After representing Albania in his early career, he migrated to Greece in 1991 and made his debut appearance for Greece at the 1992 Olympic Games, winning a gold medal. He received training under Zef Kovaci and became a triple champion in Albania in 1989 under the 82.5 kg category, which he repeated in 1990 as well. During the same year, in 1990, he earned the title of “Master of Sports.” Pyrros Dimas’s net worth estimate is $100,000 - $1M. 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The Albanian government awarded him with the ‘Master of Sports’ title, while the European Weightlifting Federation honored him with the ‘European Master’ title, in 1990. Pyrros Dimas (Greek: Πύρρος Δήμας; pronounced [piros ðimas]; born 13 October 1971) is a Greek politician and former weightlifter. "; meaning "For Greece! Most of Pyrros’s money comes from being a weight lifter. ", "Όταν ο Πύρρος ήρθε για να... σηκώσει την Ελλάδα! Born in the Albanian city of Himara from Greek parents, Dimas devoted himself to the sport of weightlifting while only aged 11. Pyrros Dimas won three Olympic gold medals for Greece ©Getty Images He is now technical director of USA Weightlifting (USAW), which has taken a strong stance against the IWF Board. His recent performances at this time earned him recognition. [7] Dimas managed to cross the Greek-Albanian border at 7 February 1991, after a several hour exhaustive trip. Pyrros Dimas’s age is 49. [6], He was part of the Albanian weightlifting team to which he made important contributions: In 1989 in the 62nd World Championship of Weightlifting Dimas ranked 12th in the World and helped Albania rank 13th in the world.). Besides being a three-time Olympic champion, he also holds three World Championship titles and one European Championship title. He participated at the 62nd World Championship of Weightlifting in 1989 and rose to the world rank of 12, helping Albania attain the 13th position. Pirro Dimas (Pyrros Dimas), Luan Shabani (Leonidas Sabanis), Jorgo Xhelili (Yorgos Tzelilis), Leonidha Goga (Leonidas Kokas), Viktor Mitro (Viktor Mitrou). Dimas was born in 1971 in Himara, southern Albania, to ethnic Greek parents. At the 2000 Summer Olympics, he won yet another gold medal, this time in the 85 kg class. During his third lift at the clean and jerk, he shouted "Για την Ελλάδα!" [11], In 2012 Dimas entered politics as a member of PASOK. In 1990 he was also accorded the title "Master of Sports" by the Albanian government and the title "European Master" by the European Weightlifting Federation. The most decorated Olympic athlete in the history of weightlifting, three times Olympic Champion plus once bronze-medal winner Greek hero Pyrros Dimas celebrates his birthday today! He seemed to have been god-gifted and born to become a … His success at the three consecutive Olympics made him Greece’s national hero and one of the greatest athletes in weightlifting. This is the catchphrase with which he is most associated in Greece. He won a bronze medal in the 85 kg class, despite suffering from a wrist injury and recovering from a knee surgery. Pyrros Dimas was born as Pirro Dhima on October 13, 1971 in Himara, southern Albania, to Greek parents. Upon his retirement from the sport, he was selected to head the Hellenic Weightlifting Federation and joined politics, http://imgarcade.com/1/pyrros-dimas-2012/, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xlD7KmiNBaE. Let’s find out! After earning the bronze medal he signalled his retirement by leaving his shoes on the platform, while the appreciative Greek crowd gave him a standing ovation. Pyrros Dimas was born on October 13, 1971 in Himarë, Greek, is Olympic athlete. The 49-year-old weight lifter was born in Albania. His birth sign is Libra and his life path number is 5. He seemed to have been god-gifted and born to become a living legend in the history of weightlifting. Maybe. Dimas was born in Himara, southern Albania, to ethnic Greek parents. At a time when Greek success at the Olympics was limited, he and Voula Patoulidou (the surprise gold medalist at the 100m hurdles) became instant national heroes. He started competing at 14 and won his […] [6], While in Albania, he was coached by Zef Kovaci. He won the event with two new World Records. As a true sportsperson, he would continue to hold the weights above his head even after the buzzer went on, allowing the audience to click pictures, https://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/pyrros-dimas-6114.php, Celebrities Who Look Beautiful Even Without Makeup, The Top 25 Wrestling Announcers Of All Time, The Hottest Male Celebrities With The Best Abs. At 18, in 1989, he became triple Champion of Albania for the 82.5 kg category and in 1990 he repeated himself. He was the first Albanian to lift over 400 kg in three styles. A first close victory. He added two world titles at the 1993 Melbourne World Championships and 1995 Guangzhou World Championships, followed by European title at the 1995 Warszawa European Championships, under the 83 kg category, into his kitty. Halil Mutlu (like Süleymanoğlu, a Bulgaria-born Turk) would become the fourth in 2004. Through his phenomenal performance at the 1990 European Weightlifting Championship, held in Aalborg, Denmark, he improved his world ranking from 12 to 4, while Albania catapulted to 3rd position, behind Soviet Union and Bulgaria. He acquired Greek citizenship in 1992, and first competed under the Greek flag in the 1992 Summer Olympics, winning the gold medal in the 82.5 kg class. Pyrros Dimas (Weight Lifter) was born on the 13th of October, 1971. [9], In June 2008, Dimas became vice-president,[10] and in October 2008 president of the Hellenic Weightlifting Federation. Pyrros Dimas is currently single, according to our records.. During his stay in Aalborg he came in contact with representatives of the Greek national team: Giannis Sgouros and Christos Iakovou and he expressed great enthusiasm for a future cooperation. Dimas was married to Anastasia Sdougkou, a former Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation (ERT) sports reporter. After representing Albania in his early career, he migrated to Greece in 1991 and made his debut appearance for Greece at the 1992 Olympic Games, winning a gold medal. Pyrros’s birth flower is Marigold and birthstone is Opal and Tourmaline. An ethnic Greek of Albanian extraction, the triple world and Olympic champion Pyrros Dimas made one last grab for gold in his adopted homeland in 2004. He seemed to have been god-gifted and born to become a living legend in the history of weightlifting. He is married to Anastasia Sdougkou, a former reporter with Greek National Television (ERT), with whom he has four children – daughter Eleni (1995), son Victor (1998), daughter Maria (2000), and son Nickolas (2009). Greek weightlifter who is considered one of the sport’s greatest athletes and won gold medals in three consecutive Olympics. He began weight training when he was 11 years old. 1998), Maria (b. [14] Dimas propagates against what he considers to be discrimination policies of the Albanian state against the Greek community of Himara.[15]. The coming of the second Hercules. He then stayed in Athens. With the 1993 and 1995 World titles under his belt, Dimas was the favorite to win Olympic Gold in the 83 kg class at the 1996 Summer Olympics, where he was the flag bearer of the Greek Olympic team. His wife Anastasia Sdougkou died of brain cancer on 14 June 2018. He was made the vice-president of Hellenic Weightlifting Federation in June 2008 and four months later in October, he became its president. COMMENTS IN ENGLISH: In YouTube there are many videos dedicated to the great Greek Olympic winner Pyrros Dimas. When he was in his youth, he idolized the former Soviet (Armenian) weightlifter of his senior category, Yurik Vardanian, whose son, Norik Vardanian idolized him when he (Norik) was a child. "Pyrros Dimas and the "American Dream" in Greece", "Cili ishte shqiptari Pirro Dhima ne Shqiperi? This made him one of just three weightlifters at that time to have won three Olympic gold medals, the others being Naim Süleymanoğlu (Turkey, but born in Bulgaria) and Kakhi Kakhiashvili (Greece, but born in Georgia). So, can we say that Albania has a weightlifting school? He has been honored with several awards for his achievements in weightlifting. The following year, he featured in the same competitions while under coaching by ZefKovaci. He was his country’s flag-bearer at the 1996 Olympic Games, held in Atlanta, where he won his second Olympic gold medal in the 83 kg class, making a world record by lifting 392.5 kg in total. (transliterated "Gia tin Ellada! "), thus dedicating his victory to Greece. An Albanian-born Greek Weightlifter, Pyrros Dimas is a living legend who professes first-class performances in three consecutive Olympic events, winning gold in all the tournaments. Besides, he is only the third weightlifter to claim a medal four times consecutively. 2009). What does this all mean? Dimas was born in 1971 in Himara, southern Albania, to ethnic Greek parents. He went on to compete in the next three Olympic Games and win two gold medals and one bronze medal. Pyrros Dimas is an Albanian-born Greek weightlifter, who won gold medals at three consecutive Olympic Games. 2000), and Nickolas (b. The 49-year-old Albanian weight lifter has done well thus far! Ferid Berberi attended the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta and the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney as Secretary General of the Albanian Weightlifting Federation. He then stayed in Athens. However, the political situation in the People's Republic of Albania prohibited him from leaving the country. [3][4][5], Dimas started the sport at 11 and competed at a junior's level at 14. In 1996, he was honored with the distinction of Captain of the Hellenic Army by the Greek government, for securing a second gold medal at the Olympics. In his third Olympic competition, he clinched his third consecutive Olympic gold medal at the 2000 Sydney Games, in the 85 kg clean-and-jerk class. He seemed to have been god-gifted and born to become a living legend in the history of weightlifting. Pyrros Dimas was a member of the Greek ethnic minority in Albania and competed for Albania at the 1990 European Championships. He went to Greece in 1991 on the pretext of getting a surgery but stayed back and became a Greek citizen in 1992. He was born in 1970s, in Generation X. 1995), Victor (b. Dimas was recovering from knee surgery and a hurt wrist and was not expected to compete in these Olympics, but he came away with a bronze medal in the 85 kg class, becoming only the fourth weightlifter in history to win a medal at four different Olympic Games, the third to win those four medals successively, and the only one whose four medals include 3 golds, thus cementing his status as a national hero in Greece and as an international weightlifting legend. [12] He was soon polemical with Greece's policies with Northern Epirus, claiming that the Greek government has "forgotten" it. Pyrros Dimas (in Greek "Πύρρος Δήμας") is a famous Greek athlete from the Greek minority of Albania. While in Albania, he was coached by Zef Kovaci. Born in 1971, in Himara, southern Albania, to ethnic Greek parents, Dimas … By winning bronze at the Athens Olympics in 2004, he became the fourth athlete to win a medal at four Olympic Games in weightlifting. political ideology: Political party - Panhellenic Socialist Movement, children: Eleni (1995), Maria (2000) and Nickolas, Victor (1998), See the events in life of Pyrros Dimas in Chronological Order, Pyrros Dimas is an Albanian-born Greek weightlifter, who won gold medals at three consecutive Olympic Games. He started training in weightlifting at the age of 11 and by the time he turned 14, he started competing at the junior level. His outstanding number of Olympic Gold Medals created another nickname "Midas". Pyrros Dimas is an Albanian-born Greek weightlifter, who won gold medals at three consecutive Olympic Games. Together they had four children, Eleni (b. Pyrros Dimas is a Greek former weightlifter. What we can confirm without doubt is that the Albanian champions of nowadays intend to create a glory of their country. [2] Dimas has also been involved in politics as a member of the Greek parliament, representing the Panhellenic Socialist Movement from 2012 to 2015. At the 1990 European Cup, held in Antalya, Turkey, Albania rose to rank 2 in Europe. In 1998, he won two more medals in the 85 kg class – gold at the Lahti World Championships and silver at the Riesa European Championships. [13], On 17 February 2014 Dimas participated in the ceremony of 100th anniversary of the declaration of Autonomy of the Republic of Northern Epirus. They were greeted as such on their return to Greece at a grand ceremony attended by 60,000 people at the Panathinaikon Stadium in Athens, with a further 30,000 outside the stadium. [8] His birthplace gave rise to his nickname "The Lion of Himara". He is currently the technical director for USA Weightlifting, having taken that position in June 2017. After representing Albania in his early career, he migrated to Gre… 77 Greek weightlifter who is considered one of the sport’s greatest athletes and won gold medals in three consecutive Olympics. [6], In the 69th European Weightlifting Championship (held in Aalborg, Denmark May 1990), Dimas ranked 4th in Europe and Albania ranked 3rd (after 1st placed USSR and 2nd placed Bulgaria), and in the European Cup for nations (in Antalya, Turkey, December 1990) Dimas, Leonidas Sabanis and Fatmir Bushi helped Albania rank 2nd in Europe (after 1st placed Bulgaria).[6]. In this article, we take a look at Pyrros Dimas's net worth in 2021, total earnings, salary, and biography. [7] He acquired Greek citizenship in 1992,[6] and first competed under the Greek flag in the 1992 Summer Olympics, winning the gold medal in the 82.5 kg class. As a trainer, notable students he has helped develop include Pyrros Dimas, Aleksander Kondo and Luan Shabani. After representing Albania in his early career, he migrated to Greece in 1991 and made his debut appearance for Greece at the 1992 Olympic Games, winning a gold medal. Characteristic of his self-confidence was his tendency to keep the weights lifted after the buzzer had sounded so that the crowd could take photographs. The following year, he crossed the border and became a Greek citizen. Dimas is the most decorated Greek athlete in the Olympics and is widely considered as 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 attended the ceremony of 100th anniversary celebration of the declaration of Autonomy of the Republic of Northern Epirus, held in February 2014. Dimas managed to cross the Greek-Albanian border at 7 February 1991, after a several hour exhaustive trip. He became a national hero overnight when he claimed his first Olympic gold medal at the 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games, in the 82.5 kg clean-and-jerk category raising a total of 370 kg, shouting his famous cry ‘For Greece’. He was the flag-bearer of the Greek team at both opening and closing ceremonies at the 2004 Olympic Games, held in Athens. 'I am from Tirana man… in Tirana, I grew up, I often made jokes with these gays speaking the dialect of Tirana…' - this is what Pirro Dhima (known internationally as Pyrros Dimas) said 12 years ago in an interview to the Albanian media Top Channel. He announced his retirement at the 2004 Summer Olympics, Athens, amid standing ovation by the Greek audience. He earned his nickname ‘The Lion of Chimara’ from his Albanian birthplace, Himara (or Chimara). He seemed to have been god-gifted and born to become a living legend in the history of weightlifting. He was welcomed by over 100,000 fans in a grand ceremony at Panathinaikon Stadium, Athens, upon his return from Barcelona after winning a gold medal, along with another medalist, Voula Patoulidou, who won in the 100m hurdles. At 18, in 1989, he became triple Champion of Albania for the 82.5 kg category and in 1990 he repeated the same result. The Albanian Weight Lifter was born in Albania on October 13, 1971. How much is Pyrros Dimas worth? So what is Pyrros Dimas’s salary per year? At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, Dimas was again chosen as Greek flag bearer for both the opening and closing ceremonies. In 1989, when Pyrros Dimas was 18 years old, he emerged as the Albania Champion for the category of 82.5 Kg. Who is Pyrros Dimas dating? Pyrros Dimas is an Albanian-born Greek weightlifter, who won gold medals at three consecutive Olympic Games. He ventured into politics in 2012 by joining PASOK and criticized the Greek government for forgetting the Northern Epirus. 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