After picking up a third Olympic title in Atlanta, he tried a comeback at the Sydney Games but suffered a rare failure. He failed to lift kg in three attempts and left Australia empty-handed. He subsequently dabbled in politics, paying particular attention to the welfare of the Turkish minority in neighbouring Bulgaria and standing as a candidate for parliament for the right-wing Nationalist Movement Party MHP.
Suleymanoglu is the only weightlifter to win gold medals at three different Olympic Games. Naim Suleymanoglu, was only 1. He died aged Share Via. READ Sri Lanka on top vs India with Angelo Mathews, Lahiru Thirimanne 50s in 1st Test The weightlifter had been given a liver transplant earlier this month after a suitable donor was found and initial reports had said that the surgery was successful.
Dramatic defection The path to stardom for Suleymanoglu, who was born Naim Suleimanov as a member of the Turkish minority in Bulgaria, was not smooth. Naim Suleymanoglu, who had in late September been admitted to intensive care after suffering liver failure, died in hospital in Istanbul. Latest show. VOA Africa Listen live. VOA Newscasts Latest program.
VOA Newscasts. Previous Next. November 18, AM. Associated Press. He competed unsuccessfully for a seat in Turkish parliamentary elections in and More Europe News. The Day in Photos. November 12, The Turkish government reportedly rewarded Suleymanoglu with a new house every time he won a world title seven world titles, plus the three Olympic golds. He also owned two gas stations. OlympicTalk is on Apple News. Favorite us! RIP "Pocket Hercules"!
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