Matthias Steiner
- January 6, 2024
- Weightlifter
Quick Facts
| Full Name | Matthias Steiner |
| Occupation | Weightlifter |
| Date Of Birth | Aug 25, 1982(1982-08-25) |
| Age | 42 |
| Country | Germany |
| Birth City | Vienna |
| Horoscope | Leo |
Matthias Steiner Biography
| Name | Matthias Steiner |
| Birthday | Aug 25 |
| Birth Year | 1982 |
| Home Town | Vienna |
| Birth Country | Germany |
| Birth Sign | Leo |
| Parents | Michaela Steiner, Friedrich Steiner |
| Spouse | Inge Posmyk , Susann Steiner |
| Children(s) | Felix Steiner, Max Steiner |
Matthias Steiner is one of the most popular and richest Weightlifter who was born on August 25, 1982 in Vienna, Germany. Matthias Steiner was born 25 August 1982 in Vienna. He is an Austrian-German weightlifter and Olympic gold medalist.
He was 8th in the 94kg category at the 2000 European Junior Championships held in Rijeka (Croatia) and weighed a total 320 kg (12.5 kg snatch, 177.5 kg clean and slow).
Steiner won the Austrian National Championships in the +105 kg category in 2002 with a total of 370 kg, and in 2003 with a total of 390 kg.
Steiner continued to increase his performance; at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens he competed for Austria, and lifted 405 kg (182.5 kg and 222.5 kg) and went into 7th place in the -105 kg category.
He competed internationally for Austria as a native Austrian from 1998 to 2005 in European Championships and World Championships. He was the Austrian National Champion in +105kg from 2002 to 2005 and holds the Austrian records for -105kg and -105kg. Steiner married a German woman in 2005 after he left the Austrian weightlifting association.
Matthias Steiner Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Weightlifter |
| House | Living in own house. |
Matthias Steiner is one of the richest Weightlifter from Germany. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Matthias Steiner 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
He began weightlifting in 1995. Friedrich Steiner, his father, was a 20-time IWF Masters World Weightlifting Champion. He also ranks first in the IWF 2008 Hall of Fame Survey of Leading Masters Lifters.
Steiner was a participant in the European Junior Championships 1998-1999 and the 2000 Junior World Championships 2000.
At the 2001 European Junior Championships in Kalmar, Sweden he won bronze in the −105 kg category, with 360 kg (165 kg and 195 kg). At that time he competed for the AC Woge Bregenz weightlifting club. At the 2002 European Junior Championships in Havířov, Czech Republic he won bronze again in the −105 kg category, with 380 kg (172.5 kg and 207.5 kg).
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
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Who is Matthias Steiner Dating?
According to our records, Matthias Steiner married to Inge Posmyk , Susann Steiner. As of December 1, 2023, Matthias Steiner’s is not dating anyone.
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Steiner won the 2005 Austrian National Championships in the +105 kg category with a total of 382.5 kg.
Facts & Trivia
Matthias Ranked on the list of most popular Weightlifter. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Germany. Matthias Steiner celebrates birthday on August 25 of every year.
On 16 July 2007, his wife, Susann, died in a car accident. Despite the tragic loss, and after losing 7 kilograms (15 lb) or 8 kilograms (18 lb) of bodyweight, he was able to continue his training.
Top Facts about Matthias Steiner
- Matthias Steiner is an Austrian-German weightlifter born on August 25, 1982.
- He won the gold medal in the men’s +105 kg weightlifting event at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
- Steiner set a personal best and Olympic record by lifting a total of 461 kg (1,016 lb) in the competition.
- He also won silver medals at the European Weightlifting Championships in 2006 and 2007.
- Steiner retired from competitive weightlifting in 2013 due to injuries.
- After retiring, he became a motivational speaker and appeared on German reality TV shows.
- Steiner has written two books about his life and career as a weightlifter.
- He suffered tragedy when his wife died during childbirth in 2007.
- Steiner remarried and has two children with his second wife.
- As of September 2021, he has over 20k followers on Instagram (@matthiassteiner_official).
How did Matthias Steiner lose his wife?
On 16 July 2007, his wife, Susann, died in a car accident. Despite the tragic loss, and after losing 7 kilograms (15 lb) or 8 kilograms (18 lb) of bodyweight, he was able to continue his training.
How much weight did Matthias Steiner lift?
With incredible determination, Steiner made a clean jerk of 258 kg and a total lift of 461 kg. In achieving an outstanding performance, Steiner turned his tragic loss into the inspiration he needed to fulfil his promise to Susann: to become an Olympic gold medallist in Beijing.
Where is Matthias Steiner now?
Matthias Steiner lives with his wife and child in Germany , and can still be seen snatching at his home.
Who won the weightlifting Olympics 2008?
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What is the clean and jerk record?
The current world record clean & jerk is 264 kilograms , held by Talakhdze. On that same day, he posted a video of him snatching 225 kilograms, which is also the heaviest snatch caught on film.