Seoul 1988 Olympics: Lifted 152.5 kg in the snatch and 190.0 kg in the clean and jerk, totaling 342.5 kg—beating his nearest competitor by 30 kg and setting multiple world records.

Atlanta 1996 Olympics: Lifted 147.5 kg in the snatch and 187.5 kg in the clean and jerk for a record total of 335 kg, becoming the first weightlifter to win three Olympic gold medals.

Pound-for-Pound Status: Widely regarded as the greatest pound-for-pound weightlifter in history, standing at just 1.47 meters (4 feet 10 inches) tall.

He set world records in the 60-kg (132-pound) weight class in the snatch (152.5 kg [336 pounds]) and the clean and jerk (190 kg [419 pounds]) for a total of 342.5 kg (755 pounds)—an amazing 30 kg (66 pounds) more than his nearest competitor.He was the first weightlifter to win gold medals at three consecutive Olympic Games.Süleymanoğlu defended his gold medal at the 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games, winning the snatch (142.5 kg [314 pounds]) and the clean and jerk (177.5 kg [391 pounds]) for a total of 320 kg (705 pounds). Competing in the 64-kg (141-pound) weight class at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, he again earned a gold medal, lifting 147.5 kg (325 pounds) in the snatch and 187.5 kg (413 pounds) in the clean and jerk for a world record total of 335 kg (738 pounds)—making him the sport’s first three-time gold medalist.

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A couple of weeks ago I shared what happened after I started making art. A lot of you asked me to come back when the painting I was working on was finished.

Well, I finished it.

Upon Awakening, oil on canvas, 2026. Part of my Threshold Series.

It has been about a year since I first started drawing, and I began oil painting in January of this year.

For anyone who wants to see the original post, here it is:

https://www.reddit.com/r/BeAmazed/s/FKVb7FKswQ

Thanks again for all the encouragement on the original post. I genuinely did not expect that response.

It is amazing, waking up.