"The Pocket Hercules" Süleymanoğlu Breaks Weightlifting World Record - Seoul 1988 Olympics

Weightlifter Naim Süleymanoğlu made his Olympic debut at the Seoul 1988 Olympic Games. He was quickly nicknamed "The Pocket Hercules" for the combination of his short stature (1.47m or 4ft10in) and incredible display of strength. Born in Bulgaria to Turkish parents, Süleymanoğlu obtained Turkish citizenship in 1986 and was now representing Turkey in the weightlifting competition at the Seoul 1988 Olympic Games. "The Pocket Hercules" lifted 190.0kg in the clean and jerk; and 152.5kg in the snatch, reaching a total of 342.5kg. This result gave him both the Olympic gold medal and new world record, by an impressive 30kg. Naim Süleymanoğlu would still be back at the Olympic Games in Barcelona 1992 and Atlanta 1996 to win two more Olympic gold medals and have his final Summer Games at Sydney 2000. Subscribe to the Olympic channel: http://bit.ly/1dn6AV5 Find out more on Olympic weightlifting at http://www.olympic.org/weightlifting

Comments

1. PYRROS DIMAS IS BETTER!
2. I know he's accomplished a lot but I still grin at how stocky and short he is.
3. Powerfull !
4. I love him! ❤️😵❤️
5. What was he sniffing at the beginning
6. asın bayraklarıı
7. Naim Süleymanoğlu gelmiş geçmiş dünyanın en değerli haltercisi onu beyenmeyenler kani bozuktur
8. tyrion lannister before game of thrones
9. the best ever!!!!!!
10. Unreal. Strongest man pound for pound in history.
11. To be fair, he doesn't have as far to lift it as the others.
12. The Bulgarians made him the greatest weightlifter of all time
13. OMG 190/60 = 3.16667* ratio :O
14. What is he sniffing in the front?
15. Türk s normalee
16. GREATEST EVER!!!
17. "pocket hercules"? More like the Turkish T-Rex
18. Turkish Men
19. We are proud of you naim