Naim Süleymanoğlu
Naim Süleymanoğlu (in Bulgaria forced to change as Naim Suleimanov (Bulgarian: Наим Сюлейманов), 23 January 1967 – 18 November 2017) was a Turkish World and Olympic Champion in weightlifting. In the 1988 Summer Olympics he set a record by lifting 190 kg in the clean and jerk.[1] He was awarded the Olympic Order in 2001.
In 2000 and 2004 he was elected member of the International Weightlifting Federation Hall of Fame.[2]
On 25 September 2017, he was hospitalized due to liver failure. On 6 October, he had liver transplantation was made when a liver donor was found. On 11 November a surgery was made due to a cerebral hemorrhage which led to cerebral edema. He died on 18 November 2017.[3]
Naim Süleymanoğlu Media
Olympic Rings without "rims" (gaps between the rings), As used, eg. in the logos of the 2008 and 2016 Olympics. The colour scheme applied here pertains to the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.
Grave of Naim Süleymanoğlu at Edirnekapı Cemetery, Istanbul.
References
- ↑ ,"Biography of Naim Süleymanoğlu". www.sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2014-08-07.
- ↑ "Weightlifting Hall of Fame". International Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original on 2008-09-13. Retrieved 2008-08-07.
- ↑ "Weightlifting legend Naim Süleymanoğlu dies at age 50". Daily Sabah. 18 November 2017. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
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