| Dimitrios Bakochristos | |
| Native Name: | Δημήτρης Μπακοχρήστος |
| Native Name Lang: | el |
| Birth Date: | 1983 4, df=yes |
| Country: | Greece |
| Sport: | Paralympic powerlifting |
| Disability: | Short stature |
| Weight Class: | 54 kg |
Dimitrios Bakochristos (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Δημήτρης Μπακοχρήστος; born 16 April 1983)[1] is a Greek Paralympic powerlifter of short stature.[2] He is a two-time bronze medalist at the Summer Paralympics and a two-time bronze medalist at the World Para Powerlifting Championships.[3]
Bakochristos represented Greece at the 2016 Summer Paralympics held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and he won the bronze medal in the men's 54 kg event.[2] Bakochristos lifted 162 kg which was sufficient for the bronze medal; although Bruno Carra (representing Brazil) lifted the same amount as Bakochristos, he did not win the medal as his body weight was higher.[4] He also won the bronze medal in the men's 54 kg event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics held in Tokyo, Japan.[5] [6]
At the 2019 World Para Powerlifting Championships held in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, Bakochristos won the bronze medal in the men's 54 kg event.[7] [8] He also won the bronze medal in this event at the 2017 World Para Powerlifting Championships held in Mexico City, Mexico.
| Year | Venue | Weight | Attempts (kg) | Total | Rank | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| width=65 | 1 | width=65 | 2 | width=65 | 3 | ||||||||
| Summer Paralympics | |||||||||||||
| align=left | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 162 | 162 | ||||||||||
| align=left | Tokyo, Japan | 157 | 163 | 165 | 165 | ||||||||
| World Championships | |||||||||||||
| align=left | Mexico City, Mexico | 54 kg | 170 | 170 | |||||||||
| align=left | Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan | 54 kg | 163 | 165 | 165 | ||||||||