Naim S\u00fcleymano\u011flu -ya da eski ad\u0131yla Naum Suleymanov- 1988, 1992 ve 1996 Olimpiyatlar\u0131\u2019nda \u00fc\u00e7 alt\u0131n madalya kazanarak, halterde \u00fc\u00e7 Olimpiyat alt\u0131n\u0131 alan ilk ve tek sporcu olmay\u0131 ba\u015farm\u0131\u015ft\u0131r.<\/p>\n
Naim S\u00fcleymano\u011flu<\/a>, T\u00fcrk ailenin Bulgaristan\u2019da do\u011fmu\u015f \u00e7ocu\u011fuydu. Hen\u00fcz gen\u00e7 ya\u015fta haltere ba\u015flayan Naim, 15 ya\u015f\u0131nda D\u00fcnya Gen\u00e7ler Halter \u015eampiyonas\u0131\u2019nda d\u00fcnya rekoru k\u0131rm\u0131\u015ft\u0131. Bu rekor, sonra k\u0131raca\u011f\u0131 45 rekorun da habercisiydi adeta. Bulgaristan\u2019da kom\u00fcnist rejimin etkileri t\u00fcm a\u011f\u0131rl\u0131\u011f\u0131yla hissedilirken, Bulgaristan\u2019\u0131n Sovyetler Birli\u011fi\u2019nin ba\u015flatt\u0131\u011f\u0131 boykota uymas\u0131, Naim\u2019i etkilemi\u015fti. 1984\u00a0Los Angeles<\/a>Olimpiyatlar\u0131\u2019na kat\u0131lamayan Naim, e\u011fer bu oyunlara kat\u0131labilseydi belki de d\u00f6rt alt\u0131n madalyal\u0131 bir sporcu olacakt\u0131. \u00c7\u00fcnk\u00fc oyunlar \u00f6ncesinde Naim, 1980\u00a0Moskova<\/a>Olimpiyatlar\u0131\u2019nda silkmede 150 kg kald\u0131ran K\u00fcbal\u0131 Daniel Nunez\u2019den 30 kg daha fazla kald\u0131rm\u0131\u015ft\u0131. Yani m\u00fcthi\u015f bir potansiyeli vard\u0131. Ama siyaset yine sporun i\u00e7ine girmi\u015fti. Naim, bu oyunlar\u0131 es ge\u00e7mek zorunda kalm\u0131\u015ft\u0131.<\/p>\n \u201cNaim Sorunu\u201d diyebilece\u011fimiz olaylar zinciri, 1986\u2019daki D\u00fcnya Kupas\u0131\u2019nda ya\u015fand\u0131. Avustralya\u2019daki \u015fampiyonada T\u00fcrk B\u00fcy\u00fckel\u00e7ili\u011fi\u2019ne s\u0131\u011f\u0131nan Naim, T\u00fcrkiye\u2019ye iltica etmek istedi.\u00a0Bulgaristan<\/a>\u00a0ve T\u00fcrkiye\u2019yi kar\u015f\u0131 kar\u015f\u0131ya getiren bu olayda, sorunlar\u0131 kendi yollar\u0131nca \u00e7\u00f6zmede usta isim olan d\u00f6nemin ba\u015fbakan\u0131\u00a0Turgut \u00d6zal<\/a>, \u00f6rt\u00fcl\u00fc \u00f6denekten ald\u0131\u011f\u0131 1 milyon dolar\u0131 Bulgar H\u00fck\u00fcmeti\u2019ne vererek Naim\u2019i T\u00fcrkiye\u2019ye getirtti. O tarihten itibaren\u00a0Naim S\u00fcleymano\u011flu<\/a>,\u00a0T\u00fcrkiye<\/a>\u00a0ad\u0131na yar\u0131\u015fmaya ba\u015flad\u0131.<\/p>\n 1988\u00a0Seul<\/a>\u00a0Olimpiyatlar\u0131\u2019nda podyuma \u00e7\u0131kan Naim, en yak\u0131n rakibine 30 kg fark atm\u0131\u015ft\u0131. O zamanki ad\u0131yla t\u00fcy s\u0131klette, koparma ve silkme dallar\u0131nda d\u00fcnya rekoru k\u0131rmay\u0131 ba\u015farm\u0131\u015ft\u0131. Naim S\u00fcleymano\u011flu\u2019nun dominasyonu bu tarihten itibaren ba\u015flam\u0131\u015ft\u0131. Bu arada TIME, Naim S\u00fcleymano\u011flu\u2019nu kapa\u011f\u0131na alm\u0131\u015f ve \u201cEverybody Wins\u201d ba\u015fl\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131 atm\u0131\u015ft\u0131.\u00a0Naim S\u00fcleymano\u011flu<\/a>, 1992\u00a0Avrupa<\/a>\u00a0Halter \u015eampiyonas\u0131\u2019na kadar 8,5 senede kat\u0131ld\u0131\u011f\u0131 t\u00fcm m\u00fcsabakalarda ilk s\u0131ray\u0131 alm\u0131\u015ft\u0131. Ancak 1992\u2019de Bulgar Nikolai Peshalov\u2019a yenilerek ikinci olmu\u015ftu. 3 ay sonra ise, 1992\u00a0Barselona<\/a>Olimpiyatlar\u0131\u2019nda Peshalov\u2019a 15 kg\u2019l\u0131k fark atarak alt\u0131n madalyaya uzanm\u0131\u015ft\u0131.<\/p>\n 1994\u2019te \u0130stanbul\u2019da d\u00fczenlenen D\u00fcnya Halter \u015eampiyonas\u0131\u2019nda Naim, ilk kez kendi seyircisi \u00f6n\u00fcnde bir \u015fampiyonaya \u00e7\u0131k\u0131yordu. Yunan Valerios Leonidis\u2019le m\u00fcthi\u015f bir \u00e7eki\u015fmeye giren Naim rakibini ge\u00e7erken, \u00fc\u00e7 d\u00fcnya rekoru k\u0131rarak alt\u0131n madalyalara uzan\u0131yordu. Yeni yeni ortaya \u00e7\u0131kan Halil Mutlu\u2019yla beraber T\u00fcrkiye\u2019nin bu alanda ne kadar b\u00fcy\u00fck bir \u00fclke oldu\u011funu bir kez daha g\u00f6steriyordu.<\/p>