Pyrros Dimas

Pyrros Dimas
Personal information
NationalityGreek
Born (1971-10-13) 13 October 1971 (age 53)[1]
Himarë, Albania
Height173 cm (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Weight83.15 kg (183.3 lb)
Sport
Country Albania (1982–1992)
Greece Greece (1992–2004)
SportWeightlifting
Event85 kg
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
  • Snatch: 180.5 kg (1999)
  • Clean and jerk: 215 kg (2000)
  • Total: 392.5 kg (1996)
Medal record
Men's weightlifting
Representing  Greece
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1992 Barcelona -82.5 kg
Gold medal – first place 1996 Atlanta -83 kg
Gold medal – first place 2000 Sydney -85 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Athens -85 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1993 Melbourne -83 kg
Gold medal – first place 1995 Guangzhou -83 kg
Gold medal – first place 1998 Lahti -85 kg
Silver medal – second place 1999 Athens -85 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1995 Warszawa -83 kg
Silver medal – second place 1998 Riesa -85 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1992 Szekszard -82.5 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1993 Sofia -83 kg
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place 1993 Languedoc-Roussillon -91 kg

Pyrros Dimas (Greek: Πύρρος Δήμας; pronounced [piros ðimas]; born 13 October 1971) is a Greek politician and former weightlifter. He is currently the technical director for USA Weightlifting, having taken that position in June 2017.[2] Dimas has also been involved in politics as a member of the Hellenic Parliament, representing the Panhellenic Socialist Movement from 2012 to 2015.

Dimas is the most decorated Greek athlete in the Olympics and is widely considered one of the greatest weightlifters of all time, having been three times Olympic Gold Medalist (in his fourth Olympiad, a knee injury notwithstanding, he won the bronze medal), and three times World Champion. He was named the Greek Male Athlete of the Year, for the years 1992, 1993, 1995, and 1996.[3]

  1. ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Pirro Dhima". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
  2. ^ Ford, Bonnie D. (29 November 2017). "Raising the Bar". ESPN.com. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
  3. ^ "Pyrros Dimas". www.peace-sport.org. Retrieved 19 September 2024.