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Home » Bulgaria » Naim Suleymanoglu vs. Valerios Leonidis Atlanta 1996

Naim Suleymanoglu vs. Valerios Leonidis Atlanta 1996

September 16, 2014 By Gregor Winter

Blast from the Past …

Here is a recap of the epic battle between Naim Suleymanoglu & Valerios Leonidis at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics Men’s 64kg.

Features short interviews with both lifters, about how they experienced the competition.

Update 17.09.2014: Better Video from the official Olympics Channel (who for some reason disabled embedding)

Watch on YouTube.


(Original Post from Feb 1st, 2012)

Rank Name Body Weight (kg) Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total (kg)
1 Naim Süleymanoğlu 63.90 147.5 187.5 335.0
2 Valerios Leonidis 63.22 145.0 187.5 332.5

Filed Under: Bulgaria, clean and jerk, Naim Suleymanoglu, Valerios Leonidis, videos, weightlifting, world records

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Comments

  1. scott says

    September 17, 2014 at 15:28

    Man there needs to be a shirt with this guy on it.

    • scott says

      September 17, 2014 at 15:30

      Süleymanoğlu that is

  2. Kawi says

    September 17, 2014 at 15:36

    One of the most epic athletic competitions ever, in any sport. Leonidis was a phenomenal athlete on his own, but had the misfortune of having Naim as a competitor. Naim was virtually supernatural. The rivalry with Leonidis helped make him who he became, arguably weightlifting’s greatest of all time.

  3. grobpote says

    September 18, 2014 at 12:28

    That was wonderful. I still remember watching it. The 2,5 kg minimum increase was perfect. It was a big mistake to change it. Naim was the greatest of all times,it doesn’t matter how many medals other lifters win. He was unique. Like Ali in boxing.

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