Viktor Mitrou

Personal information
Native name	Βίκτωρ Μήτρου
Birth name	Viktor Mitro
Nationality	Greek
Born	24 June 1973 (1973-06-24) (age 50) Vlorë, Albania
Medal record Men's weightlifting Representing  Greece Olympic Games 2000 Sydney – 77 kg World Championships 1999 Athens – 77 kg

Viktor Mitrou (Greek: 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.^[1]

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 – 77 kg class. In that competition Mitrou lost first place to Chinese Zhan Xugang, only because of his own heavier body weight.^[2]Mitrou lost the third place in 1996 Summer Olympics and 2004 Summer Olympics again because of his own heavier body weight.