Viktor Mitrou (Βίκτωρ Μήτρου; born June 24, 1973) is a retired male

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weightlifter Olympic weightlifting, or Olympic-style weightlifting (officially named Weightlifting), is a sport in which athletes compete in lifting a barbell loaded with weight plates from the ground to overhead, with each athlete trying to successfully lift ...

. He initially represented Albania, but became internationally distinguished with the Greece national team. Mitrou won a Silver Medal for Greece in the

2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 (Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from 1 ...

Results

Born Viktor Mitro, in

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, he initially represented Albania internationally until 1993, and then

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for three consecutive Olympiads (1996, 2000, and 2004). Notably he became an Olympic medalist for

during the

, when he claimed the silver medal in the men's – 77 kg class. In that competition Mitrou lost first place to Chinese

Zhan Xugang Zhan Xugang (; born May 15, 1974 in Kaihua County, Zhejiang) is a former male Chinese weightlifter Olympic weightlifting, or Olympic-style weightlifting (officially named Weightlifting), is a sport in which athletes compete in lifting a barb ...

, only because of his own heavier body weight.

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1973 births Living people Sportspeople from Vlorë Albanian male weightlifters Greek male weightlifters Weightlifters at the 1996 Summer Olympics Weightlifters at the 2000 Summer Olympics Weightlifters at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Greece Olympic weightlifters of Greece Olympic medalists in weightlifting Naturalized citizens of Greece Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics World Weightlifting Championships medalists {{Albania-weightlifting-bio-stub