Here is a nice Naim Suleymanoglu compilation. Thanks to Phil for submitting.
Bulgarian World Records at 1986 European Weightlifting Championships
October 28, 2012 By 2 Comments
Ian Wilson found some good clips on a Bulgarian history YouTube channel. It has footage of a young Naum Shalamanov a.k.a. Naim Suleymanoglu. They are from the 1986 European Championships in Karl-Marx-Stadt (now Chemnitz). Naim did 145+187.5 for 332.5kg total at 60kg bodyweight. Both were World Record lifts. Here is the Clean & Jerk The channel also has Alexander [...]
Naim Suleymanoglu Profile
July 12, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Stumbled acorss this short profile of Naim Suleymanoglu. Gives you a little bit of a background about his reasons for leaving Bulgaria for Turkey. You may have seen some of it in the Naim Suleymanoglu’s Olympic Career post.
Naim Suleymanoglu 150kg Snatch 1988 Europeans
July 6, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Thanks to Roberto for submitting Naim Suleymanoglu’s 150kg Snatch World Record from the 1988 European Weightlifting Championships. He did 150kg + 180kg in that competition. Just a warm up for his performance in the 1988 Olympics in Seoul.
Naim Suleymanoglu Olympic Career
May 9, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Here is a look back at Naim Suleymanoglu’s Olympic career.
