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NAIM SULEYMANOGLU
:: Born in 1967
:: Country: Turkey, Bulgaria
:: Summer Olympics and World Championships Medals:
Gold (10),
Silver (1),
:: Weight Classes Competed in:
Bantamweight (56KG),
Featherweight (60KG),
Featherweight (62KG),
Featherweight (64KG),
:: World Records: 51
:: More Info:
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| Year | Weight | Rank | Results (kg) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Featherweight | 1 | 152.5+190 = 342.5 |
| 1992 | Featherweight | 1 | 142.5+177.5 = 320 |
| 1996 | Featherweight | 1 | 147.5+187.5 = 335 |
| Year | Weight | Rank | Results (kg) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Bantamweight | 2 | 130+160= 290 |
| 1985 | Featherweight | 1 | 142.5+180= 322.5 |
| 1986 | Featherweight | 1 | 147.5+187.5= 335 |
| 1989 | Featherweight | 1 | 145+172.5= 317.5 |
| 1991 | Featherweight | 1 | 137.5+172.5= 310 |
| 1993 | Featherweight | 1 | 145+177.5= 322.5 |
| 1994 | Featherweight | 1 | 147.5+182.5= 330 |
| 1995 | Featherweight | 1 | 147.5+180= 327.5 |
| Year | Weight | Rank | Results (kg) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Bantamweight | 2 | 130+160= 290 |
| 1984 | Bantamweight | 1 | |
| 1985 | Featherweight | 1 | 140+172.5= 312.5 |
| 1986 | Featherweight | 1 | 145+187.7= 332.5 |
| 1988 | Featherweight | 1 | 150+180= 330 |
| 1989 | Featherweight | 1 | 145+172.5= 317.5 |
| 1992 | Featherweight | 2 | 142.5+170= 312.5 |
| 1994 | Featherweight | 1 | 145+180= 325 |
| 1995 | Featherweight | 1 | 142.5+182.5= 325 |
| 2000 | Featherweight | 3 | 140+170= 310 |
| Press | Snatch | Jerk | Total2 | Total3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 0 |
| Date | Lift Type | Result | Weight Class | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Note: * Unofficial world records | ||||
| 3/26/1983 | Clean and Jerk | 160 | Bantamweight | Allentown |
| 3/26/1983 | Total (2) | 285 | Bantamweight | Allentown |
| 10/23/1983 | Snatch | 130 | Bantamweight | Moscow |
| 10/23/1983 | Total (2) | 290 | Bantamweight | Moscow |
| 1984 | Clean and Jerk | 172.5 | Bantamweight | Sarajevo |
| 1984 | Clean and Jerk | 173 | Bantamweight | Sarajevo |
| 1984 | Total (2) | 327.5 | Featherweight | Sarajevo |
| 4/27/1984 | Clean and Jerk | 168 | Bantamweight | Vitoria |
| 4/27/1984 | Total (2) | 297.5 | Bantamweight | Vitoria |
| 5/12/1984 | Snatch | 131.5 | Bantamweight | Varna |
| 5/12/1984 | Clean and Jerk | 170 | Bantamweight | Varna |
| 5/12/1984 | Total (2) | 300 | Bantamweight | Varna |
| 6/16/1984 | Snatch | 134 | Bantamweight | Schilong |
| 9/12/1984 | Clean and Jerk | 170.5 | Bantamweight | Varna |
| 11/24/1984 | Snatch | 140.5 | Featherweight | Sarajevo |
| 11/24/1984 | Snatch | 142.5 | Featherweight | Sarajevo |
| 11/24/1984 | Clean and Jerk | 185.5 | Featherweight | Sarajevo |
| 11/24/1984 | Total (2) | 325 | Featherweight | Sarajevo |
| 8/24/1985 | Snatch | 143 | Featherweight | Sodertalje |
| 9/11/1985 | Total (2) | 330 | Featherweight | Monte Carlo |
| 11/9/1985 | Snatch | 145 | Featherweight | Monte Carlo |
| 11/9/1985 | Clean and Jerk | 186 | Featherweight | Monte Carlo |
| 5/8/1986 | Snatch | 145.5 | Featherweight | Karl-Marx-Stadt |
| 5/8/1986 | Clean and Jerk | 187.5 | Featherweight | Karl-Marx-Stadt |
| 5/8/1986 | Total (2) | 332.5 | Featherweight | Karl-Marx-Stadt |
| 11/9/1986 | Snatch | 147.5 | Featherweight | Sofia |
| 11/9/1986 | Clean and Jerk | 188 | Featherweight | Sofia |
| 11/9/1986 | Total (2) | 335 | Featherweight | Sofia |
| 12/7/1986 | Snatch | 148 | Featherweight | Melbourne |
| 4/27/1988 | Snatch | 150 | Featherweight | Cardiff |
| 9/20/1988 | Snatch | 150.5 | Featherweight | Seoul |
| 9/20/1988 | Snatch | 152.5 | Featherweight | Seoul |
| 9/20/1988 | Clean and Jerk | 188.5 | Featherweight | Seoul |
| 9/20/1988 | Clean and Jerk | 190 | Featherweight | Seoul |
| 9/20/1988 | Total (2) | 340 | Featherweight | Seoul |
| 9/20/1988 | Total (2) | 342.5 | Featherweight | Seoul |
| 1993 | Clean and Jerk | 177.5 | Featherweight | Melbourne |
| 1993 | Total (2) | 322.5 | Featherweight | Melbourne |
| 1994 | Snatch | 145 | Featherweight | Sokolov |
| 1994 | Snatch | 147.5 | Featherweight | Istanbul |
| 1994 | Clean and Jerk | 180 | Featherweight | Sokolov |
| 1994 | Clean and Jerk | 181 | Featherweight | Istanbul |
| 1994 | Clean and Jerk | 182.5 | Featherweight | Istanbul |
| 1994 | Total (2) | 325 | Featherweight | Sokolov |
| 1994 | Total (2) | 327.5 | Featherweight | Istanbul |
| 1994 | Total (2) | 330 | Featherweight | Istanbul |
| 1995 | Snatch | 138 | Featherweight | Warsaw |
| 1995 | Snatch | 140 | Featherweight | Warsaw |
| 1996 | Clean and Jerk | 185 | Featherweight | Atlanta |
| 1996 | Total (2) | 332.5 | Featherweight | Atlanta |
| 1996 | Total (2) | 335 | Featherweight | Atlanta |
| 1983* | Snatch | 130.5 | Bantamweight | Langbathsee |
| 1983* | Clean and Jerk | 165.5 | Bantamweight | Langbathsee |
| 1984* | Snatch | Bantamweight | Varna | |
| 1984* | Snatch | 133.5 | Bantamweight | Varna |
| 1984* | Clean and Jerk | 167.5 | Bantamweight | Vitoria |
| 1984* | Total (2) | 302.5 | Bantamweight | Sarajevo |
| 1984* | Total (2) | 305 | Bantamweight | Sarajevo |
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Naim Suleymanoglu In Action
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