Matthias Steiner is the 2008 Olympic Champion in weightlifting, in the
Super Heavyweight category.
Steiner hails from Obersulz, Lower Austria. He was trained as a
plumber. Steiner started weightlifting in 1995, and competed
internationally for Austria from 1998 to 2005.
In 2005, he married a German woman, and relocated to Germany. Since
that time, Steiner trains at the German Federal Weightlifting Center in
Leimen, and is coached by Olympic bronze medalist Frank Mantek.
Although Steiner's wife died in a car accident, he continued his
weightlifting career in Germany, and won the gold medal in the +105 kg
category at the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Die Fallers - Eine Schwarzwaldfamilie(1994)as Matthias Steiner (Olympic superheavyweight weight lifting champion)
Celeste & Jesse Forever(2012)as Matthias Steiner
Streif: One Hell of a Ride(2014)
Eltons 12(2024)as Self - Candidate
In 55 Fragen um die Welt - Die große Geo-Show(2023)as Self - Candidate
ZDF-Fernsehgarten(1986)as Self
Die grosse Terra X Show(2019)as Self
Volle Kanne(1999)as Self
Dorfers Donnerstalk(2004)as Self
Wir sind Kaiser(2007)as Self