Matthias Steiner wins heavy gold for Germany
BEIJING (AP) Matthias Steiner of Germany won a battle of giants Tuesday to claim Olympic gold in weightlifting's heaviest division and the right to call himself the world's strongest man.
Steiner heaved a total of 461 kilogram (1,016.3 pounds) in the men's super heavyweight category, clinching the win with a clean and jerk of 258 kg (568.8 pounds).
Russia's Evgeni Chigishev was second, while world champion Viktors Scerbatihs of Latvia had to settle for bronze.
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| Medal Count | ||||
| Weightlifting | ||||
| G | S | B | Total | |
| AFG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ALB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ALG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ASA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AND | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ANG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ANT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ARG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ARM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ARU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Full Medals Table | ||||
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