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  1. At 147 cm in height, Süleymanoğlu's short stature and great strength led to him being nicknamed "Pocket Hercules". He is widely considered as one of the greatest Olympic weightlifters of all time. He is the best pound-for-pound weightlifter in the history of weightlifting.

  2. Nov 22, 2019 · Pocket Hercules: Naim Süleymanoglu: Directed by Özer Feyzioglu. With Hayat Van Eck, Selen Öztürk, Yetkin Dikinciler, Gürkan Uygun. The biography of Turkish weightlifter and Olympic champion Naim Suleymanoglu.

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    • Biography, Drama, History
    • Özer Feyzioglu
    • 2019-11-22
  3. Pocket Hercules: Naim Suleymanoglu is a Turkish biographical drama film directed by Ozer Feyzioglu, written by Barış Pirhasan and produced by Mustafa Uslu. The film tells about the life of Naim Suleymanoglu, nicknamed "Pocket Hercules".

  4. Nov 22, 2017 · Simon Bruty/Getty Images. By Richard Sandomir. Nov. 22, 2017. Naim Suleymanoglu, a Turkish weight lifter whose diminutive size and stunning strength earned him the nickname Pocket...

  5. Despite being only 1.47m tall, Naim Suleymanoglu nicknamed “the pocket Hercules” proved the world to be one of the greatest weightlifters of all time. In... 1996, Naim breaks his own world record to claim the 64kg Olympic title, becoming the first weightlifter to win gold at three different Olympics. Weightlifting 64Kg Men's Final - Atlanta ...

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  6. Standing just 4 feet 11 inches (1.5 metres) tall and weighing less than 141 pounds (64 kg), Naim Suleymanoglu was hardly imposing enough to stir thoughts of Hercules. Yet that was the Turkish weightlifter’s nickname—“Pocket Hercules,” to be exact—and he backed up the moniker no better than at the.

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  8. Turkey’s legendary triple Olympic gold-medal winning weightlifter Naim Suleymanoglu, the diminutive “pocket Hercules,” has died aged 50, state media said.