And he did, tying Leonidas's world record just minutes after it was set. Announcer Lynn Jones said, "You have just witnessed the greatest weightlifting competition in history," according to Ken Jones in the London Independent. With this gold medal, Suleymanoglu became the first weightlifter in history to win gold medals at three different Olympics.
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