| 1984 | HP | |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Middle-Heavyweight (-90 kg) | 15th | 15 |
| 15 |
| 1960 | 1964 | HP | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Women's 100 metres | QF:6th | R1:7th | 0.36417 |
| Women's 200 metres | R1:28th | R1:28th | 0.0512 |
| Women's 4x100 metres Relay | R1:7th | 5.2 | |
| 5.61537 |
| 1980 | HP | |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Team | bronze | 1280 |
| 1280 |
| 1976 | HP | |
|---|---|---|
| One Person Dinghy (Finn) | 20th | 1.5 |
| 1.5 |
| 1976 | HP | |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Team | 7th | 200 |
| 200 |
| 1936 | HP | |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Marathon | 38th | 0.000384 |
| 0.000384 |
| 1936 | HP | |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Javelin Throw | 11th | 96 |
| 96 |
| 1988 | 1992 | 1996 | 2000 | HP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Featherweight (-60 kg) | gold | gold | 57601.92 | ||
| Men's Featherweight (-64 kg) | gold | ||||
| Men's Featherweight (-62 kg) | dnf | ||||
| 57601.92 |
He was born Naim Suleimanov in Bulgaria, one of the two-million strong Turkish
minority within Bulgarian borders. A Bulgarian policy of the 1980's tried
to assimilate these Turks, even changing their names. Thus Naim became Naum
Shalamanov. This was the last straw, he said. 'To take away your name is
to take away your character'. As Shalamanov, he became world record holder,
and at the 1986 World Championships in Melbourne, during the closing dinner,
he left the table and never came back. He flew to Ankara in the prime minister's
private jet and was given Turkish citizenship immediately, and another new
name, Suleymanoglu. Turkey paid Bulgaria more than $1 million in order for
them to waive the Olympic rule barring competitors for three years after
changing nationality.
He would have been a favourite at Los Angeles, but for the Bulgarian boycott
of the Los Angeles Games.
As Suleimanov, he won the "World Cup" three times (1984,'85,'86).
Also known as the 'Pocket Hercules', he is barely 1.52 m high.
His second and third gold medal can no more enhance his standing in Turkey
than his first gold already did.
He failed in his attempt to win a fourth gold in Sydney.
| 1968 | HP | |
|---|---|---|
| Rapid−Fire Pistol | bronze | 3840 |
| 3840 |
| 1952 | HP | |
|---|---|---|
| GR Men's Heavyweight (+87 kg) | fifth | 1500 |
| 1500 |
| 1948 | 1952 | HP | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Downhill | 58th | 51st | 0.0000006592 |
| Men's Combined | 42nd | 0.00003 | |
| Men's Giant Slalom | 59th | 0.000000016 | |
| Men's Slalom | 38th | 0.000256 | |
| 0.0002866752 |
| 1980 | HP | |
|---|---|---|
| Women's Individual combined | 32nd | -2.40 |
| 0.004 |
| 1984 | HP | |
|---|---|---|
| Women's Javelin Throw | 10th | 150 |
| 150 |
| 1928 | HP | |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Coxed Fours | Rep1 | 81 |
| Men's Eights | silver | 2000 |
| 2081 |
| 1972 | HP | |
|---|---|---|
| Women's Springboard | QU:29th | 0.016 |
| 0.016 |
| 1906 | HP | |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Pentathlon | 21st | 0.72 |
| Men's Middleweight (85 kg) | R1 | 94.51 |
| 95.23 |
Olympic Competitor nr 2978
| 1952 | HP | |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Team | gold | 3200 |
| 3200 |
| 1928 | HP | |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Team | gold | 3200 |
| 3200 |
| 1904 | HP | |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Team | silver | 1500 |
| 1500 |
In 1901 he is still listed in the Census in Ontaria, so maybe we should copnsider him Canadian?
Olympic Competitor nr 1820
| 1906 | 1908 | HP | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 800 metres | R1:ac | 0.914 | |
| Men's 1500 metres | fifth | FI:dnf | 942 |
| 942.914 |
Olympic Competitor nr 2913
| 1928 | HP | |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Team | gold | 3200 |
| 3200 |
| 1948 | HP | |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Light−Heavyweight (-87 kg) | 7th | 600 |
| 600 |
| 1984 | HP | |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Small-Bore Rifle, Prone | bronze | 2560 |
| 2560 |
| 1932 | HP | |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Team | gold | 3200 |
| 3200 |
| 1972 | HP | |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Half-Middleweight (-70 kg) | R1 | 0.933 |
| 0.933 |
| 1960 | HP | |
|---|---|---|
| Men's 800 metres | QF:5th | 2.29 |
| Men's 1500 metres | R1:4th | 68 |
| 70.29 |
The 1960 team "Rhodesia" represented the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland (current-day Zimbabwe, Zambia and Malawi). In the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games Sullivan represented South Rhodesia, so we must award Zimbabwean nationality to him.
| 1956 | HP | |
|---|---|---|
| Two Person Heavyweight Dinghy (Sharpie) | fifth | 1250 |
| 1250 |
| 1968 | 1972 | HP | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Springboard | QU:25th | QU:16th | 6.5 |
| Men's Platform | QU:33rd | QU:29th | 0.01856 |
| 6.51856 |
| 1976 | HP | |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Light-Welterweight (-63.5 kg) | Prel | 0.056 |
| 0.056 |
| 1960 | HP | |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Featherweight (-62 kg) | fifth | 1500 |
| 1500 |
| 1980 | HP | |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Team | QF | 287 |
| 287 |
| 1936 | HP | |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Team | QU:2nd | 410 |
| 410 |
| 1976 | 1980 | HP | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Women's 100 metres | SF:6th | 52 | |
| Women's 4 x 100 m Relay | R1:9th | fifth | 290 |
| 342 |
Originally, Chantal Corbrejaud was listed in the 1976 Relay. But apparently, Sulter ran instead.
| 1976 | 1980 | HP | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Singles | 7th | 600 | |
| Doubles | fifth | 9th | 1450 |
| 2050 |
| 1900 | HP | |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Épée, Individual | R1:3rd | -3.24 |
| 0.00024 |
Olympic Competitor nr 566
| 1984 | 1988 | 1992 | HP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Individual | 9th | silver | bronze | 7640 |
| Men's Team | bronze | bronze | 1120 | |
| 8760 |
| 1988 | HP | |
|---|---|---|
| Women's 5 km Classical | 20th | 1 |
| Women's 10 km Classical | 26th | 0.064 |
| Women's 20 km Freestyle | 37th | 0.0004 |
| 1.0644 |
| 1988 | HP | |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Team | 9th | 80 |
| 80 |
Written 2002-10-29 - last modified 2024-10-04
This page is part of the site "Full Olympians" by Herman De Wael. See here for a full Introduction.