Nurhan Süleymanoglu
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Nurhan Süleymanoğlu is a boxer
from Turkey
.
Participating at the 1996 Summer Olympics
, he was stopped in the second round of the light welterweight (63,5 kg) division by Cuba's Héctor Vinent
.
Süleymanoğlu had won silver medals in the same division earlier, at the 1995 World Amateur Boxing Championships
and the 1996 European Amateur Boxing Championships
. He won the gold medal at the 1993 European Amateur Boxing Championships
.
At the 2000 Summer Olympics
he was stopped in the second round by Belarus' Sergey Bykovsky
.
Boxing
Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...
from Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
.
Participating at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Boxing at the 1996 Summer Olympics
-Qualification:The following tournaments were used as qualification tournaments for boxing at the 1996 Summer Olympics.Africa* All-Africa Games in Harare, Zimbabwe from September 13 to September 23, 1995* Qualification Tournament in April/May? 1996...
, he was stopped in the second round of the light welterweight (63,5 kg) division by Cuba's Héctor Vinent
Héctor Vinent
Héctor Vinent Cháron was a Cuban boxer, who won the Light Welterweight Gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics and 1996 Summer Olympics.-External links:**...
.
Süleymanoğlu had won silver medals in the same division earlier, at the 1995 World Amateur Boxing Championships
1995 World Amateur Boxing Championships
thumb|German stamp from 1995The Men's 1995 World Amateur Boxing Championships were held in the Deutschlandhalle in Berlin, Germany from May 4 to May 15. The eighth edition of this competition, held a year before the Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, was organised by the world governing body for...
and the 1996 European Amateur Boxing Championships
1996 European Amateur Boxing Championships
The Men's 1996 European Amateur Boxing Championships were held in Vejle, Denmark from March 30 to April 7. The 31st edition of the bi-annual competition, in which 304 fighters from 35 countries participated this time, was organised by the European governing body for amateur boxing, EABA.- Medal...
. He won the gold medal at the 1993 European Amateur Boxing Championships
1993 European Amateur Boxing Championships
The Men's 1993 European Amateur Boxing Championships were held in Bursa, Turkey from September 6 to September 12. The 30th edition of the normally bi-annual competition, in which 197 fighters from 32 countries participated this time, was organised by the European governing body for amateur boxing,...
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At the 2000 Summer Olympics
Boxing at the 2000 Summer Olympics
The boxing competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney was held over a period of sixteen days at the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre in Darling Harbour...
he was stopped in the second round by Belarus' Sergey Bykovsky
Sergey Bykovsky
Sergey Bykovsky is a boxer from Belarus, who won the bronze medal in the Men's Light Welterweight division at the 1996 European Amateur Boxing Championships in Vejle, Denmark, alongside Bulgaria's Radoslav Suslekov....
.
Amateur Highlights
- 1993: World Championships in Tampere, Finland as a Light Welterweight:
- Defeated Vukasin Dobrasinovic (Yugoslavia) 12-2
- Lost to Hector VinentHéctor VinentHéctor Vinent Cháron was a Cuban boxer, who won the Light Welterweight Gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics and 1996 Summer Olympics.-External links:**...
(Cuba) RSC 2
- 1993: 1st place at Mediterranean Games in Narbonne, France as a Light Welterweight:
- Defeated Fathi Missaoui (Tunisia) points
- Defeated Nordine Mouchi (France) points
- Defeated Laureano Leyva (Spain) 4-2
- 1993: Winner at the European Championships in Bursa, Turkey as a Light Welterweight:
- Defeated Jason WilliamsJason WilliamsJason Williams is the name of:*Jason Williams , NBA basketball player from the University of Florida*Jay Williams , basketball player from Duke University...
(Gal) 14-3 - Defeated Peter Richardson (England) 8-5
- Defeated Nordine Mouchi (France) 10-6
- Defeated Armen Gevorkian (Armenia) 12-3
- Defeated Oktay UrkalOktay UrkalOktay Urkal is a Turkish-German former professional welterweight.-Amateur career:As an amateur, Urkal won the silver medal in the light welterweight division at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia...
(Germany) 5-2
- Defeated Jason Williams
- 1995: 2nd place at World Championships in Berlin, Germany as a Light Welterweight:
- Defeated Zoran Didanovic (Yugoslavia) 8-4
- Defeated Besik Vardzelashvili (Georgia) 5-8
- Defeated Bulat Niazymbetov (Kazakhstan) 9-4
- Defeated Oktay UrkalOktay UrkalOktay Urkal is a Turkish-German former professional welterweight.-Amateur career:As an amateur, Urkal won the silver medal in the light welterweight division at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia...
(Germany) 10-3 - Lost to Hector VinentHéctor VinentHéctor Vinent Cháron was a Cuban boxer, who won the Light Welterweight Gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics and 1996 Summer Olympics.-External links:**...
(Cuba) 4-7
- 1996: 2nd place at European Championships in Vejle, Denmark as a Light Weltwerweight:
- Defeated Gabriel Oida (Romania) 14-12
- Defeated Joszef Matolcsi (Hungary) 5-0
- Defeated Nordine Mouchi (France) 11-8
- Defeated Radoslav SuslekovRadoslav SuslekovRadoslav Suslekov is a boxer from Bulgaria.He was born in Burgas. At the 1996 Summer Olympics he was stopped in the first round of the Light welterweight division by Iran's Babak Moghimi. Suslekov had won bronze medals in the same division earlier, at the 1995 World Amateur Boxing Championships...
(Bulgaria) 6-4 - Lost to Oktay UrkalOktay UrkalOktay Urkal is a Turkish-German former professional welterweight.-Amateur career:As an amateur, Urkal won the silver medal in the light welterweight division at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia...
(Germany) 4-6
- 1996: Represented Turkey at the Olympic Games in Atlanta as a Light Welterweight:
- Defeated Aboubacar Diallo (Guinea) 21-5
- Lost to Hector VinentHéctor VinentHéctor Vinent Cháron was a Cuban boxer, who won the Light Welterweight Gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics and 1996 Summer Olympics.-External links:**...
(Cuba) 1-23
- 1997: Competed in the World Championships in Budapest, Hungary as a Light Welterewight:
- Lost to Benameur Meskine (Algeria) 3-5
- 1998: 2nd place at European Championships in Minsk, Belarus as a Light Welterweight:
- Defeated Mehmet Erarslan (Denmark) 8-2
- Defeated Jacek Bielski (Poland) 8-2
- Defeated Sergey BykovskySergey BykovskySergey Bykovsky is a boxer from Belarus, who won the bronze medal in the Men's Light Welterweight division at the 1996 European Amateur Boxing Championships in Vejle, Denmark, alongside Bulgaria's Radoslav Suslekov....
(Belarus) 6-3 - Lost to Dorel SimionDorel SimionDorel Simion is a Romanian boxer. Simion won the Welterweight bronze medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics. He is nicknamed "Bombardierul"...
(Romania) 3-9
- 1999: Competed at the World Championships in Houston, United States as a Welterweight:
- Lost to Lucian ButeLucian ButeLucian Bute is a Romanian-Canadian professional boxer, currently based in Montreal, Canada. Bute is the current IBF Super Middleweight champion...
(Romania) 5-9
- Lost to Lucian Bute
- 2000: 3rd place at European Championships in Tampere, Finland as a Light Welterweight:
- Defeated Spiridon Ioanidis (Greece) 6-3
- Defeated Mariusz Cendrowski (Poland) 6-2
- Lost to Alex Leonev (Russia) 6-11
- 2000: Represented Turkey at the Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia as a Light Welterweight:
- Defeated Michael StrangeMichael Strange (boxer)Michael V. Strange is a retired boxer from Canada, competing in the light welterweight Michael ("Mike") V. Strange (born August 6, 1970 in Niagara Falls, Ontario) is a retired boxer from Canada, competing in the light welterweight Michael ("Mike") V. Strange (born August 6, 1970 in Niagara Falls,...
(Canada) 9-3 - Lost to Sergey BykovskySergey BykovskySergey Bykovsky is a boxer from Belarus, who won the bronze medal in the Men's Light Welterweight division at the 1996 European Amateur Boxing Championships in Vejle, Denmark, alongside Bulgaria's Radoslav Suslekov....
(Belarus) 38-40
- Defeated Michael Strange