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	INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE - ATHLETES
		Naim Suleymanoglu was born to Turkish parents living in Bulgaria.
		Suleymanoglu was undefeated for 8½ years, but at the 1992 European Championships he was beaten by Nikolay Peshalov of Bulgaria.
		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.
	www.olympic.org /uk/athletes/heroes/bio_uk.asp?PAR_I_ID=61224 (225 words)

	Feature - Party ends over for 'Pocket Hercules' Suleymanoglu - ABC Coverage of the Sydney Olympic Games
		Turkish weightlifter Naim Suleymanoglu, gold medallist in 1988, 1992 and 1996, failed with all three opening attempts in the snatch event in the 62kg division and cannot now win the overall title.
		Suleymanoglu is arguably Turkey's best known and best loved athlete and an estimated million people greeted him at Ankara airport on his return from winning his first gold medal at the 1988 Seoul Olympics.
		Suleymanoglu proved himself a fiercely patriotic competitor and his three consecutive Olympic gold medals elevated him to superstar status in Turkey and saw him collect the unofficial title of "lifter of the century".
	www.abc.net.au /olympics/2000/s185613.htm (489 words)

	Sydney 2000
		Turkey's Naim Suleymanoglu was born in the Bulgarian mountain village of Ptchar and won his first junior title at 14.
		Suleymanoglu competed for Turkey at the 1988 Seoul Games, where he broke the world featherweight record for the snatch.
		Suleymanoglu was set to retire following the Games but his status as champion of Bulgaria's oppressed led him to win gold at the next two Olympics before retiring for good in 1997.
	www.terra.com /sydney2000/articulo/html/syd271.htm (181 words)

	Naim Suleymanoglu Encyclopedia Article @ Exertions.net (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		Naim Süleymanoğlu (born January 23, 1967 in Ptichar, Bulgaria), born Naim Suleimanov (Bulgarian: Наим Сюлейманов), is a Turkish World and Olympic Champion in weightlifting.
		Of Turkish descent born in Bulgaria, Naim Suleimanov set his first world record in weightlifting at age 16.
		The allure of competition was too strong, and Naim returned in 1991 and he won a second Olympic gold medal at Barcelona in 1992.
	www.exertions.net /encyclopedia/Naim_Suleymanoglu (586 words)

	A hair-raising triumph
		Suleymanoglu became the first weightlifter to win three gold medals, and he did so in a competition that was weightlifting's answer to the seventh game of the NBA Finals, the seventh game of the World Series, and Green Bay vs. Dallas in the Ice Bowl all rolled into one.
		Suleymanoglu and Valerios Leonidis of Greece staged an iron-pumping duel of historic proportions.
		Suleymanoglu is a hero in Turkey, not only because of his weightlifting exploits, but because he represents Turkish triumph over oppression.
	www.onwisconsin.com /sports/oly/bow722.html (822 words)

	pesalov_dodatak
		Pechalov, who was born in Bulgaria like Suleymanoglu and shared a coach with him in their younger days, carried over the form which won him the European Championships last year to take gold in the 62kg class with a total of 325kg (150kg and 175kg).
		Suleymanoglu, a super hero in Turkey whose story of persecution in Bulgaria and eventual flee from that country is known throughout the sports world, failed to respond to the urgings of Turkish supporters.
		Suleymanoglu's failure was a stunning disappointment for hundreds of Turkish fans at the Sydney Convention Centre whose expectations had been lifted by Halil Mutlu's three world records and gold medal in the 56 kg category on Saturday.Some 100 Croatian fans were on hand to salute Pechalov's medal for his adopted country.
	sport.hrt.hr /htvsport/olympics/pesalov_dodatak.html (1124 words)

	Naim Süleymanoğlu - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		He became the second lifter (of only four) to clean and jerk three times his bodyweight in history.
		Not to disappoint, Naim won a third Olympic gold medal.
		Naim Suleymanoglu - Hall of Fame at Weightlifting Exchange
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Naim_Suleymanoglu (442 words)

	The Hindu : Pocket Hercules feels the weight of history
		When Naim Suleymanoglu stepped off the plane at Ankara from the Seoul Olympics in 1988, with just his first gold hanging round his neck, there were estimated one million people to greet him.
		Suleymanoglu cannot have been easy to spot for he tops out at just shy of 5 ft, but a fascinating personal history and his extraordinary feats in weightlifting have blessed him with a stature that remains immeasurable.
		Suleymanoglu retired after Atlanta and barely lifted a finger, let alone a heavy weight, for three years, which, if the feisty Turkish tabloids are to be believed, were spent largely in night clubs.
	www.hindu.com /thehindu/2000/09/16/stories/0716075x.htm (963 words)

	BBC SPORT \| OTHER SPORTS \| Turkish hero crashes out
		Turkey's Naim Suleymanoglu, the most successful weightlifter in history, has failed in his bid to claim an unprecedented fourth weightlifting gold.
		Suleymanoglu, known as the Pocket Hercules, failed in his bid to win a fourth successive Olympic gold when he missed his three lifts in the 135 1-2 pound class (62 kilograms).
		Suleymanoglu's first Olympic loss caused an audible gasp in the Sydney Convention Centre, which was packed with flag-waving Turks certain he was about to make Olympic history.
	news.bbc.co.uk /sport1/hi/olympics2000/other_sports/928907.stm (345 words)

	Publications - WORLD WEIGHTLIFTING - ISSUE: 2000/2 - Ask Naim! Suleymanoglu Answers Questions From The Web (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		That is the day when Naim SULEYMANOGLU, The King, will once again face the weights in an attempt to capture his fourth Olympic champion title.
		Naim: I expect to lift as much as is enough to win the gold medal.
		Naim: They are young and talented, but obviously their stronger side is the snatch.
	www.iwf.net /publications/002/asknaim.html (1633 words)

	A Letter to My Children: Naim
		I think Naim had a period of spending a lot of time on walking and gross motor skills while Aaron was not walking at all and had his head in a book with me. Now, I think that Naim is more ready to focus on communication.
		Naim seems to get the whole of the language, but is not breaking it down into its little parts so that he can slow down and say them correctly.
		Naim can walk at at least 4 mph or faster, pushing his mother's hands forward so hard that he is practically leaning forward at a 45 degree angle with his own momentum.
	twinklelittlestar.typepad.com /letter/naim/index.html (8355 words)

	Pocket Hercules makes Olympic history (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		Suleymanoglu, 29, a Turkish hero ever since winning his first gold at the 1988 Olympics, set two world records in the 141-pound division: 4131/4 pounds in the clean-and-jerk and 7381/2 pounds in total weight.
		Suleymanoglu missed once in the snatch but still led the field after that portion of the competition.
		Suleymanoglu, born into the Turkish minority in Bulgaria, defected to Turkey in 1986.
	www.jsonline.com /sports/oly/pocket722.html (535 words)

	Iran's Hercules Hossein Rezazadeh eyes world weightlifting gold
		Suleymanoglu, who is also the vice-president of the International Weightlifting Federation termed Iran as one of the top teams participating in the 73rd edition.
		Known as 'Pocket Hercules', Suleymanoglu invited the 'Strongest Man of the World' Rezazadeh on Nov 29, 2002 to change his nationality and become a member of Turkey's national side.
		The 1.52-meter-high Turkish weightlifter Naim Suleimanov was born in Bulgaria.
	www.payvand.com /news/03/nov/1112.html (592 words)

	Suleymanoglu makes it three Suleymanoglu makes hat-trick history - Turkish Daily News Jul 24, 1996
		The Greek, however, was warm in his praise for Suleymanoglu and said that it was an honor to have competed against such a man.
		It soon became apparent that the second Chinese Xiao Jianging and European champion Petar Petrov from Bulgaria were not in the hunt and that Naim's sole serious opponent was going to be his old rival, Valerios Leonidis from Greece.
		From the moment he kissed the tarmac after stepping off the Turkish prime minister's private jet in 1986, he was not only a national hero but also a symbol of the persecution taking place in his homeland.
	www.turkishdailynews.com.tr /archives.php?id=583 (1193 words)

	Olympics: Weightlifting
		Haworth will have plenty of chances in the future for Olympic glory and her greatest achievement this year could be lifting the veil of apathy that has engulfed weightlifting in the United States.
		His knees are aching and he is 12 years past his first retirement, but Naim Suleymanoglu will be back again trying to win an unprecedented fourth straight Olympic gold medal.
		Suleymanoglu retired for a second time after '96 and just returned to competition last year.
	www.sptimes.com /News/091000/Olympics/Weightlifting.shtml (358 words)

	rediff.com: The pocket Hercules is back
		Naim Suleymanoglu, hailed as the greatest weightlifter in the history of the sport, came out of retirement to bid in Sydney for an unprecedented fourth Olympic gold medal.
		For Suleymanoglu, being forced to change his name was the last straw.
		Suleymanoglu retired after Atlanta but the lure of a fourth gold in Sydney proved too great.
	www.rediff.com /sports/2000/sep/08weight.htm (521 words)

	Turkey going for weekend sweep
		SYDNEY, Australia (AP) -- Halil Mutlu and Naim Suleymanoglu are so small, American teen weightlifter Cheryl Haworth probably could put one in each palm and hoist them as easily she does a 300-pound barbell.
		While Suleymanoglu, known as the Pocket Hercules, probably is his sport's best-known figure and can become the first lifter to win four golds, he might not be the best weightlifter on Turkey's team.
		Suleymanoglu goes Sunday for his fourth gold, this time at 137 pounds (62 kg) after ending a three-year retirement last year.
	www.canoe.ca /2000GamesWeightlifting/sep15_tur.html (650 words)

	Netguruindia News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		September 19: The Pocket Hercules from Turkey, Naim Suleymanoglu, aiming for an unprecedented fourth gold medal in men's Olympic weightlifting at Sydney failed in his quest to make history as Bulgaria's Izabela Dragneva emerged the first woman Olympic champion in the iron sport.
		Suleymanoglu, the tiny 33-year-old, who defected from Bulgaria in 1986, has come out of retirement in search of gold after wins in Seoul, Barcelona and Atlanta.
		Suleymanoglu, competing in the revised 62 kg weight class, faced tough competition from Bulgaria's Sevdalin Minchev Angelov, Croatia's Nikolay Pechalov and Chinese world champion Le Maosheng.
	www.netguruindia.com /news/Sep00/20/SPO5.html (340 words)

	Publications - WORLD WEIGHTLIFTING - ISSUE: 1999/2 - NAIM ENTERS RACE FOR FOURTH OLYMPIC GOLD (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		In Naim’s probable category, the 1997 medal winners were Xiao Jiangang (317.5), Hafiz Suleymanoglu (315) and Melikhov (315).
		In Sydney 2000, Naim Suleymanoglu has to enter the Olympic race for a fourth gold in a fourth bodyweight category.
		Naim is going to be the icingon our cake… I mean, women’s weightlifting makes its Olympic début and we canonly be proud to participate in Games including Suleymanoglu in its entry list.
	www.iwf.net /publications/992/naim.html (2270 words)

	Anadolu Agency: News in English, 00-04-27
		Naim Suleymanoglu, the record breaking ''Pocket Hercules'' was left with two bronze medals in the 62 kilogram category at the European Weightlifting Championship in Sofia, with his now-out-of-condition muscles after a break of 3,5 years.
		Naim criticised himself on his raw muscles and pledged to win a gold medal in the Oympic Games in Sydney.
		Suleymanoglu of Turkey took two bronze medals in the 62 kg category at the 79th European Men's Weight-Lifting Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria.
	www.hri.org /news/turkey/anadolu/2000/00-04-27.anadolu.html (4596 words)

	Trial File
		Turkey's Naim Suleymanoglu seeks an unprecedented fourth gold medal in men's Olympic weightlifting this month while women will make history simply by bidding for their first.
		Suleymanoglu has come out of retirement in search of gold after wins in Seoul, Barcelona and Atlanta.
		Suleymanoglu will make his historic bid on Sunday in the revised 62 kilogram weight class where he faces tough competition from Bulgaria's Sevdalin Minchev, Croatia's Nikolay Pechalov and Chinese world champion Le Maosheng.
	www.sportz4u.com /isport/news/N00212.html (270 words)

	Turkish Press Review, 96-07-23
		Naim Suleymanoglu made history yesterday by becoming the first weightlifter ever to win three Olympic gold medals.
		To win, Suleymanoglu had to fight one of the greatest duels in weightlifting history against his Greek arch-rival Valerios Leonides, in which no less than three world records fell.
		Leonides, who lost to Suleymanoglu by the slimmest of margins at last year's world championship, was left with the silver and the consolation of having raised his own world clean-and-jerk record by 2.5 kg to 187.5 kg.
	www.hri.org /news/turkey/trkpr/1996/96-07-23.trkpr.html (813 words)

	"Pocket Hercules" Naim Suleymanoglu to run for parliamentEksi: We need to change Turkey's image Ocalan trial ...
		Three-time Olympic weight lifting champion Naim Suleymanoglu said Tuesday he had applied to run for parliament as an independent from Bursa province in the April 18 general elections.
		The diminutive 30-year-old champion said he had received offers from all political parties to run on their tickets, but declined, saying he would run as an independent not to insult any of the people who had made the kind offers.
		Suleymanoglu, dubbed the "Pocket Hercules," is perhaps the stongest man in the world, having lifted three times his weight.
	www.turkishdailynews.com.tr /archives.php?id=11236 (1821 words)

	Sydney 2000
		Naim Suleymanoglu nació en el pequeño pueblo montañoso búlgaro de Ptichar y ganó el título mundial junior de pesas a la edad de 14 años.
		Como un atleta de renombre internacional, Suleymanoglu vivió una vida privilegiada.
		Suleymanoglu estaba listo para retirarse tras Seúl pero su condición de campeón de la minoría oprimida en Bulgaria le llevó a continuar compitiendo y ganó otros dos títulos olímpicos antes de retirarse en 1997.
	www.terra.com /sydney2000/articulo/html/syd37.htm (210 words)

	The Namibian \| Sport News \| Turk fails in bid to become weightlifting hero
		SYDNEY - Naim Suleymanoglu, the Pocket Hercules, wanted to be a gold medallist in four consecutive Olympics.
		A Turkish national hero who had never lost in the Olympics, Suleymanoglu missed all three lifts in the 62 kilo class Sunday, thus failing to become only the fifth athlete to win golds in four consecutive Olympics.
		Suleymanoglu, 33, was under enormous pressure to try for a fourth Olympic gold, not just in Turkey but from far beyond its borders."
	www.namibian.com.na /2000/September/sport/00A3E3EFCE.html (400 words)

	'Pocket Hercules' makes Olympic history with third gold medal
		Suleymanoglu, 29, a Turkish hero ever since winning his first gold at the 1988 Olympics, set two world records in the 141-pound division: 413 1/4 pounds in the clean-and-jerk and 738 1/2 pounds in total weight.
		It was a notable gesture, because Greece and Turkey nearly went to war in January after Turkey laid claim to an uninhabited island in the eastern Aegean Sea that Athens says is Greek.
		So Suleymanoglu had to win his third gold outright.
	www.canoe.ca /OlympicsWeightlifting/jul22_hercules.html (551 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		Moments after the competition finished, Dimas already was talking about equaling - and eclipsing - the feat of Naim Suleymanoglu of Turkey, also known as ''Pocket Hercules,'' who earlier in the week became the first lifter ever to win three Olympic weightlifting gold medals.
		When Naim Suleymanoglu returned home to Ankara, Turkey, after the 1988 Seoul Olympics, he was greeted by an estimated 1 million of his countrymen.
		And Suleymanoglu, the man they call Pocket Hercules, has cemented his claim to being, pound for pound, the world's strongest man. At the Georgia World Congress Center on Monday, Suleymanoglu turned in a routine performance.
	www.usatoday.com /sports/olympics/owt/owt.htm (1802 words)

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