Pyrros Dimas ; Albanian: Pirro Dhima; born October 13, 1971), is a Greek weightlifter and three-time Olympic champion for Greece. Dimas was born in Himara, Albania (Northern Epirus) of Greek descent, and emigrated to Greece in 1991. He first competed for Greece in the 1992 Summer Olympics, winning the gold medal in the 82.5 kg class. His birthplace gave rise to his nickname "The Lion of Himara".

Halil Mutlu. Arriving at the age of 16, he soon began setting records and winning titles for his new country. Mutlu is married and, has lived in Ankara, Turkey since the early 1990s. He is a member of the Konya Kombassan Club in Konya and is coached by Ibrahim Elmali. Beside weightlifting, Mutlu enjoys wrestling.

Naim Süleymanoğlu, born Naim Suleimanov, is a Turkish World and Olympic Champion in weightlifting. He won three Olympic Championships, seven World Championships and six European Championships and improved world records 46 times. Of Turkish descent born in Bulgaria, Naim Suleimanov set his first world record in weightlifting at age 16. He became the second lifter (of only seven) to clean and jerk three times his bodyweight in history.

Kakhi Kakhiashvili (born July 13 1969), a Georgian-Greek weightlifter, is one of only four weightlifters to have won three consecutive gold medals at Olympic Games. He won his first at Barcelona 1992, competing with the Unified Team, and later as a citizen of Greece at Atlanta 1996 and in Sydney 2000. He won three Senior World Championships (1995, 1998, 1999), was twice a silver medalist at the Senior World Championships (1993 and 1994), …

Sergo Chakhoyan (b. 1969) is an Armenian-born Australian weightlifter. A world record holder, he claimed two gold medals at the 1994 and 2003 World Championships, and competed in the 1996, 2000, and 2004 Olympic games. In Athens he went into the competition ranked 1st in the world, however failing to record a successful clean and jerk he bombed out of the competition. His final attempt of 207.5kg would have given him the gold medal, …

Ronny Weller (born July 22 1969 in Oelsnitz) is a German weightlifter. During the 1990s, he was three times world champion, and broke world records 11 times. He participated in the Olympic Games five times, winning four medals. At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens he had to retire from the contest due to an injury he suffered during the snatch competition.

Mark Gordon Henry (born June 12, 1971 in Silsbee, Texas) is an American professional wrestler currently signed to World Wrestling Entertainment performing on its "SmackDown!" brand. He is also a former 1992 Olympian and winner of the Arnold Classic Strongman competition.

Stefan Botev (born February 14 1968) was an Olympic weightlifter for Bulgaria and later for Australia. He was coached by Ivan Abajiev.

Marc Huster is a German weightlifter and sports commentator. World Champion in Istanbul 1994, European Champion in Rijeka 1997, Riesa 1998, and Deportivo La Coruña 1999. World records in clean and jerk 1993 (210 kg) and 1996 (213.5 kg), world record in Olympic weightlifting combined 1994 (382.5 kg), European record in clean and jerk 1999 (215 kg). He ranked 7th at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, …

Yoto Yotov (born May 22 1969) was an Olympic weightlifter for Bulgaria. It can be said that Yotov has a great love for the sport, as he was still competing as recently as October 2006. He represented Croatia in the Men's 85 kg class. He placed 17th with a snatch of 150 kg and jerk of 190 kg for a total of 340 kg.

Nikolay Pechalov is Olympic and World champion in weightlifting. In first part of his career he competed under Bulgarian flag, but later moved to Croatia and represented his new country, this time as Croatian athlete. During his long and successful career Pechalov was World champion 8 times, in different categories and disciplines, and broke several world records. His Olympic medals are split between Bulgaria (1992 and 1996) and Croatia (2000 and 2004).

Anatoly Khrapaty (born October 20 1962) was an Olympic weightlifter for the USSR (1988) and Kazakhstan (1996). He trained at Armed Forces sports society in Tselinograd.

Wes Barnett (born April 1 1970) was an Olympic weightlifter for the United States. His coaches were Dennis Snethen and Dragomir Ciroslan.

Nickolai Peshalov (born May 30 1970) was an Olympic weightlifter for Bulgaria.

Peter Kelley (born May 9 1974 in St. Joseph, Missouri) is an Olympic weightlifter for the United States. His coaches are Dennis Snethen, Dragomir Cioroslan, and Paul Fleschler.