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The 4'10" Süleymanoğlu's "diminutive size and stunning strength" [4] led to him being nicknamed "Pocket Hercules". [5] [6] [4] Süleymanoğlu retired from weightlifting at the age of 22 after winning the world championship in 1989. [14] However, he returned to the sport in 1991 [5] and won a second Olympic gold medal in Barcelona in 1992. [4]
Manohar Aich was born in a kayastha family, since childhood Aich was interested in strength related sports, such as wrestling and weightlifting. At the age of 12, due to a sudden attack of black fever, his health broke down. [6] He regained his strength, however, by physical fitness exercises.
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". [ 1 ]
Pocket Hercules may refer to: Naim Süleymanoğlu (1967-2017), Bulgarian-born Turkish World and Olympic Champion in weightlifting; Maurice Jones-Drew (born 1985), American football player; Darren Sproles (born 1983), American football player; Manohar Aich (1912–2016), Indian bodybuilder
Arnold Schwarzenegger in 1974. Feras Saied; Frank Saldo; Monte Saldo; Silvio Samuel; Eugen Sandow, "father" of modern bodybuilding; Miloš Šarčev; Marko Savolainen, "Supermass"; Günter Schlierkamp, "The Gentle Giant"
Richard Sandrak [a] (born April 15, 1992, also known as Little Hercules) is an American former bodybuilder, martial artist and actor, known for his muscular physique at an extremely young age, and for his appearance in the documentary The World's Strongest Boy.
He competed in a one-off event at the Giants Live Strongman Championship 2019 held in Wembley against fellow strongman legend Bill Kazmaier in the Hercules Hold, with the weight being reduced by 20 kg on each side from what the professional athletes were working with. Despite having not competed in a strongman event since 2005, Magnusson ...
Paul Parlette Orndorff Jr. (October 29, 1949 – July 12, 2021), nicknamed "Mr. Wonderful", was an American professional wrestler and football player, best known for his appearances with the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) and World Championship Wrestling (WCW).