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana Sig. Jury CHECHI
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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Chechi, Jury 1969 births Living people Italian male artistic gymnasts Italian atheists Olympic gymnasts of Italy Olympic gold medalists for Italy Olympic bronze medalists for Italy Gymnasts at the 1988 Summer Olympics Gymnasts at the 1996 Summer Olympics Gymnasts at the 2004 Summer Olympics World champion gymnasts Medalists at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships People from Prato Olympic medalists in gymnastics European champions in gymnastics Universiade medalists in gymnastics Universiade gold medalists for Italy Universiade silver medalists for Italy Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics

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