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Pyrros Dimas vs Vladimir Ryzhenkov
Pyrros Dimas and Vladimir Ryzhenkov, compared on the results on record here: medals at the Olympic Games and World Championships before 1998, and every result since. Pyrros Dimas's best total is 392.5 kg (men's 83 kg, 1996); Vladimir Ryzhenkov's is 350 kg (men's 82.5 kg, 1973). No meeting in the same class is on record; before 1998 only medals at the Olympic Games and World Championships are.
Pyrros Dimas and Vladimir Ryzhenkov side by side
Figures from the results on record here: medals at the Olympic Games and World Championships before 1998, and every result since. Where one figure is better, it is in bold. Their best totals came in different classes, so kilograms alone do not say who was stronger. The figures are explained under the table.
| Figure |  Pyrros Dimas |
Vladimir Ryzhenkov |
|---|---|---|
| Nation | Greece | Soviet Union |
| Born | 1971 | 1948 |
| Competitions on record | 8, 1992 to 2004 | 1, 1973 |
| Olympic medals | 3 gold, 1 bronze | None |
| World Championships medals | 3 gold, 1 silver | 1 gold |
| Best snatch | 180.5 kg | - |
| Best clean and jerk | 215 kg | - |
| Best total | 392.5 kg (men's 83 kg, 1996) | 350 kg (men's 82.5 kg, 1973) |
| Best Sinclair score | 491.7 | No bodyweight on record before 1998 |
| Best total, place in its class | 6th of 1,263 in the men's 85 kg, with 390 kg in 2000 | Not ranked: the class lists before 1998 are not on record here |
| Snatch as a share of clean and jerk | 81% | - |
| World records held now | None | None |
How to read these figures
- Sinclair score. The total scaled for bodyweight with the IWF's 2025 to 2028 coefficients, so lifters from different classes sit on one scale. Women and men have separate formulas.
- Place in its class. Where the best total stands among every lifter with a total in that class on this site, on the IWF class list in force at the time.
- Snatch as a share of clean and jerk. The snatch divided by the clean and jerk at the best total. It describes the shape of a lifter, not strength, so it is not in bold; eight in ten men lifting in national federation meets sit between 71% and 86%.
- World records held now. Records on the IWF class list in force since 1 August 2026. A record set in a class that list retired does not carry over, so a past record holder can show none.
Pyrros Dimas vs Vladimir Ryzhenkov head to head
No competition on record has Pyrros Dimas and Vladimir Ryzhenkov in the same class; before 1998 only medals at the Olympic Games and World Championships are on record. The results here run from 1992 to 2004 for Pyrros Dimas and 1973 to 1973 for Vladimir Ryzhenkov, so the side by side figures are the comparison.
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