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Facts

Also Known As Naim Suleimanov • Naum Shalamanov • Pocket Hercules
Born January 23, 1967 • Bulgaria
Died November 18, 2017 (aged 50) • Istanbul • Turkey • (Anniversary in 5 days)
Awards And Honors Olympic Games

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Naim Suleymanoglu of Turkey, wearing a blue singlet, lifts a loaded barbell overhead during the 64 kg weightlifting event at the 1996 Summer Olympic Games.
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Halil Mutlu
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Krisztina Egerszegi
Krisztina Egerszegi
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Jackie Joyner-Kersee in a red and white USA uniform throws a javelin during the heptathlon at the 1988 Seoul Olympics, wearing bib number 578.
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Michael Johnson smiles and holds an American flag behind him while celebrating on the track after setting a world record in the 200-meter race at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics.
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Aleksandr Karelin
Aleksandr Karelin
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Janet Evans
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Leonid Ivanovich Zhabotinsky, wearing a singlet, lifts a heavy barbell overhead on a platform during a weightlifting event, with a crowd watching in the background.
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Soviet weightlifter
Miyake Yoshinobu at the Tokyo 1964 Olympic Games
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Weightlifting winners' podium at the 1952 Helsinki Olympic Games
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Charles Vinci
Charles Vinci
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Pablo Morales
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