Germany · Men's +105 kg, July 2012
Matthias Steiner
Matthias Steiner is a weightlifter from Germany, born in 1982, with one Olympic gold medal and one World Championships medal (1 silver). The results below cover 12 competitions from 2000 to 2012. The latest result came in the men's +105 kg class, at the 2012 Olympic Games.
- Olympic gold
- 1
- World medal
- 1
- Best total
- 461 kg
- Best snatch
- 203 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 258 kg
Matthias Steiner's career: classes, totals and best lifts
Olympic Games: 1 gold. World Championships: 1 silver in the total.
Weight classes: 94 kg in 2000, 105 kg from 2002 to 2004, +105 kg from 2008 to 2012. The IWF changed its class list in November 2018. At 149.98 kg, the weight at the last meet on record, the class today would be +110 kg.
Latest result: 2012 Olympic Games, 27 July 2012, +105 kg, no total.
Best lifts in each class
The best snatch, clean and jerk and total in each class, newest first.
| Class | Snatch | Clean and jerk | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| +105 kg2008 to 2012 | 203 | 258 | 461 |
| 105 kg2002 to 2004 | 182.5 | 222.5 | 405 |
| 94 kg2000 | 137.5 | 170 | 307.5 |
Matthias Steiner by the numbers
Matthias Steiner's record in context: where the best total ranks, how the snatch compares with the clean and jerk, and the lifts behind the best Sinclair score.
- Best Sinclair score
- 475.7
- From 461 kg at 145.93 kg bodyweight, 2008 Olympic Games. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 7th of 704
- 461 kg, against the best total of every lifter in the men's +105 kg class (the class list of 1998 to 2018) on this site.
- Snatch as a share of clean and jerk
- 79%
- At the best total, 203 kg of 258 kg. A higher share means a stronger snatch for the clean and jerk. Eight in ten men lifting in national federation meets sit between 71% and 86%.
- Age at best total
- 26
- Turned 26 in 2008, the year of the best total.
- Competitions with a total
- 11 of 12
- The other ended without a total: no good lift in the snatch or the clean and jerk.
How often Matthias Steiner makes each attempt
Matthias Steiner made 67% of snatch attempts and 70% of clean and jerk attempts at the competitions on this site, against 58% and 56% for every lifter at senior World Championships and Olympic Games since 1998. Below, each attempt in turn. Third attempts are the hardest: lifters ask for their heaviest weight last.
Snatch, first attempt
Snatch, second attempt
Snatch, third attempt
Clean and jerk, first attempt
Clean and jerk, second attempt
Clean and jerk, third attempt
Matthias Steiner head to head
The lifters Matthias Steiner has met most often in the same class, three times or more with both posting a total, and how often each finished ahead.
| Rival | Met | Matthias Steiner ahead | Rival ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
 Tomáš Matykiewicz |
4 | 3 | 1 |
 Péter Nagy |
4 | 4 | 0 |
| Andre Rohde |
3 | 2 | 1 |
 Evgeny Chigishev |
3 | 2 | 1 |
| Almir Velagić |
3 | 3 | 0 |
 Casey Burgener |
3 | 3 | 0 |
Matthias Steiner's competition results
Every result, newest first, with all six attempts. A struck-through weight is a missed attempt and a dash an attempt not taken. A dash under Total means no total was recorded, and "No lifts" that the lifter was entered but did not lift. Places are for the total.
Swipe the table sideways to see every attempt.
| Competition | Place | Total | Class | Bodyweight | Snatch 1 | 2 | 3 | Clean and jerk 1 | 2 | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Olympic Games 27 Jul 2012 | - | - | +105 kg | 149.98 | 192 | not taken | not taken | not taken | ||
| 2012 European Championships 9 Apr 2012 | 2 | 424 | +105 kg | 143.35 | 185 | 190 | 226 | 234 | ||
| 2010 World Weightlifting Championships 16 Sep 2010 | 2 | 440 | +105 kg | 146.07 | 190 | 194 | 233 | 241 | 246 | |
| 2010 European Championships 2 Apr 2010 | 3 | 426 | +105 kg | 144.44 | 190 | 230 | 236 | |||
| 2008 Olympic Games 9 Aug 2008 | 1 | 461 | +105 kg | 145.93 | 198 | 203 | 248 | 258 | ||
| 2008 European Championships 11 Apr 2008 | 2 | 446 | +105 kg | 140.94 | 190 | 195 | 200 | 233 | 240 | 246 |
| 2008 Olympic Test Event 22 Jan 2008 | 1 | 423 | +105 kg | 137.33 | 185 | 190 | 193 | 216 | 230 | |
| 2004 Olympic Games 14 Aug 2004 | 7 | 405 | 105 kg | 104.35 | Snatch 182.5, clean and jerk 222.5; attempts not recorded | |||||
| 2003 World Weightlifting Championships 14 Nov 2003 | 7 | 402.5 | 105 kg | 103.56 | 182.5 | 215 | 220 | |||
| 2002 World Weightlifting Championships 18 Nov 2002 | 12 | 395 | 105 kg | 104.2 | 177.5 | 180 | 215 | |||
| 2002 Junior World Weightlifting Championships 30 May 2002 | 3 | 380 | 105 kg | 104.6 | 167.5 | 172.5 | 202.5 | 207.5 | ||
| 2000 Junior World Weightlifting Championships 2 Jul 2000 | 9 | 307.5 | 94 kg | 93.2 | 132.5 | 135 | 137.5 | 165 | 170 | |
Compare Matthias Steiner
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. The first pairs are the rivals Matthias Steiner met most often; the rest lifted in nearby classes, in any year.