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A treasure chest of Olympic and world championship gold from a nine-year unbeaten run confirms Halil Mutlu as one of greatest ever weightlifters. Yet the diminutive ...

ANKARA, Turkey -- Turkish weightlifter Halil Mutlu, a three-time Olympic champion, tested positive for a banned substance in the European championships last month, according to Turkish media reports.

Fearless Turk Halil Mutlu, who confirmed his place amongst the legends of weightlifting by winning a third Olympic gold medal, issued a challenge yesterday to China's new generation of lifters ahead ...

ANKARA, May 25: Turkish weightlifter Halil Mutlu, a three-time Olympic champion, tested positive for a banned substance in the European championships last month, officials and media reports said on ...

Showman Halil Mutlu of Turkey has joined the elite group of weightlifters who have won three Olympic gold medals with an explosive display on Sunday. Mutlu, who stands just 4 foot 11 inches tall, ...

Turkey's Halil Mutlu has won the his fifth world title at the World Weightlifting Championships in Vancouver, Canada. In the men's 62 kilogram weight division, Mutlu won the snatch and the clean and ...

Turkey's Halil Mutlu muscled into the Olympic record books, claiming a third gold medal to confirm his place among weightlifting's all-time greats. The diminutive Turk, at 4ft 11" too small for ...

ISTANBUL, Turkey (Reuters) -- Turkey's triple Olympic champion Halil Mutlu has been given a two-year ban by the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) for using anabolic steroids, Turkish sports ...

Turkey's Halil Mutlu became one of a rare breed of triple gold medallists when he took the 56kg weightlifting title in Athens. The 4ft 11 in Turk once again outlifted his taller opponents, hoisting ...