Pyrros Dimas

Pyrros Dimas
Personal information
NationalityGreek
Born (1971-10-13) 13 October 1971
Himarë, Albania
Height173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight83.15 kg (183.3 lb)
Sport
Country Albania (1982–1992)
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
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. 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.