Viktor Mitrou
{{Short description|Greek weightlifter (born 1973)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2023}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
| name = Viktor Mitrou
| native_name = Βίκτωρ Μήτρου
| native_name_lang = el
| birth_name = Viktor Mitro
| nationality = Greek
| birth_date = {{Birth-date and age|24 June 1973}}
| birth_place = Vlorë, Albania
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalSport | Men's weightlifting }}
{{MedalCountry | {{GRE}} }}
{{MedalCompetition | Olympic Games }}
{{MedalSilver | 2000 Sydney | – 77 kg }}
{{MedalCompetition | World Championships }}
{{MedalSilver | 1999 Athens | – 77 kg }}
}}
Viktor Mitrou ({{langx|el|Βίκτωρ Μήτρου}}; born 24 June 1973) is a retired male Greek weightlifter. 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.{{cite Sports-Reference |title= |url= }}
Results
Born Viktor Mitro, in Vlorë, Albania, he initially represented Albania internationally until 1993, and then Greece for three consecutive Olympiads (1996, 2000, and 2004). Notably he became an Olympic medalist for Greece during the 2000 Summer Olympics, when he claimed the silver medal in the men's – 77kg class. In that competition Mitrou lost first place to Chinese Zhan Xugang, only because of his own heavier body weight.{{Cite magazine |date=22 September 2000 |title=China's Ding, Zhan win weightlifting gold |url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/olympics/2000/weightlifting/news/2000/09/21/haworth_dingold_ap/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010622050432/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/olympics/2000/weightlifting/news/2000/09/21/haworth_dingold_ap/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=22 June 2001 |magazine=Sports Illustrated|agency=Associated Press}} Mitrou lost the third place in 1996 Summer Olympics and 2004 Summer Olympics again because of his own heavier body weight.
References
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External links
- {{Olympedia}}
- {{Olympics.com|viktor-mitrou}}
- {{HOC profile|mitrou-viktoras|Viktor Mitrou}}
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Category:Albanian male weightlifters
Category:Greek male weightlifters
Category:Olympic weightlifters for Greece
Category:Olympic silver medalists for Greece
Category:Olympic medalists in weightlifting
Category:Weightlifters at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Category:Weightlifters at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Category:Weightlifters at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Category:Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Category:World Weightlifting Championships medalists
Category:Sportspeople from Vlorë
Category:Naturalized citizens of Greece
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