Naim Suleymanoglu Atleta Olimpico

Naim Suleymanoglu: Probably the most famous weightlifter of all times. He was born in 1967 in Bulgaria as "Naim Suleymanov" but his parents were Turkish and later he decided to change his name to "Naum Shalamanov". He was only 15 years old when he broke his first senior world record! In 1984, at the age of 17, he became the second lifter to clean and jerk three times his bodyweight. If Bulgaria hadn&boycotted the Olympic Games from 1984 than he would surely have conquered a first Olympic title. In 1986, Suleymanoglu defected to Turkey, changed his name to" Naim Suleymanoglu" and represented Turkey at the 1988 Olympics. He won the gold medal in the class till 60 kg with a total greater than that of the winner of the 67.5 kg class. At the Barcelona Olympics 1992 the 1.47m tall "pocket Hercules" beat Peshalov by 15kg. In 1996, at the Atlanta Olympics, Suleymanoglu won the duel with Greek Valerios Leonidis and earned his third gold medal by breaking his own world record. Suleymanoglu tried to win a fourth gold medal at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, but he missed three times while trying to snatch 145kg and was eliminated . . Emerson LPO Brasil 🇧🇷 . . Instagram . @emerson_lpo_brasil #emerson_lpo_brasil