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Naim Süleymanoğlu

1967 - 2017

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Naim Süleymanoğlu (Bulgarian: Наум Шаламанов; 23 January 1967 – 18 November 2017) was a Turkish Olympic weightlifter. He was a seven-time World Weightlifting champion and a three-time Olympic gold medalist who set 51 world records. At 147 cm in height, Süleymanoğlu's short stature and great strength led to him being nicknamed "Pocket Hercules". He is widely considered as one of the greatest Olympic weightlifters of all time, with many calling him the best pound-for-pound weightlifter in the history of weightlifting. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Naim Süleymanoğlu is the 191st most popular athlete (down from 155th in 2019), the 117th most popular biography from Bulgaria (up from 123rd in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Bulgarian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Naim Süleymanoğlu ranks 191 out of 6,025. Before him are Pietro Mennea, Christian d'Oriola, Gabriela Andersen-Schiess, Pat McDonald, John Powell, and Alexandre Tuffère. After him are Norair Nurikyan, Morgan Taylor, Joanni Perronet, Stamata Revithi, Edwin Moses, and Imre Földi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1967, Naim Süleymanoğlu ranks 98. Before him are Philipp Kirkorov, Vince Gilligan, Gorō Miyazaki, Aron Winter, Kennet Andersson, and Sue Gardner. After him are Mira Sorvino, Dave Matthews, Miriam Rodríguez Martínez, Emil Kostadinov, Junkie XL, and Saeed Al-Owairan. Among people deceased in 2017, Naim Süleymanoğlu ranks 197. Before him are Cecil Andrus, Isabella Karle, Mary Tyler Moore, Robert James Waller, Roger Walkowiak, and Dritëro Agolli. After him are Imre Földi, Infanta Alicia, Duchess of Calabria, John Ashbery, Michael Bond, Andrea Cordero Lanza di Montezemolo, and Allan Holdsworth.

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In Bulgaria

Among people born in Bulgaria, Naim Süleymanoğlu ranks 117 out of 415. Before him are Malamir of Bulgaria (810), Anna Tomowa-Sintow (1941), Philipp Kirkorov (1967), Stefka Kostadinova (1965), Krasimir Balakov (1966), and Maxim of Bulgaria (1914). After him are Norair Nurikyan (1948), Vasil Radoslavov (1854), Traicho Kostov (1897), George Baker (1931), Keratsa of Bulgaria (1348), and Hristo Bonev (1947).

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Among ATHLETES In Bulgaria

Among athletes born in Bulgaria, Naim Süleymanoğlu ranks 2. Before him are Stefka Kostadinova (1965). After him are Norair Nurikyan (1948), Ivanka Khristova (1941), Mariya Petkova (1950), Yordanka Donkova (1961), Diana Yorgova (1942), Tsvetanka Khristova (1962), Yordanka Blagoeva (1947), Khristo Markov (1965), Halil Mutlu (1973), and Svetla Otsetova (1950).

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