It makes me angry that people have disliked this video. He has just snatched well over twice his bodyweight. Some people don't have the slightest appreciation of pure athleticism, technique and power when they see it. For me this is more impressive than someone benching hundreds of kg any day.
He is a man. And only he knows what or who he truly is. But he chose to represent what he did. And he's never spoken bad about either country. What's the question here? Which part of the world can claim him? How about humanity claiming him? How about just appreciating his efforts, his sportsmanship ? How about that ?
He really is the best of all. I' m not saying that because I am from Greece, but he just is. Despite his injuries he participated in 4 Olympic Games and took 4 medals (3 gold and in Athens 2004 bronze). For me, there is no one grater than him...
@ Sebco Before trying to claim him as being Albanian, why was one of his greatest wins preceded by him clearly announcing: "ΓΙΑ ΤΗΝ ΕΛΛΑΔΑ!!!" ("For Greece")? Clearly the man feels and is Greek. If anything, the your Albanian government is guilty of persecuting the Greeks of Albania, not allowing them to live with freedom, practice their own religion and customs. Even without the tyranny of Hodza, your country still functions like an oligarchy. Just saying- food for thought there perhaps.
@cactrotman because you can only add the .5 kgs to world records, so if dimas had 178 and 210 (for example) he would have a total of 388, so if another lifter snatched 177.5 then he would need 212.5 kgs to beet him because you cant take 210.5. hope that makes sense
Wow near perfect double knee bend from Dimas! Extension only directed upwards at the top of the pull! Left him int he right position for the catching phase where there ain't much time to adjust position! Unlike his competitors misses who leaned to far back!
@gheckert Dimas lifted 178, which counts as 177.5 competition-wise (back at this time only lifts in multiples of 2.5kg were allowed competition-wise, while you could do smaller increases to beat records). And Gardev lifted 177.5 and weighed less, which in turn gives him the gold.
when you say Dimas is Albanian is like you say a man from Nagorno Karabah with both parents Armenian is Azerbaijani because he born in Azerbaijani territory.....
Remember Pyrros Dimas [ Hellenic Name And Surname ]Very Well [We have Same Age ]When he came in Greece he Was Speaking Flue ntly Greek as most of the norhern Epirotans [Ethnic Greeks ]with their Special Accent .Almost All Albanians Came Greece After 1991 .92 Croosing the border dident Know no t Even ONE Greek Word [ only Norhern epirotans ., B y the Way GRATE ATHLETE Huge Spirit !
WELL GUYS EVEN DIMAS IS ALBABIAN.....HE IS GREEK AS AN ATHLETE ......AND THATS WHAT IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE HE BECAME WHAT HE IS AS AN ATHLETE.... THROUGH WORKOUTS AND TRAINING WITH GREEK TRAINERS AND IN GREEK FACILITIES....DONT MIX UP ETHNICITIES
@El Maccho it doesn't matter...if you born from Greeks but trained from Germans in Germany with German trainers in German facilities you will become a German ATLHETE
It's because of the rules. In weightlifting weight increase is done in specific steps. You can't increase half a kilo and beat the opponent, there is a minimum threshold. You can increase to do a WR though. So Dimas had to increase to say 179 (hypothetically I don't know how much the threshold is or how it is determined but it's more than 0.5kg) to beat the opponent. What he did instead, probably so he doesn't overstrain himself for the clean & jerk, was increase to 178 for the WR, but these actually count as 177.5 (equal to the second best weight) for the medals, because the increase is below the threshold. When two athletes lift the same weight, the lighter athlete wins, because his weight lifted/body weight ratio is larger, so he is considered a better lifter. As such he lost the gold medal to a lighter athlete. In the clean & jerk he actually got silver again because he lifted 210kg, same as some other lighter guy, but got gold in total weight lifted.
dont speak like that my friend pyrro dimas is an Albanian ...and this is not bad ..i know why are you talking for albanians like this but you have a fale here....because is not all the albanians the same..i have a lot of friend who are albanians but they are very good friends and childs...believe me..!! you have wrong about albanians is not all the same..!
Is this gonna turn into one of these you tube wars cause im not even gonna entertain it. Let me ENLIGHTEN you my friend His parents are both from Himara which so happens to be in ALBANIA so irrespective of what you think his ALBANIAN The End.
Correct. They are from himara , but their parents are greek. So his rutes are greek. And in his interviews he states greek from Epirus that is totaly greek. And he is proud for his country. Epirus. The albanians that have had birth in Greece. Are not greek. Their routes are from albania. Is not bad this. But many of them appreciate Greece and this nice. Their dna are not greek. And they live via from my grandparents who fight all the wars to save Greece. Not from albanians. They haven't offer to Greece.
It makes me angry that people have disliked this video. He has just snatched well over twice his bodyweight. Some people don't have the slightest appreciation of pure athleticism, technique and power when they see it. For me this is more impressive than someone benching hundreds of kg any day.
Exactly.. most people can’t even deadlift that now throwing it over your head..
15 people have no idea what they just saw.
now that are 17
+rodrigolovo 18 clueless ass-hats.
Are 37!
40
He is a man. And only he knows what or who he truly is. But he chose to represent what he did. And he's never spoken bad about either country. What's the question here? Which part of the world can claim him? How about humanity claiming him? How about just appreciating his efforts, his sportsmanship ? How about that ?
there is no question about the country he belongs to. he is greek as any greek. both of his parents are greeks
true and he is humble and very nice guy finally i met him he made great things
It's funny that he's nodding his appreciation to people while having 178kg over his head.
Easier than it looks! It’s a fun and impressive trick
He really is the best of all. I' m not saying that because I am from Greece, but he just is. Despite his injuries he participated in 4 Olympic Games and took 4 medals (3 gold and in Athens 2004 bronze). For me, there is no one grater than him...
Καλά τα κ λες κούκλα! Έτσι ήταν ψυχάρα! Είδωλο
HE IS AND I AM FROM MALTA FINALLY I MET HIM IN MALTA HE IS THE GREEK LION OF HIMARA THE BEST
@ Sebco
Before trying to claim him as being Albanian, why was one of his greatest wins preceded by him clearly announcing: "ΓΙΑ ΤΗΝ ΕΛΛΑΔΑ!!!" ("For Greece")? Clearly the man feels and is Greek. If anything, the your Albanian government is guilty of persecuting the Greeks of Albania, not allowing them to live with freedom, practice their own religion and customs. Even without the tyranny of Hodza, your country still functions like an oligarchy. Just saying- food for thought there perhaps.
One and only.Simply the BEST!!!!
you saw the living god of weightlifting thanks
finally i met him in my City Bormla Malta
Όχι φίλε,δεν είναι αλβανός!Είναι βορειοηπειρώτης χειμαρριώτης!
Thanks!
so fast and explosive!!!!!!!!!!!!
@cactrotman because you can only add the .5 kgs to world records, so if dimas had 178 and 210 (for example) he would have a total of 388, so if another lifter snatched 177.5 then he would need 212.5 kgs to beet him because you cant take 210.5.
hope that makes sense
Wow near perfect double knee bend from Dimas! Extension only directed upwards at the top of the pull! Left him int he right position for the catching phase where there ain't much time to adjust position! Unlike his competitors misses who leaned to far back!
So why did the 178 only count as 177.5?
what is the world standard?
wait why did the announcer say dimas got silver in the snatch? He lifted more than gardev
Man...the average athlete would bomb out on the 3rd after missing the 2nd snatch.....
zero dislikes...... lets keep it that way
@BDFPA That's ironic. My mistake, I clearly only thought people shared the passions and interests that I approve of. Yes.
@gheckert Dimas lifted 178, which counts as 177.5 competition-wise (back at this time only lifts in multiples of 2.5kg were allowed competition-wise, while you could do smaller increases to beat records). And Gardev lifted 177.5 and weighed less, which in turn gives him the gold.
Why did his lift only count as 177.5?
he is greek man
when you say Dimas is Albanian is like you say a man from Nagorno Karabah with both parents Armenian is Azerbaijani because he born in Azerbaijani territory.....
he was born in albania to greek parents
BRAVO SOU AGORI MOU!!!!!!!!!
A.....MAZING!!
tbh some ppl created values that you use now to live in peace ...have some respect of that atleast. You don't need to love them just respect .
Remember Pyrros Dimas [ Hellenic Name And Surname ]Very Well [We have Same Age ]When he came in Greece he Was Speaking Flue
ntly Greek as most of the norhern Epirotans [Ethnic Greeks ]with their Special Accent .Almost All Albanians Came Greece After 1991 .92 Croosing the border dident Know no t Even ONE Greek Word [ only Norhern epirotans ., B y the Way GRATE ATHLETE Huge Spirit !
Albanian guy. Good weightlifter.
@Giannis Stathakis Your father is a loser for having you. What a disappointment.
you cant reply cause you know who's right and obviously it's not you
q poder q tiene dimas ..muy bueno¡¡¡
WELL GUYS EVEN DIMAS IS ALBABIAN.....HE IS GREEK AS AN ATHLETE ......AND THATS WHAT IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE HE BECAME WHAT HE IS AS AN ATHLETE.... THROUGH
WORKOUTS AND TRAINING WITH GREEK TRAINERS AND IN GREEK FACILITIES....DONT MIX UP ETHNICITIES
@El Maccho it doesn't matter...if you born from Greeks but trained from Germans in Germany with German trainers in German facilities you will become a German ATLHETE
Beast!!
why wouldn't i be nothing?
if thats a world record why did he get silver metal in the snatch?
It's because of the rules. In weightlifting weight increase is done in specific steps. You can't increase half a kilo and beat the opponent, there is a minimum threshold. You can increase to do a WR though. So Dimas had to increase to say 179 (hypothetically I don't know how much the threshold is or how it is determined but it's more than 0.5kg) to beat the opponent. What he did instead, probably so he doesn't overstrain himself for the clean & jerk, was increase to 178 for the WR, but these actually count as 177.5 (equal to the second best weight) for the medals, because the increase is below the threshold. When two athletes lift the same weight, the lighter athlete wins, because his weight lifted/body weight ratio is larger, so he is considered a better lifter. As such he lost the gold medal to a lighter athlete. In the clean & jerk he actually got silver again because he lifted 210kg, same as some other lighter guy, but got gold in total weight lifted.
Efstathios Zavvos that is crazy
+Efstathios Zavvos you just mindfucked the shit out of me
+Efstathios Zavvos Thanks for the info. That means though, that he won total, correct?
Rationalthought83 Yeap
i thought he snatched 2 kilos more in the 96' olympics?
He snached 180kg in 96s
I blame you.
@chiefwr88 actually 387.5
dimas is a superman of greek
Piro Dhima ic albenia
@@mediismaili9305You are albanian. No Pyrros!
what happened now? the truth hurts?
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ΧΙ ΙΖ ΝΟΤ ΑΛΜΠΑΝΙΑΝ ΧΙ ΙΖ ΓΚΡΕΕΚ
some dbag had to hit dislike..
ANTE GEIA
dont speak like that my friend pyrro dimas is an Albanian ...and this is not bad ..i know why are you talking for albanians like this but you have a fale here....because is not all the albanians the same..i have a lot of friend who are albanians but they are very good friends and childs...believe me..!! you have wrong about albanians is not all the same..!
Is this gonna turn into one of these you tube wars cause im not even gonna entertain it. Let me ENLIGHTEN you my friend His parents are both from Himara
which so happens to be in ALBANIA so irrespective of what you think his ALBANIAN
The End.
himara is greek you moron.they gave it to you after ww2.we took it after we won the italians and barely took all of your lands.so keep crying.
Correct. They are from himara , but their parents are greek. So his rutes are greek. And in his interviews he states greek from Epirus that is totaly greek. And he is proud for his country. Epirus. The albanians that have had birth in Greece. Are not greek. Their routes are from albania. Is not bad this. But many of them appreciate Greece and this nice. Their dna are not greek. And they live via from my grandparents who fight all the wars to save Greece. Not from albanians. They haven't offer to Greece.
The GREEKS are trying to claim him as their own
The Fact still remains hes still ALBANIAN
Why dont they spell his name right anyway Pirro Dhima
Cope