Pyrros Dimas

Pyrros Dimas

Personal information
Nationality	Greek
Born	(1971-10-13) 13 October 1971 (age 52)[1] Himarë, Albania
Height	173 cm (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Weight	83.15 kg (183.3 lb)
Sport
Country	Albania (1982–1992) Greece (1992–2004)
Sport	Weightlifting
Event	85 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 1992 Barcelona -82.5 kg 1996 Atlanta -83 kg 2000 Sydney -85 kg 2004 Athens -85 kg World Championships 1993 Melbourne -83 kg 1995 Guangzhou -83 kg 1998 Lahti -85 kg 1999 Athens -85 kg European Championships 1995 Warszawa -83 kg 1998 Riesa -85 kg 1992 Szekszard -82.5 kg 1993 Sofia -83 kg Mediterranean Games 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]