| nickname = {{lang|it|il Signore degli Anelli}} ("the Lord of the Rings")<ref>{{cite web|url=http://m.sky.it/m/sky_mobile/contents/sport/olimpiadi/londra_2012/2011/12/21/obiettivo_londra_2012_ospite_yuri_chechi_antonio_rossi_social_games|title=A Obiettivo Londra il "Signore degli Anelli" Yuri Chechi|publisher=sky.it|language=it|access-date=10 May 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120802023049/http://m.sky.it/m/sky_mobile/contents/sport/olimpiadi/londra_2012/2011/12/21/obiettivo_londra_2012_ospite_yuri_chechi_antonio_rossi_social_games|archive-date=2 August 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|nickname = {{lang|it|il Signore degli Anelli}} ("the Lord of the Rings")<ref>{{cite web|url=http://m.sky.it/m/sky_mobile/contents/sport/olimpiadi/londra_2012/2011/12/21/obiettivo_londra_2012_ospite_yuri_chechi_antonio_rossi_social_games|title=A Obiettivo Londra il "Signore degli Anelli" Yuri Chechi|publisher=sky.it|language=it|access-date=10 May 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120802023049/http://m.sky.it/m/sky_mobile/contents/sport/olimpiadi/londra_2012/2011/12/21/obiettivo_londra_2012_ospite_yuri_chechi_antonio_rossi_social_games|archive-date=2 August 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| country = {{GYM National Team|ITA|MAG|flagyear=2003}}
|country = {{ITA}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1969|10|11|df=y}}
|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1969|10|11|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Prato]], Italy
|birth_place = [[Prato]], Italy
| height = {{height|m=1.65}}<ref name=sr/>
| height = {{height|m=1.65}}<ref name=sr/>
|discipline = MAG
| discipline = MAG
| headcoach = [[Bruno Franceschetti]]<ref>[http://www.gazzetta.it/primi_piani/altri_sport/2004/pp_1.0.343053588.shtml Jury Chechi, il ritorno del re]. gazzetta.it. 7 April 2004</ref>
| headcoach = [[Bruno Franceschetti]]<ref>[http://www.gazzetta.it/primi_piani/altri_sport/2004/pp_1.0.343053588.shtml Jury Chechi, il ritorno del re]. gazzetta.it. 7 April 2004</ref>
'''Jury Dimitri Chechi''' {{post-nominals|post-noms=[[Italian orders of merit|Commendatore OMRI]]}} ({{IPA|it|ˈjuːri ˈkeːki}}; born 11 October 1969) is a retired Italian gymnast.
'''Jury Chechi''' {{post-nominals|post-noms=[[Italian orders of merit|Commendatore OMRI]]}} ({{IPA|it|ˈjuːri ˈkeːki}}; born 11 October 1969) is a retired Italian gymnast.
==Biography==
==Biography==
Chechi was named after cosmonaut [[Yuri Gagarin]].<ref name=sr/> He won the [[Summer Olympics|Olympics]] title in the [[Gymnastics rings|rings]] at [[1996 Summer Olympics|Atlanta 1996]] and was third at [[Gymnastics at the 2004 Summer Olympics|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.
Chechi was named after cosmonaut [[Yuri Gagarin]].<ref name=sr/> He won the [[Summer Olympics|Olympics]] title in the [[Gymnastics rings|rings]] at [[1996 Summer Olympics|Atlanta 1996]] and was third at [[Gymnastics at the 2004 Summer Olympics|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.
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 [[1992 Summer Olympics|Barcelona 1992]] and [[2000 Summer Olympics|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.<ref name=sr/>
Chechi dominated his speciality, the rings, during the nineties, so he was nicknamed "the Lord of the Rings"; however, he could not participate in the [[1992 Summer Olympics|Barcelona 1992]] and [[2000 Summer Olympics|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.<ref name=sr/>
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|2006 Winter Olympics opening ceremony]] in [[Turin]].
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|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).
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 signalled 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://social.excite.it/Attualita/Magazine/6-vip-italiani-che-non-sapevi-fossero-atei?page=5|title=6 vip italiani che non sapevi fossero atei}}</ref>
He is an atheist.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://social.excite.it/Attualita/Magazine/6-vip-italiani-che-non-sapevi-fossero-atei?page=5|title=6 vip italiani che non sapevi fossero atei}}</ref>
Chechi was named after cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin.[1] 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.
Chechi dominated his speciality, the rings, during the nineties, so he was nicknamed "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.[1]
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 signalled that he should have won the gold medal, not Dimosthenis Tampakos (meaning that he won only because he was the local champion).
