Pavlos Lespouridis (2 November 1958 – 26 February 2003) was a Greek

weightlifter Weightlifting or weight lifting generally refers to physical exercises and sports in which people lift weights, often in the form of dumbbells, barbells or machines. People engage in weightlifting for a variety of different reasons. These can ...

and coach. He competed at the

1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad () and officially branded as Moscow 1980 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 19 July to 3 August 1980 in Moscow, Soviet Union, in present-day Russ ...

and the

1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and commonly known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It marked the ...

. In 1987 he was 7th in the European Championships. Moreover, he won medals in the

Mediterranean Games The Mediterranean Games is a multi-sport event organised by the International Committee of Mediterranean Games (CIJM). It is held every four years among athletes from countries bordering the Mediterranean Sea in Africa, Asia and Europe. The fi ...

as he came 2nd in 1987 and 3rd in 1979. Later he became a coach. He was killed in a car crash in the highway between the districts of

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and

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, in Macedonia, Greece, on 26 February 2003. He was 44 years old, was buried in

and at the time of his death served at the Greek Police Physical Education Department. His son, Theocharis, was a Boys' champion in 1999.

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1958 births 2003 deaths Greek male weightlifters Olympic weightlifters for Greece Weightlifters at the 1980 Summer Olympics Weightlifters at the 1984 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing 20th-century Greek sportsmen {{Greece-weightlifting-bio-stub