Jury Chechi

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Jury Chechi
— Gymnast —
File:Jury chechi.jpg
Jury Chechi in 2012
Personal information
Full name Jury Dimitri Chechi
Nickname(s) Lord of Rings [1]
Country represented  Italy
Born (1969-10-11) 11 October 1969 (age 54)
Prato, Italy
Height Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value).[2]
Weight 60 kg (130 lb)[2]
Discipline Men's artistic gymnastics
Level Senior
Club SG Etruria Prato[2]
Head coach(es) Bruno Franceschetti[3]
Retired 2004[2]
Medal record
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1996 Atlanta Rings
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Athens Rings
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1993 Birmingham Rings
Gold medal – first place 1994 Brisbane Rings
Gold medal – first place 1995 Sabae Rings
Gold medal – first place 1996 San Juan Rings
Gold medal – first place 1997 Lausanne Rings
Bronze medal – third place 1989 Stuttgart Rings
Bronze medal – third place 1991 Indianapolis Rings
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1990 Lausanne Rings
Gold medal – first place 1992 Budapest Rings
Gold medal – first place 1994 Praga Rings
Gold medal – first place 1996 Copenhagen Rings
Bronze medal – third place 1990 Lausanne All-around
Bronze medal – third place 1992 Budapest Floor
Universiade
Gold medal – first place 1993 Buffalo Team
Gold medal – first place 1993 Buffalo Rings
Gold medal – first place 1997 Sicily Rings
Silver medal – second place 1993 Buffalo All-around
European Cup
Gold medal – first place 1988 Firenze Rings
Bronze medal – third place 1988 Firenze Floor
Bronze medal – third place 1988 Firenze Parallel bars
Gold medal – first place 1991 Bruxelles All-around
Gold medal – first place 1991 Bruxelles Rings
Gold medal – first place 1991 Bruxelles Parallel bars
Gold medal – first place 1995 Roma Rings

Jury Dimitri Chechi Commendatore OMRI (Italian pronunciation: [ˈjuːri ˈkeːki]; born 11 October 1969) is a retired Italian gymnast.

Biography

Chechi was named after cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin.[2] He won the Olympics title in the rings at Atlanta 1996 and was third at Athens 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.

Jury Chechi dominated his specialty, the rings, during the nineties, so he was named "The Lord of the Rings", however he could not participate in the Barcelona 1992 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.[2]

Chechi was the Italian flagbearer at the opening ceremony in the Athens Games in 2004. He also participated in the 2006 Winter Olympics opening ceremony in Turin.

Jury sparked some controversy at the 2004 Athens Olympic games when he shook the hand of Silver medalist in the rings final, Yordan Yovchev and signaled that he should have won the gold medal, not Dimosthenis Tampakos (meaning that he won only because he was the local champion).

Honours of merit

Commendatore OMRI BAR.svg
3rd Class / Commander: Commendatore Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana

— 27 September 2004. Initiative by President of the Italian Republic Carlo Azeglio Ciampi.[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Jury Chechi. sports-reference.com
  3. ↑ Jury Chechi, il ritorno del re. gazzetta.it. 7 April 2004
  4. ↑ Commendatore Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana Sig. Jury CHECHI. quirinale.it

External links

  • (Italian) Jury Chechi official website
  • Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons
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