The greatest Olympic Weightlifter pound for pound, and the most humble. The last caption of Naim saying to his Greek Competitor, "We are Champions'. This shows Naim as great and respectful Champion in the sport of Olympic Weightlifting. Long live "The Pocket Hercules"!!!
I am from Turkey. Naim means lots of things for us in brief but also in Turkey everbody loves Leonidis. He is a trure sportsman, record breaker, a good friend, a gentleman and a Greek God in lifting. We miss Naim so so much. May Allah bless his soul. RIP NAIM! YOU WILL BE NEVER FORGOTTEN
He was a hero in Turkey.He was a champion of all times..But,unfortunately he was very lonly in Turkey.He couldn't manage his own life as it should be..What we can say otherwise? God bless you Naim !
Work equals FORCE applied times DISTANCE... SO BASICALLY... Naim and Halil took advantage of being so short.. With a lot less distance, the work they had to do to lift was less...they r awesome though.. So much passion and respect for the sport... Rip !
@@ozz3790 No, it is not easier to lift even if you are short if you don't have the strength. This sport is powerlifting, it's all about strength. Hehehhehehe..
I remember hearing about him many years ago!.I didn't know he passed away!..Freak of nature , worked his tail off to become World's greatest Weightlifter!!!!!👍👍👍
Must have been crazy seeing him live. Unfortunately, I only heard about his story after his passing and immediately knew I had to make a video about him.
He was not just an athlet; he also rescued the people who lived under the torture of Bulgarian goverment. He was a symbol name against the discrimantion and assimilation
One of the best athlete. especially when he competed with another athlete from Greece i think. They are breaking record several times in the competition i think. kinda crazy.
@@Ad-excelsum Thanks I agree with a video on Kurlovich and don't forget how he was overlooked even though he beat Taranenko more often than not and in both Olympics back then. If you could also put Yuri Zakharevich on the list for lifters (lot less known than Kurlovich but an AMAZING lifter) then that would be great!
Thank you for your comment. I checked once again, and Naim's attemps were 180, 185 and 187.5 kg. Leonidis lifted 180, 187.5, and failed at 190. Note that Naim lifted 147.5 agains 145 in the snatch, which is why he won the competition.
@@l8zycool He left the Bulgarian team and they all popped for steroids. Turkey paid $1 million for him and bribed him through drug testing. Dimas, Kakhi, Mutlu, and Naim all moved from their country of origin for the money and protection from doping control.
Thank you for your comment. In my research I found out he did not have any Turkish passport before leaving to Australia. I did not want to imply he wasn't Turkish, just that he did not have the rights associated with being a Turkish citizen as he only had a Bulgarian passport at the time. Please correct me if I'm wrong.
@@Ad-excelsum actually you are correct, but there is more. the turkish minority in bulgaria counts as de facto turkish citizen cos bulgaria gained its independence in 1908 from ottomans. A few years later, Turkey was established instead of the Ottomans. Naturally, the ottoman turks in Bulgaria did not have a legal counterpart in the newly established republic. more or less something like that. sometng diplomatic shit. i think you got the point.
It's hard to tell whether or not he would have had the same motivation or success with Bulgaria. It his highly probable though but we will never know :D
NAİM is a Turk who fled from Bulgaria. He was even pressured to change his name in Bulgaria . But he came back to Turkey and competed with the Turkish flag on his chest.
You're entitled to your opinion but the fact neither Suleymanogly nor Leonidis were training in nations known for doping in the 80's means they were probably on a leveled field with the other athletes.
The greatest Olympic Weightlifter pound for pound, and the most humble. The last caption of Naim saying to his Greek Competitor, "We are Champions'. This shows Naim as great and respectful Champion in the sport of Olympic Weightlifting. Long live "The Pocket Hercules"!!!
Thank you for your heartfell comment Rogie. He definitely was on another planet.
Rest In Peace.
I am from Turkey. Naim means lots of things for us in brief but also in Turkey everbody loves Leonidis. He is a trure sportsman, record breaker, a good friend, a gentleman and a Greek God in lifting. We miss Naim so so much. May Allah bless his soul. RIP NAIM! YOU WILL BE NEVER FORGOTTEN
@İdris Kürşat Ateşci Thank you very much for your heartfelt comment!
I shed a tear at the end. Beautiful story
Thank you very much Luca. Happy you enjoyed it.
A great man of great heart. His friendships also point out his greatness. He will be remembered by all of us "little guys."
Thanks a lot for your comment! Not only the little ones will remember him though :D
A champion that never replace
God bless him
What a wonderful athletic man .
He absolutely was.
That died from liver failure... Ok then.
@@zwigoma2 steds then .
@@zwigoma2 so they were all using it at that time. and even with steds his lifts are still unbeatable.
The finest of the best !👍
He truly was
Life story responsibility was a bigger burden than 190kg. May he sleep in the light, god bless him. Thanks for the video
Thank you for your comment!
He was a hero in Turkey.He was a champion of all times..But,unfortunately he was very lonly in Turkey.He couldn't manage his own life as it should be..What we can say otherwise?
God bless you Naim !
Thank you for your heartfelt comment
BUT ALL OF YOU FOR GOT THE BALKANS MAKE HIM TO HUMAN THE ABADJIEV THE BULGARISTAN!!!!
Най добрия! Поклон пред паметта му!
Rest in peace Naim...🥇🥇🥇🥇
Thank you for your comment!
He work out so hard
A phenomenal athlete 💪 RIP "pocket Hercules"
Thank you for your comment Randy! He was phenomenal indeed!
Work equals FORCE applied times DISTANCE... SO BASICALLY... Naim and Halil took advantage of being so short.. With a lot less distance, the work they had to do to lift was less...they r awesome though.. So much passion and respect for the sport... Rip !
It will not work if they are not that strong. So basically, that theory is useless if they are weaklings. Hahahahahahah!!!
@@zzzzxxxx341 no said anything about being weak. But it s EASIER to lift it if u r short.
@@ozz3790 No, it is not easier to lift even if you are short if you don't have the strength. This sport is powerlifting, it's all about strength. Hehehhehehe..
@@zzzzxxxx341 of course strength is important.. But look at the formula... Less distance means less work :)))
Thank you for your comments OZ and Jeth!
I am Turkısh. Suleymanoglu is Hero
Thank you for your message! He is a hero!
I am italian.sulemanoglu is a tragic hero
Legend
He absolutely is!
Suleymanoğlu might be the winner but Leonidas won my heart
It shows that winning isn't everything!
Rest in peace❤️💕❤️ Champion HERCUL. May God rest your soul in heaven.. 🏋️♂️
Naim Süleymanoğlu 🇹🇷🇹🇷🇹🇷🇹🇷🇹🇷
Thank you for your lovely comment. May he rest in peace.
I remember hearing about him many years ago!.I didn't know he passed away!..Freak of nature , worked his tail off to become World's greatest Weightlifter!!!!!👍👍👍
Must have been crazy seeing him live. Unfortunately, I only heard about his story after his passing and immediately knew I had to make a video about him.
Bro Good job 👏👍
Thanks a lot friend ;)
He was not just an athlet; he also rescued the people who lived under the torture of Bulgarian goverment. He was a symbol name against the discrimantion and assimilation
I did not know about that but I'm not surprised. Thank you for the insight!
@@Ad-excelsum If you want to watch the movie about his life on Netflix ( Pocket Hercules: Naim Suleymanoglu ) IMDB: 8.3
Respekt to Leonidis.....
One of the best silver medalists ever.
What an athlete..
Indeed!
One of the best athlete. especially when he competed with another athlete from Greece i think. They are breaking record several times in the competition i think. kinda crazy.
Please make a video on Alexander Kurlovich also.
Thank you for your comment! I'm putting him on the list for future videos!
@@Ad-excelsum Thanks I agree with a video on Kurlovich and don't forget how he was overlooked even though he beat Taranenko more often than not and in both Olympics back then.
If you could also put Yuri Zakharevich on the list for lifters (lot less known than Kurlovich but an AMAZING lifter) then that would be great!
You told wrong about Naim's last attempt. He had lifted 190 kg then Greek athlete had tryed to lift 190 last atthemp but he was'nt able to.
Thank you for your comment.
I checked once again, and Naim's attemps were 180, 185 and 187.5 kg. Leonidis lifted 180, 187.5, and failed at 190. Note that Naim lifted 147.5 agains 145 in the snatch, which is why he won the competition.
@@Ad-excelsum I'sory... I mixed it up with 1988 Seul Olympics. He had lifted 190kg there.
This is absolutely no issue. I love to see people passionate about sport. I hope you enjoyed the video!
What a shame he died so young. A lot of the athletes back then paid a big price for taking gear. Great athlete nonetheless.
Smoked like 3 packs a day.
@@jonmolina948 yeah they juiced up by the gallon back then.
@@l8zycool He left the Bulgarian team and they all popped for steroids. Turkey paid $1 million for him and bribed him through drug testing. Dimas, Kakhi, Mutlu, and Naim all moved from their country of origin for the money and protection from doping control.
@@jonmolina948 yes and it's probably still happening now.
@@l8zycool Leonidas too. Born in Russia.
Correction: He did not become Turkish citizen. He was a Turkish citizen who was living in Bulgaria.
Thank you for your comment.
In my research I found out he did not have any Turkish passport before leaving to Australia. I did not want to imply he wasn't Turkish, just that he did not have the rights associated with being a Turkish citizen as he only had a Bulgarian passport at the time.
Please correct me if I'm wrong.
@@Ad-excelsum actually you are correct, but there is more. the turkish minority in bulgaria counts as de facto turkish citizen cos bulgaria gained its independence in 1908 from ottomans. A few years later, Turkey was established instead of the Ottomans. Naturally, the ottoman turks in Bulgaria did not have a legal counterpart in the newly established republic. more or less something like that. sometng diplomatic shit. i think you got the point.
@Bahadır Kaya
It makes perfect sense, thank you for the precision.
No he was not Turkish citizen he later become Turkish citizen. He born and raised in Bulgaria.
@@Ad-excelsum What you say here in this comment is completely correct.
To be a good weight lifter you need speed, strength and something else to be successful.
He had everything!
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Bulgaria thought him lifting!
The communism and its stuff sucks if they think more Naim could win all this medals for Bulgaria not Turkey
It's hard to tell whether or not he would have had the same motivation or success with Bulgaria. It his highly probable though but we will never know :D
@@Ad-excelsum WTF bro, did you just say he wouldn't have more motivation to win medals with his mother country.
@@radio-active8522 He is Turkish
BULGARIAN !!!
NAİM is a Turk who fled from Bulgaria. He was even pressured to change his name in Bulgaria . But he came back to Turkey and competed with the Turkish flag on his chest.
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You're entitled to your opinion but the fact neither Suleymanogly nor Leonidis were training in nations known for doping in the 80's means they were probably on a leveled field with the other athletes.