SPORTSMEN AND THEIR CAREERS

KOZLU PRIMARY SCHOOLTURKEY

NAİM SÜLEYMANOĞLU Naim Süleymanoğlu is a Turkish,World and Olympic

Champion in weightlifting.He won three Olympic Championship seven World Championships and six European Championships and earned 46 World records.Career Best:

Snatch;152.5 kg in class to 60 kg.Clean and Jerk;170.5 kg (1994)Clean and Jerk;190.0 kg in class to 60 kg.Total;342.5 (1988)Sincloir Points:505 in theory best lifler for size ever.

MİRSAD TÜRKCANMirsad Türkcan is a retired Turkish professional

basketball player.Best rebounder of the Eurobasket (1997)Turkish playoff MVP (1997)Rebound leader of the Turkish League (2003)Euro League Top 16 MVP (2003)3x Rebound leader of the Euro League (2002-2004)Rebound leader of the World Championship (2002)Second-team in World Championship (2002)Rebound leader of the Italian League (2003)

HİDAYET TÜRKOĞLU

Hidayet Türkoğlu is a Turkish professional basketball in the NBA.He is now playing for the Orlando Magic.He was played Sun Antonio Spurs and Toronto Raptors.

He is a member of the Turkish national team.The team has won a lot of medals with him.

NEVİN YANIT

Nevin Yanıt is a Turkish female sprinter compenting in hardling expecially in 100 m hurdles,currently,she is physical education at Mersin University and a member of the Fenerbahçe S.K. Athletic club.

100 m hurdles national records.Yanıt won the silver medal (2007),gold medal 8 (2010) and 2012 Summer Olympics in London she took the fifth place.

KENAN SOFUOĞLU

Kenan Sofuoğlu is a Turkish professional motorcycle racer,who won The Supersport World Championship title three times in 2007,2010,2012.

He competed in Moto2 for the Technomog-CIP team,having made is debut at the 2012 season.He has won a lot of medals.

TANJU ÇOLAK

Tanju Çolak is a retired Turkish footballer.1.Lifetime goal total(240 in 206 matches) wich was a

Turkish League recor for highest goals scored by a singel player in the league.(39-1998 at Galatasaray)

2.Most goals in a match (6 in 1992-1993 at Fenerbahçe)

3.5 times top league scorer (1985-19986)4.European Top Scorer 1rd place (39 goals in 1985-

1986 at Samsunspor)

HAMZA YERLİKAYA

Hamza Yerlikaya is a Turkish Greca-Roman Style wrestler.He is two-time World Champion.(1993-1995 and 2005)and the only Turkish wrestler to ever become European Championeight times.

He was named The Wrestler of the contury in 1966 by the İnternational Pederation of Associated wrestling styles (FILA)

MEHMET OKUR

Mehmet Okur is a Turkish former professional basketball player who lost played for the New Jersey Net of the NBA.

Listed at 211 cm (6’11) he played as a power forward and center.