About Pyrros Dimas
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. At 18, in 1989, he became triple Champion of Albania for the 82.5 kg category and in 1990 he repeated himself. He acquired Greek citizenship in 1992, and first competed under the Greek flag in the 1992 Summer Olympics, winning a gold medal in the 82.5 kg class. His outstanding number of Olympic Gold Medals created another nickname "Midas". He won the event with two new World Records.
Biography source: Wikipedia. The profile adds birthday-specific historical context from the Celebs Birthday Today editorial database.