Kakhi Kakiasvilis

Only three men in the history of the games have won three gold medals in weightlifting, and Greece's Kakhi Kakiasvilis is one of them.

Born: July 13, 1969
Country: Greece
Weight: 93.9 kgs
Height: 178 cm
Events: Weightlifting- 94kg (207lbs)

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Olympic Record:
1992 Barcelona Games: Winner
1996 Atlanta Games: Winner
2000 Sydney Games: Winner

Only three men in the history of the games have won three gold medals in weightlifting, and Greece's Kakhi Kakiasvilis is one of them.

Kakiasvilis, who emigrated to Greece after winning in 1992, became the second Greek in as many nights to join Naim "Pocket Hercules" Suleymanoglu of Turkey as a three-time gold medallist. Fellow countryman Pyrros Dimas won at 187 1/4 pounds (85 kg).

Forced to set world records on his final lift to win in the last two Olympics, Kakiasvilis needed only one attempt in the clean and jerk Sunday to win in the 207-pound (94 kg) weight class.

Dimas and Kakiasvilis each will try for a record fourth gold, with the home-country advantage, in Athens in 2004.