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Germany's Steiner wins Olympic men's +105kg weightlifting gold 2008-08-19 12:23:39 GMT 2008-08-19 20:23:39 (Beijing Time) Xinhua
Matthias Steiner of Germany takes a lift during the the men's weightlifting +105kg group A competition at Beijing 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China, Aug. 19, 2008. Matthias Steiner of Germany claimed the title in the event.(Xinhua Photo)
BEIJING, Aug. 19 (Xinhua) -- Germany's Matthias Steiner won the gold medal in the men's +105kg weightlifting class at the Beijing Olympic Games on Tuesday. Steiner hoisted 203kg in snatch and 258kg in clean and jerk for a winning total of 461kg. Russia's Vgeny Chigishev took silver on 460kg, and Viktors Scerbatihs of Latvia had bronze on 448kg. |
