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Matthias Steiner vs Oren Shay

Matthias Steiner and Oren Shay, compared on every result on this site. Matthias Steiner's best total is 461 kg (men's +105 kg, 2008); Oren Shay's is 280 kg (men's +105 kg, 1999). On the Sinclair scale, which allows for bodyweight, Matthias Steiner is ahead by 175.5 points. They never met in the same class.

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Matthias Steiner and Oren Shay side by side

Career figures from every result on this site. Where one figure is better, it is in bold. The figures are explained under the table.

Figure Germany Matthias Steiner Oren Shay
Nation Germany Not listed
Born 1982 Not listed
Competitions 12, 2000 to 2012 2, 1998 to 1999
Olympic medals 1 gold None
World Championships medals 1 silver None
Best snatch 203 kg 135 kg
Best clean and jerk 258 kg 150 kg
Best total 461 kg (men's +105 kg, 2008) 280 kg (men's +105 kg, 1999)
Best Sinclair score 475.7 300.1
Best total, place in its class 7th of 704 in the men's +105 kg 602nd of 704 in the men's +105 kg
Snatch attempts made 67% (22 of 33) Too few recorded
Clean and jerk attempts made 70% (21 of 30) Too few recorded
Snatch as a share of clean and jerk 79% 93%
World records held now None None

How to read these figures

  • Sinclair score. The total scaled for bodyweight with the IWF's 2025 to 2028 coefficients, so lifters from different classes sit on one scale. Women and men have separate formulas.
  • Place in its class. Where the best total stands among every lifter with a total in that class on this site, on the IWF class list in force at the time.
  • Attempts made. The share of all snatch or clean and jerk attempts the lifter made. At senior World Championships and Olympic Games since 1998, lifters make 58% of snatches and 56% of clean and jerks.
  • Snatch as a share of clean and jerk. The snatch divided by the clean and jerk at the best total. It describes the shape of a lifter, not strength, so it is not in bold; eight in ten men lifting in national federation meets sit between 71% and 86%.
  • World records held now. Records on the IWF class list in force since 1 August 2026. A record set in a class that list retired does not carry over, so a past record holder can show none.
Head to head

Matthias Steiner vs Oren Shay head to head

Matthias Steiner and Oren Shay never lifted in the same class at the same competition. The results here run from 2000 to 2012 for Matthias Steiner and 1998 to 1999 for Oren Shay, so the side by side figures and the chart are the comparison.

Careers

Matthias Steiner and Oren Shay, competition by competition

The Sinclair score at each competition: the total scaled for bodyweight, so lifters from different classes sit on one scale. Competitions that ended without a total or a bodyweight have no point.

Matthias Steiner and Oren Shay: Sinclair score at each competition, 11 and 2 competitions.25037550019982000200220042006200820102012Matthias Steiner, 2000 Junior World Weightlifting Championships, 2 Jul 2000: 368.2 pointsMatthias Steiner, 2002 Junior World Weightlifting Championships, 30 May 2002: 432.82 pointsMatthias Steiner, 2002 World Weightlifting Championships, 18 Nov 2002: 450.59 pointsMatthias Steiner, 2003 World Weightlifting Championships, 14 Nov 2003: 460.29 pointsMatthias Steiner, 2004 Olympic Games, 14 Aug 2004: 461.74 pointsMatthias Steiner, 2008 Olympic Test Event, 22 Jan 2008: 442.18 pointsMatthias Steiner, 2008 European Championships, 11 Apr 2008: 463.52 pointsMatthias Steiner, 2008 Olympic Games, 9 Aug 2008: 475.68 pointsMatthias Steiner, 2010 European Championships, 2 Apr 2010: 440.46 pointsMatthias Steiner, 2010 World Weightlifting Championships, 16 Sep 2010: 453.93 pointsMatthias Steiner, 2012 European Championships, 9 Apr 2012: 439.07 pointsOren Shay, 1998 University World Cup, 24 Apr 1998: 295.94 pointsOren Shay, 1999 University World Cup, 1 May 1999: 300.14 points
Matthias Steiner and Oren Shay: Sinclair score at each competition, 11 and 2 competitions.250375500199820042010Matthias Steiner, 2000 Junior World Weightlifting Championships, 2 Jul 2000: 368.2 pointsMatthias Steiner, 2002 Junior World Weightlifting Championships, 30 May 2002: 432.82 pointsMatthias Steiner, 2002 World Weightlifting Championships, 18 Nov 2002: 450.59 pointsMatthias Steiner, 2003 World Weightlifting Championships, 14 Nov 2003: 460.29 pointsMatthias Steiner, 2004 Olympic Games, 14 Aug 2004: 461.74 pointsMatthias Steiner, 2008 Olympic Test Event, 22 Jan 2008: 442.18 pointsMatthias Steiner, 2008 European Championships, 11 Apr 2008: 463.52 pointsMatthias Steiner, 2008 Olympic Games, 9 Aug 2008: 475.68 pointsMatthias Steiner, 2010 European Championships, 2 Apr 2010: 440.46 pointsMatthias Steiner, 2010 World Weightlifting Championships, 16 Sep 2010: 453.93 pointsMatthias Steiner, 2012 European Championships, 9 Apr 2012: 439.07 pointsOren Shay, 1998 University World Cup, 24 Apr 1998: 295.94 pointsOren Shay, 1999 University World Cup, 1 May 1999: 300.14 points
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