Matthias Steiner

Matthias Steiner

Matthias Steiner ( born August 25, 1982 in Vienna, Austria ) is a former German athlete in weightlifting. After his naturalization in 2008, the Austrian-born in the same year, European champion and Olympic champion in weightlifting was.

Life

Matthias Steiner was born in Vienna and grew up in Obersulz, Lower Austria. There he began as a teenager with weight lifting. On his 18th birthday (Type 1) He was diagnosed with diabetes, which is why Steiner must inject insulin daily to this day. Steiner, who belonged at that time to the best young Austrian regulators and raised for the AC wave Bregenz, competitive sport remained faithful. Just one year later, the trained gas fitter and plumber launched for the first time at the European Championships in the adult area where he could occupy the 16th place. The taking place in the same year the European Junior Championships in Kalmar Steiner celebrated with a new personal best in a duel and in the sub-discipline tearing in the weight category up 105 kg each winning the bronze medal.

At the European Championships 2002, Matthias Steiner could improve with a 11th place compared to the previous five places. In this contest he was able to break the " sound barrier" of 200 kg in pushing for the first time. His duel power he increased this to 380 kg ( 172.5 kg Snatch, 207.5 kg put). In 2002, Steiner also took part in the last time the championships at junior level and won three bronze medals in both the European and the World Championships. In the coming years, Steiner started regularly at the World and European championships, as well as the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens. He reached in the weight category up to 105 kg, a duel result of 405 kg ( 182.5 kg / 222.5 kg ) and was able to occupy the seventh place.

2004 Matthias Steiner got his future wife Susann ( 1984-2007 ) know that came from Wilkau- Haßlau and moved to Chemnitz. By the time Steiner stagnated services, since it increasingly difficult was it to comply with the required weight limit of 105 kg. For the first time he competed at the European Championships in 2005 in Sofia super heavyweight ( over 105 kg body weight). At the European Championships Steiner had already failed in the snatch, as he not mastered his initial weight 195 kg three times. Subsequently, there was disagreement between Steiner and the Austrian Weightlifting Federation ( ÖGV ) and to the comment of the Vice President of ÖGV, Martin Schödl "After the recent proof of his lack of sportsmanship I do not care whether Steiner starts the future for Sweden, Germany, Kazakhstan or carpet country. "

Steiner married on 9 December 2005 and applied for German citizenship. While he waited for his naturalization, was allowed Steiner, who started now for the multiple German team champion Chemnitz AC in the Bundesliga, participate in any international competition. On 16 July 2007 accident Steiner's wife died in a traffic accident between Wiesloch and Heidelberg. Thus his already seemingly secure naturalization, which was finally definitively upheld until the beginning of 2008 was delayed.

In April 2008, Steiner was launched at the European Championships in Lignano for the first time in Germany, where he became European Champion in the sub-discipline tearing with a personal best of 200 kg. Also in pushing it reached 246 kg with a new personal best, which meant the bronze medal for him. With a duel result of a total of 446 kg Steiner finished behind defending champion Viktors Scerbatihs from Latvia ( 447 kg ) in second place. In the West German Olympic qualification on July 5, 2008 in Heidelberg, took part in Matthias Steiner, although he was already qualified, it improved to 451 kg in the total. He mastered and jerk 250 kg, which was only Gerd Bonk, Manfred Nerlinger and Ronny Weller managed by all German weightlifters before him.

On 19 August 2008 Matthias Steiner celebrated his greatest sporting triumph at the Olympic Games in Beijing. With new personal bests in both disciplines ( 203 kg snatch, 258 kg pushing ) distanced Steiner with a total of 461 kg the entire international competition in the super heavyweight and thus became the first German Olympic champion in weightlifting for 16 years. Matthias Steiner dedicated this victory to his late wife and took the medal with a photo of her in the hand. For this reason, he was ranked by the Chinese news agency Xinhua with the most emotional victory celebration in the list of the ten most memorable Olympic athletes.

In January 2009, Steiner had surgery due to a congenital hernia and could not therefore as planned at the Arnold Sports Festival to participate. Likewise, he said from his participation in the 2009 World Championships in Goyang, because its shape was not sufficient to achieve a podium finish.

In 2010 he became world champion in pushing (246 kg) and finished in a duel (440 kg) in second place. At the 2012 Olympic Games in London Steiner crashed while attempting to seize 196 kg, and was hit by the barbell in the neck. He retired to bruises and had to cancel the competition.

Matthias Steiner trained at the National Training Centre in glues, starts continue for the Chemnitz AC and is captain of the German Bundesliga.

2010 married Matthias Steiner television presenter and news anchor Inge Posmyk. They live in Heidelberg and have two sons.

Steiner founded in 2013 with his wife, an agency over which they can be booked for events. Already in October 2012, the couple had their first appearance on the show against all Steiner in Southwest Broadcasting, which was continued in 2013.

On March 22 2013 Matthias Steiner declared retirement from professional sport.

Statistics

Competitive balance (Overview)

* Only duel result is taken into account, therefore no medals in the individual disciplines k space = no placement achieved since the competition ended prematurely n a = not started invalid = all three attempts invalid

International Championships ( duel )

(OS = Olympic Games, WM = World Championships, European Championships = EM, BW = body weight)

  • 2000, 9, Place, Junior World Championships in Prague, to 94 kg body weight, with 307.5 kg ( 137.5 kg kg Reißen/170 put), Winner: Szymon Kołecki, Poland 395 kg ( 170 kg/225 lbs);
  • 2000 8th Place, Junior European Championship in Rijeka, to 94 kg, 320 kg ( 142.5 kg/177, 5 kg), Winner: Szymon Kolecki with 380 kg ( 167.5 kg/212, 5 kg);
  • 2001, 3rd place, Junior European Championship in Kalmar, up to 105 kg, with 360 kg (165 kg/195 lbs), behind Marcin Dolega, Poland, 387.5 kg ( 182.5 kg/205 kg) and Sergei Vorotnikoff, Ukraine, 367.5 kg ( 167.5 kg / 200 kg );
  • 2002 11th Place, EM in Antalya, 105 kg, with 380 kg ( 172.5 kg/207, 5 kg), Winner: Ronny Weller, Germany, 450 kg ( 202.5 kg/247, 5 kg ) before Pavel Najdek, Poland, 430 kg (185 kg/245 lbs);
  • 2002, 3rd place, Junior European Championship in Havířov, up to 105 kg, with 380 kg ( 172.5 kg/207, 5 kg), winner Marcin Dolega, 415 kg ( 197.5 kg/217, 5 kg);
  • 2002 12th Place, WM in Warsaw, to 105 kg, 395 kg (180 kg/215 kg ) Winner: Denis Gotfrid, Ukraine, 420 kg ( 190 kg/230 lbs);
  • 2003 8th Place, WM in Loutraki / Greece, to 105 kg body weight, with 392.5 kg (180, 212.5 kg ) Winner: Ihor Rasorjonow, Ukraine, 425 kg ( 192.5 kg/232, 5 kg );
  • 2003, 7th place, World Cup in Vancouver, up to 105 kg, with 402.5 kg ( 182.5 kg/220 kg ) Winner: Saif Saad Asaad (Angel Popov ), Qatar, 422.5 kg (195 kg / 227.5 kg );
  • 2004, 1st place European Championships in Budapest, to 105 kg body weight, with 392.5 kg ( 177.5 kg/215 kg), before Constantine Garibis, Greece, 360 kg ( 160 kg/200 lbs);
  • 2004 7th Place, EM in Kiev, up to 105 kg and 405 kg (180 kg/225 kg ) Winner: Alan Tsagajew, Bulgaria, 420 kg ( 182.5 kg/237, 5 kg);
  • 2004, 7th place, OS in Athens, up to 105 kg, 405 kg ( 182.5 kg/222, 5 kg), winner Dmitri Berestov, Russia, 425 kg (195 kg/230 lbs);
  • 2005 unpl, European Championships in Sofia, over 105 kg body weight, after three failed attempts in the snatch with 195 kg, Winner: Viktors Scerbatihs, Latvia 450 kg (200 kg/250 lbs ).
  • 2006 1st place National Tournament in Forst ( Baden), 105 kg, 425 kg (192 kg/233 lbs);
  • 2008, 1st Place, Intern. Tournament in Beijing, more than 105 kg, 423 kg ( 193 kg/230 lbs), before Grzegorz Klezcz, Poland, 395 kg (175 kg/220 lbs);
  • 2008 2nd place European Championships in Lignano, 105 kg, 446 kg (200 kg/246 lbs), behind Viktor Scerbatihs, 447 kg ( 195 kg/252 lbs) and before Yevgeny Tschigischew, Russia, 442 kg ( 195 kg/247 kg );
  • 2008, 1st Place, Beijing Olympic Games, more than 105 kg, 461 kg (203 kg/258 lbs), before Yevgeny Tschigischew, Russia, 460 kg ( 210 kg/250 lbs ) and before Viktors Scerbatihs, Lithuania, 448 kg (206 kg/242 lbs)

Austrian Championships ( seniors)

  • 2003 1st place, 390 kg ( 175 kg/215 lbs), 105 kg,
  • 2004, 1st Place, at 400 kg ( 177.5 kg/222, 5 kg), 105 kg,
  • 2005, 1st place, with 382.5 kg ( 172.5 kg/210 lbs), 105 kg

German Championships ( seniors)

  • 2009 1st place, 430 kg ( 190 kg/240 lbs), 105 kg
  • 2010 1st place, 415 kg (185 kg/230 lbs), 105 kg

Awards

  • 2008: Bambi in the category Sports
  • 2008: Silver bay leaf
  • 2008: Weightlifter of the Year 2008 of the BVDG
  • 2008: World Weightlifting 2008
  • 2008: Germany's Sportsman of the Year 2008
  • 2008: GQ Man of the Year ( Readers' Choice )
  • 2009: Saxon Thanks Ribbon ( Sport )
  • 2009: Chemmy ( Sportsman of the Year of Chemnitz)
  • 2009: Bravo Otto ( Sportsman of the Year )

Writings

  • Life successfully sidestep. mvg -Verlag, Munich 2009, ISBN 978-3-86882-132-1
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