Naim Suleymanoglu
Chronology
1967 | Born in Kircali, Bulgaria |
1977 | Sent away from his family to a training school |
1982 | Sets his first world record |
1984 | Misses Olympic Games because of his country's boycott |
1986 | Defects from Bulgaria to Turkey |
1988 | Wins gold medal at Seoul Olympics |
1990 | Retires, but soon returns to competition |
1992 | Wins gold medal at Barcelona Olympics |
1996 | Wins gold medal at Atlanta Olympics |
2000 | Competes in Sydney Olympics, but fails on all his attempts to lift |
2000 | Retires from competition |
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