Naim Suleymanoglu, the Turkish weightlifter who won three Olympic gold medals and was known as "Pocket Hercules," died Saturday. Suleymanoglu was considered one of the sport's greatest athletes and earned his nickname for his strength and diminutive size. The weightlifter — 1.47 metres (4-foot-10) tall — won three straight Olympic gold medals for Turkey between 1988 and 1996. "I know only gold," Suleymanoglu had said as he returned to competition. He was born to an ethnic Turkish family in Bulgaria, and defected to Turkey in 1986 while training in Australia.

Source: CBC News November 18, 2017 17:03 UTC