Turkey commemorates weightlifting legend Süleymanoğlu
Turkey commemorates weightlifting legend Süleymanoğlu
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Turkey commemorates weightlifting legend Süleymanoğlu

Haber Merkezi 10:40 November 19, 2019 AA, Yeni Şafak

Turkey commemorated weightlifting legend Naim Süleymanoğlu, a triple Olympic gold medal winner who died on Nov. 18, 2017. Nicknamed 'Pocket Hercules' for his 1.47 meters (4 feet 10 inches) frame, Suleymanoglu went down in weightlifting history, winning gold medals in three consecutive Olympic games: Seoul 1988, Barcelona 1992 and Atlanta 1996.

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