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Happy Birthday Pyrros Dimas!

Pyrros Dimas, three times Olympic Champion and the most decorated weightlifter ever, celebrates his birthday today!

He won his first Olympic Gold in 1992 for Greece in the 82,5kg bodyweight category, then was crowned again at the Olympics in 1996 and 2000. In 2004, he added an Olympic Bronze to his collection, becoming one of the very few who participated on 4 consecutive Olympic Games.

He became Member of the IWF Hall of Fame in 2009.

We wish happy birthday to the living legend, Pyrros Dimas!