The muscles you use to turn your head are connected to your shoulders and back. Under such extreme tension, any movement that weakens the stability and balance of your muscle system is dangerous. Try it yourself if you are not convinced.
Undoubtedly the most badass weight lifter of all time. 4 medals in 4 Olympics & 3 Golds + 01 Bronze even when he was not fully recovered from a knee injury. That is Superman stuff.
Everyone talks about his four Olympic games and they "forgot" his big collection of gold metals in world championships in between . It wasn't a small achievement!
He belonged to the much persecuted Greek minority in Southern albania and who quickly went to Greece when the stalinist regime fell. He is a real Greek.and very proud to be so.
If I remember correctly, it was said by him and his trainer that we was past his prime come the 2004 games and was not expecting to win Gold that year. But being the games were held in Greece, he had to compete to win at least a medal for himself and Greece.
He was competing with a shoulder injury. This is why many for us Greeks say that it was the bronze and for many of us it is his best medal because we thought he was out of the olympics before that last one. He was very tough.
Also he had a wrist injury little time before the olympics and a knee surgery just two months before. So he had to major injuries just before the games and he was 32 participating in 4 olympics. Just incredible, unbelievble human perseverence
Deepest respect to legend for his consistent performance of 16 years... 16 years is not a joke to be continuously in prime and have Medal in Worlds Top Event... True Legend... Don't know why he is not to the level of popularity he actually deserves...
A guy that participates in 4 Olympics is already worth of huge respect. To win 4 (1 in each Olympic game) medals, where 3 are of gold ... WOW! Congratulations.
@@kayacenk4164 read the text. 3 gold 1 bronze. He WON 4 medals. Barcelona 1992 - Gold Atlanta 1996 - Gold Sydney 2000 - Gold Athens 2004 - Bronze I never said he won all the events. He WON medals. If that's not enough for you ...
Well, not sure about that. Many would argue that title may belong to Nick Galis. I would, as he brought much more collective euphoria to the Greek people than Dimas.
Dritan Langa he was born in albania but he was greek , his family was in a minority of greeks that lived in albania so just like many of u albanians that are born in greece say u are not greek , piros is not albanian ;)
I get emotional watching the archives of this man. the level of greatness emitted from who he was as an athlete is so off the charts its literally a thing of mythology. Dimas...truly the greatest athlete to walk the earth
I'm not Greek and don't know much about weightlifting either, but I still find this video so awesome, uplifting and motivational. Pretty much the same feeling when I saw Bolt or Phelps.
His form, clean/jerk and snatch are definitely the best I’ve seen. As perfect as you can possibly get Flawless and he keeps The weight up with no struggle. Champion.
The amount of progress he made from 82.5 - 83 kg is unbelievable it's just .5 gain in weight. At his second Olympics he was at his peak, clear example of "when I look in the mirror I see my competition"
Thank you guys so much. I just started powerlifting and I can slowly integrate all of these components of the clean and jerk into my ‘big-4’ workout days
Total Respect!! may have been the strongest man "pound for pound" ... Truly inspiring to see the results and both Pyrros and his Coach age through this amazing journey!!
Although I admire Pyrros, he is a legend, a god for us Greeks, I think Naim Suleymanoglu was the best pound for pound lifter ever. He was a beast, rip.
What I REALLY admire about him is that he’s a power jerker. I say that as a sake for representation for me because I think I cannot do split jerks at all. Much respect to him!
It’s okay, neither is he lmao. He’s from albania. Only competed with Greece because Albania did not have a strong Olympic program and didn’t give him enough $$ like the Greeks did. He even changed his name.
@@Kbcqw I'm not sure about what village you referred though, The Greek minority is recognized from the Albanian State, one example of the Greek presence is the assassination of Konstantinos Katsifas, is this guy Albanian too? Albanian names and last names is way different from Greek ones and you know that
Winning Bronze medal was the toughest for Pyrros Dimas I guess. He has said, in Athens when doing clean & jerk he felt like as if he is lifting 500 KG.
3 gold and 1 bronze at the highest level is the greatest accomplishment human being can achieve and dont forget he was injured during athens 2004 but wanted to compete in his home country.
I'm not a fan weightlifting but most of those athletes put one leg behind to finish the technique , but dimas just use his arms and legs to finish , I never see a weightlifter doing that.. Amazing
Roberto Salinas That's not as rare as you think... Also it does not avoid back injuries...You even push your lower back even more with these technique... The athlete just uses more power from his legs and eliminates his shoulders a bit... Athletes who have very strong legs use this technique...
They should have shown his attempt at gold and his symbolic action of leaving his shoes on the platform. Last lift of the day, last lift for gold, last lift of his career - fantastic man who reigned over 12 years...would anyone be able to beat him? (all eyes Ilya Ilyin)
just one month before the o4 olympicks he was training in the islan of kos where i was the sef there and he and the hhall team wehre coming to eat every day for 15 days lunch and dinner and he was in so mutch pain some timew he was crying of pain, and i asked him many times how can u do that he said i am not about to missed it this is y last olympics in frond of my people ,i will compete even if it kills me
Actually, he had to move up in weight class and he was lifting MORE with each next Olympics. It was only his last Olympics where he was not at his best and he had suffered injuries that would have deterred any other competitors from even attempting to lift.
To put in perspective Greece in total has 35 gold medals. He literally accounts for 8.57% of all gold medals obtained by Greece. Hands down one of the greatest athletes produced from their nation.
He is not just feel Greek, he IS Greek as all his ancestors were Greeks. He was borned in Himara which is an identified region of Greek ethnological minority, he speaks Greek perfectly by the day he was borned and the only country for him is Greece.
huge respect from albania.i dont care if people say he is greek or albanian,he is one of the greatest ever.his coach when he was young in albania zef kovaci told him to not train for a year because the way the other trained him he would have 2 or 3 years left.he did so in order his body to change the structure,form and technice.without zef we wouldnt see probably pirro dhima in such level.
His physique and attitude during 1992 Barcelona Olympics gives me glimpses of thoughts regarding those ancient Greek warriors who used to fight iconic wars for glory!!
The way he looks at left side and d right side while lifting is so badass
And then the grin he does... awesome
And dangerous for him.
+Vural Mecbur Yup.
Vural Mecbur how is it dangerous?
The muscles you use to turn your head are connected to your shoulders and back. Under such extreme tension, any movement that weakens the stability and balance of your muscle system is dangerous. Try it yourself if you are not convinced.
16 years competing and winning at the Olympic level. freaking stellar. winning a national lottery would probably be easier.
n33daname 12 years*
It would be 12 years
True
Not luck
@@neptis3300 4 medal 16 yrs bro 3 gold and 1 bronze
One of the most underrated and greatest sport legends
Haha well thats where i got my name from
Just like Lamar Gant
Pyrros is overrated. No World Records
@@lowereastsideastrologist7769 Yeah you are right. No world records.. Only 3 golds and one bronze.. What a waste of time... Totally overrated...
@@lowereastsideastrologist7769 1995 snatch 176 and 177,5 kg beating the previous wr (175,5)
Undoubtedly the most badass weight lifter of all time. 4 medals in 4 Olympics & 3 Golds + 01 Bronze even when he was not fully recovered from a knee injury. That is Superman stuff.
Everyone talks about his four Olympic games and they "forgot" his big collection of gold metals in world championships in between . It wasn't a small achievement!
include Suleymanoglu with him
Well said 👏
@@coconutcrab8959Pyrros was better! 👍🏻
He just wanted to show up in front of his countrymen in Olympics.
Guy was not only aging but facing injuries too. Massive respect!
Isn’t he from Albania though?
Thank you osama, SUPERB
He belonged to the much persecuted Greek minority in Southern albania and who quickly went to Greece when the stalinist regime fell. He is a real Greek.and very proud to be so.
If I remember correctly, it was said by him and his trainer that we was past his prime come the 2004 games and was not expecting to win Gold that year. But being the games were held in Greece, he had to compete to win at least a medal for himself and Greece.
He was competing with a shoulder injury. This is why many for us Greeks say that it was the bronze and for many of us it is his best medal because we thought he was out of the olympics before that last one. He was very tough.
Also he had a wrist injury little time before the olympics and a knee surgery just two months before. So he had to major injuries just before the games and he was 32 participating in 4 olympics. Just incredible, unbelievble human perseverence
@@billbates5475 He's also said it was his favorite medal as well :)
Deepest respect to legend for his consistent performance of 16 years...
16 years is not a joke to be continuously in prime and have Medal in Worlds Top Event...
True Legend...
Don't know why he is not to the level of popularity he actually deserves...
He is popular in Greece and between people who are involved with his sport. He couldn't ask for more...
@@eleniasimop I am powerlifter and weightlifter myself but sorry I didn't hear about him much though I started lifting at age of 16 from 2004
12 years
A guy that participates in 4 Olympics is already worth of huge respect. To win 4 (1 in each Olympic game) medals, where 3 are of gold ... WOW!
Congratulations.
but he lose.. Naim win
@@kayacenk4164 read the text. 3 gold 1 bronze. He WON 4 medals.
Barcelona 1992 - Gold
Atlanta 1996 - Gold
Sydney 2000 - Gold
Athens 2004 - Bronze
I never said he won all the events. He WON medals. If that's not enough for you ...
@@jorgeferreira2009 and in separate weight category
Naim would have also won 4 if he not boycott from 1984 olympic
WOW - the mood in that room at 1:00 would psych you up SO MUCH!!! EPIC!!!
yes ;))
Home soil hehe
Lachlan Walker This is Hellas men!
@@lMobiuscidl no it was sydney
Type πυρος δημας απομονη 2004 αθηνα
Then you understand what is crowd ...and if you only knew Greek language
Greece's greatest athlete ever, regardless of sport
Well, not sure about that. Many would argue that title may belong to Nick Galis. I would, as he brought much more collective euphoria to the Greek people than Dimas.
It doesnt matter if he brought euoria.In terms of achievements, Pirros is miles ahead.He is a Legend in global level.
Of course it matters man. What else matters in this world other than making people happy?
Actually, he is not Albanian, but Greek from the Northern Epirus...
+Romario gjika china wins all the medals in weightlifting
16 years
4 olympics
1 category per game
3 golds
1 bronze.
That side by side look
That jump to the podium with a smile .
= LEGEND
Guru 12 yrs hoga
Not only 12 years more than that to reach at this level it needs lots of hard work and practice... may be 16 to 18 years of Hard work i guess 🤷
1992-2004 = 12 years
Respect from Turkiye ! He is one of the greatest weightlifters of all time
@@kunushiknows6874 loser
@@kunushiknows6874 youre a disgrace to your country
Thank you for your kindness from Greece
Respect from Greece for this comment
lol greatest is Naim suleymanoglu. lan mal naim suleymanoglu bunu yendi bi bok bıldıgın yok.
This guy was unbelievably strong in his prime.
Hahaha.What a story Mark.
@@tasoskoyt lmao gotta love yt comments. Oh its a world class athlete, lets write that he's strong
Big respect from Turkey. I liked his style 👍
33 people have literally no idea what they've been witness
PYRROS DIMAS looking left and right
Weights: am I a joke to u?
Swaghetti Yolognese GR more like gravity
charisteas
Pirro DHima looks left and right as his coach ALEXANDER KONDO did
Peak🔥
Dimas: No you are life of my.
He kept the weight lifted even after the buzzer went off. Giving enough time for people to take photos of him. True legend...🙏🙏
When you see his coach is always there in his corner !!!! Massive respect for that coach who was always there for him pushing him more n more....
respect from an Armenian! as an Armenian i personally admire dimas one of the greek legends... man was solid as rock!
Hello the man was born in Albania. It's not from Greece. It is 100% Albanian
the name pyra (fire) is greek name.pyrros is greek..
Dritan Langa he was born in albania but he was greek , his family was in a minority of greeks that lived in albania so just like many of u albanians that are born in greece say u are not greek , piros is not albanian ;)
knowledge ispower Maybe it's because Greeks and Armenians are basically the same people. They have the same ancestors. The Phrygians.
@ERJON RONI I've never heard of Albania were is it..
I get emotional watching the archives of this man. the level of greatness emitted from who he was as an athlete is so off the charts its literally a thing of mythology. Dimas...truly the greatest athlete to walk the earth
🙏🙏
Wow this man is in the history of the greece, together with the football selection of de Euro 2004, fantastic!!, greetings from Chile!!
Thanks man! That was really nice from you!☺
I'm not Greek and don't know much about weightlifting either, but I still find this video so awesome, uplifting and motivational. Pretty much the same feeling when I saw Bolt or Phelps.
For me Pyrros Dimas and Naim Süleymanoğlu videos never get old.
the best wightlifters of all time those 2 u said
He was using the line on his head 11 years before it became a trend.
Khotta Bogard lol
Line on the head was a trend ages before that. Mike Tyson had the same one when he had hair. So did Tupac.
Dragon Rager it wasn’t a trend then though you dumbass
Lol.... Did you ever heard about Dida?
What's that
The true son of Hercules and the best Greek Athlete ever.......
He was genetically gifted. He puts his genetics on test. Which made him a legend. My huge respect to this outstanding athlete.
Wow so confident he was .. I didn't know about him before this video..
Thanx To Olympic TH-cam channel ❤️
His form, clean/jerk and snatch are definitely the best I’ve seen. As perfect as you can possibly get Flawless and he keeps
The weight up with no struggle. Champion.
The amount of progress he made from 82.5 - 83 kg is unbelievable it's just .5 gain in weight. At his second Olympics he was at his peak, clear example of "when I look in the mirror I see my competition"
What a badass. Pound for pound, one of the strongest Olympic weightlifters since Milo of Crotona.
Pyrros Dimas, god of Weightlifting.
Ioannis Visvikis I think Pyrros is better
Kagura Slayer But naim weightlifted 3.5 times of his bodyweihght.
Kagura Slayer What i mean is both are really great but naim wins by little difference
Get Gud actually yeah
One of them. Don't you never forget Naim Süleymanoğlu.
Thank you guys so much. I just started powerlifting and I can slowly integrate all of these components of the clean and jerk into my ‘big-4’ workout days
1:01 must feel amazing hearing and watching all those people stand up and cheer at you
His coach was always with him great to see such a bonding
Total Respect!! may have been the strongest man "pound for pound" ... Truly inspiring to see the results and both Pyrros and his Coach age through this amazing journey!!
Although I admire Pyrros, he is a legend, a god for us Greeks, I think Naim Suleymanoglu was the best pound for pound lifter ever. He was a beast, rip.
0:46 that left and right look is badass
Never get bored of watching this,i keep coming to watch this again and again
Greatest of all time. We love you Pyrros. Simply the best. Ελλάς!
I know him personally.Fantastic character,humble and so friendly.
It was my pleasure and honour to meet him and take his autograph.
Respect aderfe.
0:57 his coach encouraging him plus the lift, chills every time
The Olympics literally runs through his veins.
Steroids
Remember watching him as a kid and young adult. Μπράβο ρε Πύρρε! ☦🥇🇬🇷⛪🙏🕊🏋️♂️
He's from Albania though
@@fatjonrrapaj6834 Nah he is from North Epirus
1:01 just look at the crowd
wow
;)
standing ovation
In the all medals...winning bronze at that age is so great...one of the greatest Olympic hero
I was lucky enough to witness his greatness live in 2000 and 2004....
Met this guy in person when he dropped by our cryoclinic and he is a hilarious human being.
He has elevated my spirit another level with every new gold medal. He maintained the brightness of medals. Salute sir
What a super performance . Amazing continue training through out decades . Body conditioning is outstanding .. Respect.
I think both Naim and him were phenomenal. I still watch this video time to time.
yes both was phenomenal big respect to both regardless of nationality
LOVE FROM INDIA SO PROUD OF YOU DECORATED WEIGHTLIFTER......
quads of gods
Quadriceps of the god's recept(ionist)
The Quad father
Joseph Schmidt
The Godquader
quadzilla
Quadosaurus rex
What I REALLY admire about him is that he’s a power jerker. I say that as a sake for representation for me because I think I cannot do split jerks at all. Much respect to him!
you guys should do more videos like this one, good music, good energy, good editing
I've watched this video over 50 times
Sir Raj same
Sir Raj seriously fkn awesome and motivating haha
Same here....I just don't know why
Music also has a part in it for sure.
good raj
Great sport, great man .
He actually looks like Kratos from God of War, especially in the Athens 2004 clips.
He is a God. A God among men.
In Greece we call him the modern Hercules.
no we don't
nerd
Albanian Kratos lmaooo
I got goosebumps watching this video. Inspiring!!
i just discovered this man and i could watch him lift all day
Never knew that age works such a huge way...respect.. for the guy...that he came to win bronze for his team .true sign of sportsman...
I'm so proud of him. And i'm not even Greece.
If you feel proud you're partially Greek my friend!
It’s okay, neither is he lmao. He’s from albania. Only competed with Greece because Albania did not have a strong Olympic program and didn’t give him enough $$ like the Greeks did. He even changed his name.
@@Kbcqw Pyrros is Greek, from Greek village in Albania, don't be mad 😂
@@dimospap777 that’s funny because I’m from the same village 😂😂 I guess by your logic, I must be Greek too...
@@Kbcqw I'm not sure about what village you referred though, The Greek minority is recognized from the Albanian State, one example of the Greek presence is the assassination of Konstantinos Katsifas, is this guy Albanian too? Albanian names and last names is way different from Greek ones and you know that
Wow in 4 years he jumped from 167.5kg snatch to 180kg and his bodyweight went up by half a kilo. That is crazy strength and technique right there!!
Yup, PEDs
No words. Straight up awesome. He gets all my thumbs up!
These weights still are good nowdays in his category. He was a Monster in the 90s
The most underrated sport. Real champion. Respect
the best olympic weight lifter ever !!!
His clean and jerk action is pure gold standard. 💥💥💥
Dimas's form is amazing..He hold the weight steadily for quite a while..what a beast
Winning Bronze medal was the toughest for Pyrros Dimas I guess. He has said, in Athens when doing clean & jerk he felt like as if he is lifting 500 KG.
One of the best Greek Athletes of all time!
He's from Albania
@@fatjonrrapaj6834 he is from north epirus
@@fatjonrrapaj6834Nope, he is from Northern Epirus 🇬🇷
Explosive video, incarnation certainly, This video is so so special for anyone who wants to give best.
He is a beast :) Respect from Turkiye.
3 gold and 1 bronze at the highest level is the greatest accomplishment human being can achieve and dont forget he was injured during athens 2004 but wanted to compete in his home country.
1:30....no words!
Its amazing to see a student winning and coach getting emotional journey ❤😮
Clean and jerk?
More like clean and push press!
Such a legend!
It was a figure of speech *****.
Just why people are taking things too seriously at the wrong place and the wrong time.
Just why?
More like Clean and crush the roof
He makes the power jerk look effortless. Such a difficult movement, performed at high weights with such ease... Dimas is a master.
what a monster. Such an amazing sport.
the way he turns his head to the sides every time he's got it... 🔥
I'm not a fan weightlifting but most of those athletes put one leg behind to finish the technique , but dimas just use his arms and legs to finish , I never see a weightlifter doing that.. Amazing
I don't know about that but is incredible how dimas do his technique
Roberto Salinas That's not as rare as you think... Also it does not avoid back injuries...You even push your lower back even more with these technique... The athlete just uses more power from his legs and eliminates his shoulders a bit... Athletes who have very strong legs use this technique...
@@giorgosgiorgoulis squat jerk or I believe sometimes referred to as power jerk.
From what i hear its easier but you need the mobility
Lu Xiaojun
The GOAT of weightlifting 3 gold and 1 bronce in 4 olympic event no one can break his record., much respect.,!
They should have shown his attempt at gold and his symbolic action of leaving his shoes on the platform. Last lift of the day, last lift for gold, last lift of his career - fantastic man who reigned over 12 years...would anyone be able to beat him? (all eyes Ilya Ilyin)
U can learn it on my page , weightlifting is a world
The desire to perform in Athens Olympic at his home country definitely played a part in his last 4 years.
In weightlifting, what he has achieved truly was astonishment!!
Its interesting how age plays a role, here is clearly showed he is getting weaker with the age. Amazing is the fact he stays on the top for so long.
he had a lot of injuries leading up to the 2004 Olympics in Athens. if not for the injuries I have no doubt he would have had another gold medal.
just one month before the o4 olympicks he was training in the islan of kos where i was the sef there and he and the hhall team wehre coming to eat every day for 15 days lunch and dinner and he was in so mutch pain some timew he was crying of pain, and i asked him many times how can u do that he said i am not about to missed it this is y last olympics in frond of my people ,i will compete even if it kills me
Spelling man.
English is not my native language trying my best.
Actually, he had to move up in weight class and he was lifting MORE with each next Olympics. It was only his last Olympics where he was not at his best and he had suffered injuries that would have deterred any other competitors from even attempting to lift.
One of the best weighlifters I’ve ever seen. Huge respect from Turkey.
I love how he acts nonchalantly at 0:47 thats intimidating face
To put in perspective Greece in total has 35 gold medals. He literally accounts for 8.57% of all gold medals obtained by Greece. Hands down one of the greatest athletes produced from their nation.
Love from Nepal 🇳🇵❤️
proud to be Greek
+Romario gjika He was born in Himara , Albania but he belongs to the greek minority in Albania..thus he has greek ethnicity
+Romario gjika well don't start a debate if you have lack of information.
he is Albanian
There is an ehtnic greek minority in Albania you know. In any case he chose what he is
He is not just feel Greek, he IS Greek as all his ancestors were Greeks.
He was borned in Himara which is an identified region of Greek ethnological minority, he speaks Greek perfectly by the day he was borned and the only country for him is Greece.
What a great attitude he has!! The Way he looks both sides and smile..!! respect to his coach as well!
In athens he decides to come looking like a freakin spartan to get the job done again
Spartan Kratos Appearance! 🇬🇷✊🏻
I could watch this all day.
I saw him at the Atlanta Olympics. That was the best sporting event I've ever personally attended.
Then you saw him at his Peak 😃
This is one of my favourite video of weightlifting!
This guy is straight from Sparta 🙏
Wow..Big respect from Turkey.
he is the beast of the weightlifting
the God, more like haha
Respect for whoever made this and the choice of music
huge respect from albania.i dont care if people say he is greek or albanian,he is one of the greatest ever.his coach when he was young in albania zef kovaci told him to not train for a year because the way the other trained him he would have 2 or 3 years left.he did so in order his body to change the structure,form and technice.without zef we wouldnt see probably pirro dhima in such level.
Doesn't matter he wins gold's or a bronze still celebrating like a joyful kid, thats great! 👏👏
His physique and attitude during 1992 Barcelona Olympics gives me glimpses of thoughts regarding those ancient Greek warriors who used to fight iconic wars for glory!!
His power jerk is so inspire to me. Not too many weightlifter does the same thing. So hard and of course, it is a talent.