Athens 2004 Under 85 kg Men Weightlifting

[shadowfighting88]

BIG  JUMP 3:45

[604josh]

Gods among men

[Maricam]

Amazing video, I liked the final part

[suparpowers]

holy shit huge respect for the young man from Belarus

[slimjamie1991]

@suparpowers in beijing he added 14 kg to his total and still lost, but yeah he's really good.

[robion1957]

dimas...UNBELIEVABLE!!!

[danbeauty1]

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[burner2231]

I love it how the commentators are way off on his technique! He performs the lift mostly with his legs. and they are saying that he uses his traps and back lol. If you look at a slo mo of his lift, you notice that he doesn't fully extend the back and uses his traps only to pull himself under the bar

[chavios]

I cant think of anyone having more heart than this guy, a true champion.

[CHRISQ234]

rly nice lift. GG



[journalistgirl07]

Pyrros is a legend" Kudos to him from Czech Republic :D

[MastaHowa]

lol he kissed chalk

[Bookstop1337]

Anyone know if you can compete in bare feet?

[rolfeder]

Sucks for that first lifter. Damn. 

[MEGAPROUDALBANIAN1]

FUCK YOU PIRRO DHIMA ....... YOU ARE PEACE OF SHIT HOPE U NEVER COME BACK TOO ALBANIA YOU SHAME MAN...HOPE YOU ONE DAY PAYING FOR THIS....ALBANIAN RULE PER TRADHETARE......REVENGE

[skata123456789456123]

@MEGAPROUDALBANIAN1 wtf aare you talking about?

[GreeceIMBA]

@MEGAPROUDALBANIAN1

Do you know any Albanian have the name Pyrros?

I know lot of people in Jannina and Arta with that name.

Pyrros WAS an Albanian citizen OF GREEK DESCENT.

He was trapped in Albania from the Communist Goverment until 1991.

When the communist system in Albanian failed he came back to Greece.

Thats the story.

Nothing less nothing more.

[esca8652]

He really tried!

[TheBlackbelial]

gran atleta....

a pesar de no poder ganar la gente reconoce su esfuerzo....

es un excelente deporte, en donde la tecnica puede mucho.

[JacktheDaniels]

Who the hell was that colour commentator?

"As we go up in bodyweight, we get larger athletes..."

Duuh...

[testiclecrusher2]

@JacktheDaniels That's not necessarily true.

[JacktheDaniels]

@testiclecrusher2

I guess it depends on what we define "larger" to be.

If we define larger to be mass or volume, or both, then what he said is a painfully obvious truism. If we're strictly talking height then you have a point.

[10georgian]

georgia is the best at everything baby

[bigislander72]

2:33 "tremendous back and trapezius muscles"

[RUGBYGEORGIANWAY]

Asanidze Makes It Look So Easy :D:D

[crywolves]

why was no one wearing belt?

[nk29382]

he is freaking ripped. 

[3876samf]

THIS IS SPARTAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[MEGAPROUDALBANIAN1]

@3876samf >>>>>>>>>>>>> no man,,THIS IS ALBANIA,,,its albanian mercenar for money,in fucking gay greek cuntry.....

[MEGAPROUDALBANIAN1]

@3876samf >>>>>>>>> his name is PIRRO DHIMA,,LIKE MUST OTHER ALBANAN CHENGE THERE THE NAMES...gentian xhelili luan shabani mirela manjani sotir nini...and mo mo mo,,,the greek no talents,,,pay albanian ghange the nation,,,i kill my self never GREEK GAY NATION

[Tyagovip]

i remember the words of the Olyhmpic Comitee abaut Argentina....disstaer, bal bla bal, what a say now abaut greece?....

[gamotousKolalbanous]

@Tyagovip learn english man

[Syterion]

Are split jerks counted as different lifts than clean and jerk? Why don't they split? Preference? I always assumed you can do more when you split.

[jakebrigand]

@Syterion it is personal prefference. split jerk is the most common jerk, but there are lifters who do power jerks, squat jerks, and other kinds of jerks. it doesnt matter how you jerk, as long as you stand up with the weight over your head in the end.

[AceofDlamonds]

I love it when the lifter is medium build or even skinny and they lift hella impressive.....I wanna be like that......good muscles but fast and agile..

[yourman0274]

ahh same here right?

i wish icould be like them

but i got to keep working at it

[prsguitars92]

yeah I know. I wish the US put as much passion into Oly. Weightlifting as they do football...

[goodtreetony]

the think its funny at 6:03 when he says the presure thats are on these guys shoulders lol

[Houseoferebus]

lol literarly

[sr19]

why the fuck did he wait so long? 5 seconds of psyching up isnt going to make much difference its like he was waiting for the clock to run out.

[i0nPuNk182]

i know i feel sorry for the guy

[Reathalack]

5 seconds may be the difference between a world record and a foul - belive me, psyche is a big part of the technical events

[sr19]

im a well aware of how mental big lifts can be. but if it means he runs out of time on the clock then he needs to sort it out and get psyched up quicker

[Reathalack]

Which is why it was a foul, correct : ) though, if he ha lifted earlier, he might just have fouled anyways, you know? : )

[dasklavierleben]

The belarusian's snatch was epic. Too bad it was unofficial because of irrelevant rules.

"hyyuuagaghh...HYYAAaughUAGH..­.HYUAAGHAAUGHAGAUAAGHHHHHH"

[cdeavellar1]

IT SHOULD HAVE COUNTED

[dncreppin]

@cdeavellar1 are u retarded? the clock is 1 foot infront of him he coulda lifted 1 second earlier lol... sped much?

[brands1]

he bounced back with an amazing WR of 187

[fwaapo]

pussy

[brands1]

what happened on pyrros' second clean and jerk attempt?

[aks73]

Wow amazing to be the hero of your whole nation.

[dreamerman1000]

Georgia is the Best!

[Weightlifter10000]

unbelievable snatch from Rybakov, but didnt he just come back and cream it with a 187 snatch!!!

[chiefwr88]

ya... 3 years later

[z3ven]

pyros dimas reeee!!! the best!

[fir3bender]

i heard he had a 15 minute standing ovation

[polbus15]

Ziom ; D Dłużej mogłeś czekać

[sablegris]

Pyrros!! Pyrros!!! Pyrros!!!! Pyrros!!!!!

[H3XZOc]

I dont even feel sorry for him...

[ObviousAlias]

Wow, Dimas is truly beloved in Greece.  It is awesome!

[fatesofgreedom]

Poor Pyrros. God bless him.

[GreeceIMBA]

Best lifter of all times 3 gold + 1bronze Olympic medals

[fatesofgreedom]

Wow. And just listen to that crowd in the end.

Greek people are awesome.

[JennaGilroy]

Unbelievable , should have looked at the clock and made sure he had enough time

[xbx360lver]

ILS.

[rking1012]

how bout andrei rybikau the great white russian.

[8oooooooooo8]

lol nice joke

[blackzarak1]

pyyros your the best

[LazySniper]

ok who ever gave him a thumbs down, you are a fag. dimas is the greatest in the world. he was the true winner of the athens games

[Weightlifter10000]

AGREED !

[ShadowNINku]

his the best

[MGSFoxHoundSFG]

@blackzarak1 *You're

[otherkind0]

that one commentator wouldn't shut the fuck up.

[Captaininsano08]

lol, have u seen those guys with the short arms? so much advantage lol

[otherkind0]

true but rybakou has very long arms but he snatched 183 and he's done 191

[Aliks96]

192

[GeorgiaXXIcentury]

So, gteorgia won!

[imdiegoo]

eso si sta facil

[skaterinthedr]

Arms could be uneven for a number of reasons. One arm MIGHT be jsut a tid bit longer than the other. Or maybe one arm is a placed a little bit closer to the inside. Or maybe because one arms stronger than the other. You tell me. Your guss is as good as mine.

[ONapulitanoPazzo]

My guess is that this movement is so complex and the weight so heavy that the athlete has to grip the bar as symetrically as possible.

What struck me was Asanidze's way to execute the movement, he started it out of nowhere, while looking completely relaxed.

[haggle2007]

i am knew to this, what are they talking about different divisions ...b division... what is that

[LazySniper]

b division is usally the guys who are new to the olympic level and don't lift as much as the a group. andrei rybakou is probly the only b group lifter that could lift at a group level

[TYKKETYKKE]

I always wondered why their arms are un-even... that meaning, the lift looks asymmetric to me. The right side of the bar is always a bit lower than the left side of the bar... how come?

[Kenevin]

Bad hand positioning.

[ONapulitanoPazzo]

Asanidze basically did this, the Georgian athlete. It is amazing to see how with such an imbalance in his grip, he still manages to lift the bar!

[sampson7858]

doesnt he grip like that on purpose because of his shoulder injury he had before that, so this way more weight is on his stronger one.

[LazySniper]

well andrei rybakou took over pyrros dimas's place in the 85 kg class

[Pacok426]

id be so pissed if i were that first guy

[tomer4ik]

great!

[44848444]

ever

[44848444]

i meant Light lifter

[44848444]

best leightlifter pyyros dimas

[gpj]

pyrros dimas is a scary dude

[peladitoo2]

Pyrros Dimas es el unico groso,

y lo va a ser por siempre !

[discakis]

Pyrros Dimas-the best

[lovelymadmex]

for the weightlifting turcs are best

[lovelymadmex]

you know were is all the turcs

[lovelymadmex]

for weightlifting turcs are best

[redrat8888]

were is aLL THE TURCS

[gianlohammer50]

dimas is a true champion

[liftbigbeBiG]

must take ALOT of mental prep for these guys seeing all that weight and knowing its gotta go over your head has gotta be intimidating

[Zoolig]

Maybe he was just commenting, no need to be rude.

[perfectthrows]

Best under pressure?

Then I wonder why so many weightlifters have "unofficial" records that they boast about yet never attempt to lift when it matters? Or, when "under pressure" as you put it.

[randomperson331]

its not at all a surprise to me that weightlifters can out jump high jumpers, the lifts they do require great strength and explosion which are key when it comes to jumping and running

[Danmanis01]

whats the difference between the A and B division

[cyrzon]

normally the B division cant lift as much as the A division ie. their total is less.

[JohnFPoirier]

So what!!???

[alexkx3]

Olympic wieghtlifters were found to out run the olympic sprinters at 25m, and have a higher vertical jump then the high jumpers.

[HomedudePedroski]

I wanna be like that.

[JohnFPoirier]

So what!!???

[ATLsHustler]

These guys can probably run pretty good.

[philippergo]

this dymas he's incredible ...... one of the best lifter in the world

[rainorshine1099]

Does anyone know where I can get a video showing the ENTIRE 2004 Olympics weightlifting only? Thanks.

[Skabanis]

he is of greek descent...

[Tyagovip]

you have right...but...is not simple...the politic and economic situation of albania in those times is not easy for the training...be comprensive

[HarbingerOfHate1]

@Tyagovip i'm replying to this 2 years later, and now greece is down the dumpster

[wilwn]

actually, pocket hercules is

[shumur]

pfff ı agree

[heavylifter64]

pyrros dimas prob the strongest man in the world puond for pound.

[drshredz]

I agree

[ageofempires]

actually haili mutlu is...

[JOSHUARICKEYROGERS]

wow the 2 guy was the best:)