ANKARA, Turkey — Naim Suleymanoglu, the Turkish weightlifter who won three Olympic gold medals and was known as “Pocket Hercules,” died Saturday. He was 50. Mr. Suleymanoglu was considered one of the ...

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Naim Suleymanoglu, the Turkish weightlifter who won three Olympic gold medals and was known as “Pocket Hercules,” died Saturday. He was 50. Related Articles Admired former ...

FILE- In this July 22, 1996 file photo, Naim Suleymanoglu, of Turkey, lifts 147.5kg, at the Summer Olympics in Atlanta. Turkey’s official news agency said Saturday, Nov. 18, 2017, Suleymanoglu, the ...

The sports world on Thursday commemorated the fifth anniversary of the death of Turkish weightlifting legend Naim Suleymanoglu. Nicknamed "Pocket Hercules" for his 1.47-meter (4-foot-10-inch) frame, ...

They took away his family name. They forced him from his native land. But Bulgarian government thugs can not touch Naim Suleymanoglu now, nor deny him his lofty title. The greatest weightlifter in ...

Naim Suleymanoglu, a Turkish weightlifter who won three Olympic gold medals and was known as “Pocket Hercules,” died Saturday at an Istanbul hospital. He was 50. The cause was cirrhosis of the liver.

ATLANTA — They came to praise the Olympian who drinks, smokes, wants to make movies and wants to marry a Kennedy. They waved their Turkish flags and sang their Turkish songs and painted their faces ...

His adoring throng chanted and cheered his name, waving bright red flags of their homeland on Monday, giving the Georgia World Congress Center a college football atmosphere. The fans made sure ...

There were two dozen Turks in the balcony at the Spanish Industrial Pavilion Tuesday evening. Some exchange students. Some members of the group trying to bring the Olympics of the year 2000 to ...

(Reuters) - Former Olympic and world weightlifting champion Naim Suleymanoglu, one of the sport's most successful athletes, has died aged 50 in a hospital in Istanbul, officials said on Saturday.

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) - Naim Suleymanoglu, the Turkish weightlifter who won three Olympic gold medals and was known as “Pocket Hercules,” died Saturday. He was 50. Suleymanoglu was considered one of the ...

Nov 18 (Reuters) - Former Olympic and world weightlifting champion Naim Suleymanoglu, one of the sport's most successful athletes, has died aged 50 in a hospital in Istanbul, officials said on ...