The emotional Story also has another component. Matthias Steiner is from Austria and because of a combination of some sort of illness and the tragedy with his wife, the austrian weightlifting Federation kicked him out. They thought he could not bring the results necessary to win a medal because of the lack of power and focus. The German Team „adopted“ him and gave him a chance to show the world what he is capable of. He did and at the winners ceremony he not only showed the picture of his wife he also pointed on his Trikot which showed the german colours instead the austrian ones.
1. he is wearing a German Team Tshirt under his Singlet. The Austrian colours are red-white-red. 2.he got the German citizenship shortly before the olympic games. Only for Lifting purpose.
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@@therealmikewazowski3231his name was Adolph???? Just asking..😐
Another part of his story is that Matthias Steiner is Type1 Diabetic. He said during his attempts he had to check his blood sugar levels every minute to make sure to not get low. I myself am Type1 and it is just another crazy unbeliveable part of his story. We have a poster of him in my gym and I tear up everytime I look at it during sets.
Wellllllll....... Insulin is the most anabolic hormone the body has. What a coincidence it would be if a strength athlete could use this hormone without getting busted for PEDs
I saw that live on German TV back in '08. I was 10 at the time and somehow still kinda understood the emotions that were going on, even though I was a spoiled little kid, who hasn't experienced loss yet. 15+ years later I always tear up, when I see the clip of his final attempt. Beautiful.
German guy here. Thanks for sharing this story with a community outside of Germany/Austria. Steiner was an absolute class act, and nobody deserved a medal more than he did that day.
Matthias Steiner is just an all around great dude. He lost tons of weight after his weightlifting career, was on the German celebrity dancing show, did some TV presenting, I think he’s a singer now. He’s just a nice guy when you meet him and he does a lot of charity work for children. He’s just a lovely guy.
The show is called "Let's Dance" and it's the German adaption of "Strictly Come Dancing"/"Dancing with the Stars" and he finished third place of 14 contestants in 2015 (8th season), which means they did it into the final show (the team/pair on last place has to leave after each show).
Klokov competed at 2008 olympics and won silver with a 193kg snatch, 230kg clean and jerk, 423kg total. Winner of the 105 category was Aramnov with the mythical 200kg snatch. He was "injured" at the 2012 London olympics. Chigishev's body was 124kg, 21kg lighter than Steiner.
Aramnau from Belarus you meant. He was the « other » teen prodigy of the 00’s with Ilyn. Klokov got destroyed that night. And that night basically summarizes the rest of Klokov’s career (after his world title in 2005, Klokov will never win another major title in his career…). Aramnau was only 20 years old at the time. He’s still the youngest Olympic champion of the 21st century in weightlifting. And one of the youngest of all time. The kid (yes, was still a teenager) was a monster. Klokov was unlucky and he did compete in the « wrong » era in the under 105 kg category (Aramnau, Ilyn or Akkaev, Klokov couldn’t beat them at their primes).
EVGENY CHIGISHEV MOST EXITING COMPETING IS IN 2005 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS (DAHA) HE BEATEN HOSSEIN REZAZADADEH (2 TIME OLYMPIC CHAMPION) IN SNATCH CHIGISHEV LIFTED 200,209AND 211. REZAZADADEH LAST LIFT WAS 210 . REZAZADEH BODYWEIGHT WAS 162 KG AND CHIGISHEV WAS 124 KG . WATCH THAT COMPETITION (2005 WWC) THAT'S SUPER FANTASTIC TOO ❤
ARMNAU WAS PHENOMENAL IN SNATCH.200 KG IN 105 CATEGORY IS IN ANOTHER LEVEL BUT HIS C&J WASN'T LIKE HIS SNATCH KLOKOV WOULD BETTER IN CLEAN AND JERK SO IN TOTAL THEIR COMPETING WOULD VERY EXITING .
This story makes me emotional every single time, was very happy to hear he is happy in life right now and doing well and he remarried and has 2 kids, stories like these you allways imagine a guy like that just being in that emotional state forever, but thankfully he recoverd from the emotional pain and was able to move on. And btw, editor, damn you for the music and editing at the start, seeing the animation clip added that someone made a while ago mixed in, almost in tears man, and you add that FF music ontop of it, damnnnn you.
like I was 17 when this happened and I didn't really care that much when it was on TV until my mom started crying as my dad was watching it and I asked what's wrong and she explained it to me, quite some time later when I got into proper strength sports and into the whole story of Matthias Steiner and what he has done for our German Weightlifting here nationwide is just immense. there's a million reason why this humble legend will never be forgotten. makes me very happy to see that this session, lifter and lifts means so much to so many people around the world that can relate or can just share the emotion through this. it's just beautiful.
What‘s even more emotionally: on her deathbed she made him promise to get gold next year. And he did deliver on that promise. I also implore you to watch the medal ceremony where he shows chigeshev the picture of his wife and clearly explains to him his promise and her untimely passing. It’s insane, man.
I remember watching this live. It was the catalyst which pushed me into my own lifting career. I lost my mum to cancer during lockdowns, and had a hip replacement surgery last year. I'm dedicating my comeback onto the platform to my mum.
The 2008 Summer Olympics Superheavyweight Weightlifting event was the greatest sports moment in history as it showed Matthias' mental toughness and determination to become a World Champion and keep his promise to win a Gold Medal for his late wife, Susan. The 2015 Special Olympics World Games in Los Angeles had a similar moment in its Powerlifting event when Canada's Jackie "The Newfoundland Moose" Barrett had a similar moment and here's why. 9.5 months before Jackie competed at the 2015 Special Olympics World Games, which were his fourth appearance, he lost his mom and Quarterback, Jeannee, to cancer. With help from Special Olympics Canada and a Sports Psychologist, Jackie turned this dark chapter in his life into a positive, and decided to lift for his mom. In spite losing his mom to cancer less than 10 months before, Jackie used his mental toughness, strength, and determination on August 1, 2015 at the Special Olympics World Games to set three Special Olympics World Games Powerlifting records and winning three gold medals and one silver medal, bringing his career Special Olympics World Games medal total to 13 gold and 2 silver medals (also includes 1999 in North Carolina, 2007 in Shanghai, and 2011 in Athens). Jackie retired immediately after the games and decided to give back to the Special Olympics as a Powerlifting Coach and Peer Mentor to fulfill his mom's legacy. He is now a Nova Scotia Sport Hall of Fame, Newfoundland and Labrador Sports Hall of Fame, and Canada's Sports Hall of Fame inductee, all a first for a Special Olympics athlete. Matthias and Jackie became legends, not only for their amazing strength, but for their mental toughness and perseverance in reaching for the top which exemplifies the spirit of sport. It also inspires people in Germany and Canada to not let adversity get in their way.
Love your enthusiasm. At age 74, my competition days are long behind me but I still follow the great sport of Olympic lifting, and wishing I could relive my youth in the process. I lifted when the press (340lbs in the 90k weight class - not too shabby) was still part of the program. Weightlifting has never been real popular in the USA, but it does have a loyal niche following. Glad to see the inclusion of woman into the sport - not the case in my day.
My local public gym used to have a picture of that iconic moment up in the weights room when I was a teenager. What a story and what an inspiration to think about every time I went in there to lift
I watched this event live at the time back in 08, it was truly amazing and so emotional, still gets me teary eyed seeing him break down after making the lift ❤
Thank you for your insights about the sport in general and this competition in special! Really appreciate it. I always cry like a baby when i see that moments. It is a perfect mix of an underdog victory story (or at least comeback victory) with a dramatical personal background. You can't script that, it's just pure life.
When I saw him after on tv and from what people told about him, he is such a great and down to earth guy. And he got to the finals of let’s dance, the German dancing with the stars.
Bro, that is so so incredible what you perform here with this video. I am still overwhelmed from Steiners achievement and of the great sport all of the contestants here showed us
Agree. It was a miracle! Greatest moment in Olympic (weightlifting) history. Watched it live. Chigishev’s nod reaction to Steiner’s monster C&J said it all, and what good sportsmanship displayed! Also, you did not mention Steiner’s diabetes diagnosis, and that was Rigert (the unbeatable) in the background in addition to Klokov. Great video. Thanx!
This lift from 08 is the reason my 10yo ass spend all summer 09 watching the track and field world championships only to realize they don't lift. Nevertheless I got to see Bolt run so thats a plus :D
Weightlifting as a competition is just very niche. And the amount of effort it is to get to a competing level paired with the strain on the body, the time consuming nature and lack of general interest makes it an unappealing sport for anyone who doesn’t breathe the sport.
At the time, as a longtime fan of Chigishev, I was really rooting for him and practically broke my neck yelling when he made the 250 C&J. But Steiner winning it with that miracle lift was totally sublime. Great vid Zack, thanks for this one.
It is quite an intense emotional story for Steiner. But to only view it from his personal perspective, it takes away the athletic side. It is good to "tell the story" with the competition in the picture. Thanks for that. It would have been an exceptional victory, a roller coaster, even without Steiner's personal tragedy. In Germany the moment with the picture in his hand was the story. The strong competition was forgotten quickly. And it is a shame because Olympic weightlifting is very interesting and thrilling to watch. However, of course I feel bad for his loss. Steiner today is happily married, his life as a retired athlete seems to be great.
For the people interested, the german speaking reporter said this during his final lift: "Oh it is heavy, it is heavy, Lift it it up, once in your life. Lift it up. LIFT IT UP. HE LIFTED IT UP. IT COULD BE GOLD. THAT COULD BE GOLD. IT IS VALID. IT IS GOLD. IT IS GOLD FOR MATTHIAS STEINER. HE DIDN'T DO IT FOR AUSTRIA. HE DIDN'T DO IT FOR GERMANY. HE DID IT FOR SUSANN. FOR HIS DECEASED WIFE. This big heavy man with his (heavy) big heart." it was heartwarming and emotional.
very wholesome Zack! I remember Steiner and 2008. Didn't know that history at that time. This video only reasures me of why I like your channel so much.
This allways hits hard. He had so much shit going on in his Life. Plus he lost his big love not long before. He did it for her...like she was really with him up there.
I was 18 when I saw this in 2008 and I was astounded at the Olympics that go around, I was seeing this and the guy who finally took down the Russian who was nicknamed the Bear and seeing a guy from University of Orgon as a freshman who had been only running for 3 years since 10th or 11th grade high school take a medal in the 800 meters, something not done for 35--45 years in 1972 .
please go and seek out the medal ceremony. you can see steiner telling chigishev whats going on and why he has the picture ( someone from his team just brought it to him like 45 seconds before the ceremony started) and chigishev has again a nice reaction. also your interpretation of him realising that steiner won is spot on. id almost use the same words to describe it. you know many much more than me about weightlifting, but i understand the bidding thing that goes on behind the scenes and thats why i also love the sport.
LOOK AT LEGENDARY DAVID RIGERT THE COACH OF CHIGISHEV AND RUSSIAN TEAM . DAVID RIGERT AT 90 KG BODYWEIGHT PRESSED 198 KG OVER HIS HEAD IN THE COMPETITION WHEN HE WAS YOUNG . 1972 I THINK
Steiner is an outstanding athlete. He has type-1 diabetes so they had to check and top him after every single lift. And I wouldn't be surprised if he had to throw away a view attempt knowing he would faint if he didn't. Everyone who lifted really heavy knows the flickering in the eyes, ringing in the ears, or the brief moment you need to find balance. Doing this sport knowing you are relying on an insulin pump designed for average people and needles to recover from those is crazy.
I always found Matthias an inspiration. He never won the World or even European Championships but still managed to win at the Olympics. His wife's death I bet really pushed him and it paid off. He's a prime example of marching on despite what life throws at him.
Definitely a tear jerker... buuut, there have been several great moments in Olympic history and all of the greatest took place seoul and the '84 friendship games.
Steiner was in his 120ties in early preparation. They decided that he gotta pump himself up over 140kg to stand a better chance in the Olympics. The move payed off and he made it. He trimmed down to 105kg afterwards and looks almost ripped now. An amazing guy!
First time i ever seen weightlifting was the 1992 games, in Barcelona. Watching these Eastern Europeans with crazy hair, and thinking. The small guys look too small to be that strong and the big guys too fat. But wow. The tension was amazing and there and then i loved the sport. Back then i never knew one other person who watched it and had to wait another four years to see it again. Great littlr documentary bro, really enjoyed it.
This became a media spactacle in Germany. For weeks you would see stuff on TV about Matthias Steiner and articles all over newspapers. I hope the man is doing well and enjoying life. That gold medal is nothing compared to his loss.
That cartoon of his wife’s spirit helping him lift the bar is making this grown ass man cry..
True.
Everytime I cry
I swear yes.
And you know what? Thats entirely okay.
Thats is a tragic, yet beautiful story.
As a person who often cries when watching incredible achievements at the Olympics, I though it was cheesy af.
The emotional Story also has another component. Matthias Steiner is from Austria and because of a combination of some sort of illness and the tragedy with his wife, the austrian weightlifting Federation kicked him out. They thought he could not bring the results necessary to win a medal because of the lack of power and focus. The German Team „adopted“ him and gave him a chance to show the world what he is capable of. He did and at the winners ceremony he not only showed the picture of his wife he also pointed on his Trikot which showed the german colours instead the austrian ones.
No, he had dual citizenship and chose to lift for Germany.
He had the Austrian shirt under the German singlet.
lmao that's what i thought as well @@therealmikewazowski3231
1. he is wearing a German Team Tshirt under his Singlet. The Austrian colours are red-white-red.
2.he got the German citizenship shortly before the olympic games. Only for Lifting purpose.
@@therealmikewazowski3231his name was Adolph???? Just asking..😐
Another part of his story is that Matthias Steiner is Type1 Diabetic. He said during his attempts he had to check his blood sugar levels every minute to make sure to not get low. I myself am Type1 and it is just another crazy unbeliveable part of his story. We have a poster of him in my gym and I tear up everytime I look at it during sets.
MATHIAS IS A SUPER HERO WHO GIVE US MOTIVATION. I LOVE HE . GOOD LUCK ALWAYS BRO 👍 💓
I'm a fellow T1. What an incredibly powerful motivator.
Wellllllll....... Insulin is the most anabolic hormone the body has. What a coincidence it would be if a strength athlete could use this hormone without getting busted for PEDs
I saw that live on German TV back in '08.
I was 10 at the time and somehow still kinda understood the emotions that were going on, even though I was a spoiled little kid, who hasn't experienced loss yet.
15+ years later I always tear up, when I see the clip of his final attempt.
Beautiful.
There wehre 4 hands lifting
Same. I was 11
same.. Me in my thirties still cry everytime I see this attempt
German guy here. Thanks for sharing this story with a community outside of Germany/Austria. Steiner was an absolute class act, and nobody deserved a medal more than he did that day.
Matthias Steiner is just an all around great dude. He lost tons of weight after his weightlifting career, was on the German celebrity dancing show, did some TV presenting, I think he’s a singer now. He’s just a nice guy when you meet him and he does a lot of charity work for children. He’s just a lovely guy.
The show is called "Let's Dance" and it's the German adaption of "Strictly Come Dancing"/"Dancing with the Stars" and he finished third place of 14 contestants in 2015 (8th season), which means they did it into the final show (the team/pair on last place has to leave after each show).
😭gets me every time
I know 😢😢😢
Could not agree more
Same
Same
Also got me!
Klokov competed at 2008 olympics and won silver with a 193kg snatch, 230kg clean and jerk, 423kg total.
Winner of the 105 category was Aramnov with the mythical 200kg snatch.
He was "injured" at the 2012 London olympics.
Chigishev's body was 124kg, 21kg lighter than Steiner.
Ahhhh yes you’re right. My bad
Aramnau from Belarus you meant. He was the « other » teen prodigy of the 00’s with Ilyn. Klokov got destroyed that night. And that night basically summarizes the rest of Klokov’s career (after his world title in 2005, Klokov will never win another major title in his career…). Aramnau was only 20 years old at the time. He’s still the youngest Olympic champion of the 21st century in weightlifting. And one of the youngest of all time. The kid (yes, was still a teenager) was a monster. Klokov was unlucky and he did compete in the « wrong » era in the under 105 kg category (Aramnau, Ilyn or Akkaev, Klokov couldn’t beat them at their primes).
EVGENY CHIGISHEV MOST EXITING COMPETING IS IN 2005 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS (DAHA) HE BEATEN HOSSEIN REZAZADADEH (2 TIME OLYMPIC CHAMPION) IN SNATCH CHIGISHEV LIFTED 200,209AND 211. REZAZADADEH LAST LIFT WAS 210 . REZAZADEH BODYWEIGHT WAS 162 KG AND CHIGISHEV WAS 124 KG . WATCH THAT COMPETITION (2005 WWC) THAT'S SUPER FANTASTIC TOO ❤
ARMNAU WAS PHENOMENAL IN SNATCH.200 KG IN 105 CATEGORY IS IN ANOTHER LEVEL BUT HIS C&J WASN'T LIKE HIS SNATCH KLOKOV WOULD BETTER IN CLEAN AND JERK SO IN TOTAL THEIR COMPETING WOULD VERY EXITING .
Id watch long form competition reactions from you
Team up with weightlifting house
If this was a movie you wouldn’t believe it 😢
Amazing story and so special
This story makes me emotional every single time, was very happy to hear he is happy in life right now and doing well and he remarried and has 2 kids, stories like these you allways imagine a guy like that just being in that emotional state forever, but thankfully he recoverd from the emotional pain and was able to move on.
And btw, editor, damn you for the music and editing at the start, seeing the animation clip added that someone made a while ago mixed in, almost in tears man, and you add that FF music ontop of it, damnnnn you.
Good to know he's doing well. He's probably the most famous German Olympic athlete. When he won it was like a media sensation here for weeks.
16:14 that reaction is the best compliment he could give, literally means "damn no way I could do that, you deserve the win"
Tears every.single.effin.time….
I absolutly agree with you, this is the most epic moment of olympic history. greetz from good old germany
like I was 17 when this happened and I didn't really care that much when it was on TV until my mom started crying as my dad was watching it and I asked what's wrong and she explained it to me, quite some time later when I got into proper strength sports and into the whole story of Matthias Steiner and what he has done for our German Weightlifting here nationwide is just immense. there's a million reason why this humble legend will never be forgotten. makes me very happy to see that this session, lifter and lifts means so much to so many people around the world that can relate or can just share the emotion through this. it's just beautiful.
What‘s even more emotionally: on her deathbed she made him promise to get gold next year. And he did deliver on that promise. I also implore you to watch the medal ceremony where he shows chigeshev the picture of his wife and clearly explains to him his promise and her untimely passing. It’s insane, man.
I remember watching this live. It was the catalyst which pushed me into my own lifting career.
I lost my mum to cancer during lockdowns, and had a hip replacement surgery last year. I'm dedicating my comeback onto the platform to my mum.
Im not crying, you are. This was one of my all time favourite videos of yours Zack
The way he celebrated instantly let you feel that this means something beyond success in sports for him.
Great memories and even greater legacy
The 2008 Summer Olympics Superheavyweight Weightlifting event was the greatest sports moment in history as it showed Matthias' mental toughness and determination to become a World Champion and keep his promise to win a Gold Medal for his late wife, Susan.
The 2015 Special Olympics World Games in Los Angeles had a similar moment in its Powerlifting event when Canada's Jackie "The Newfoundland Moose" Barrett had a similar moment and here's why.
9.5 months before Jackie competed at the 2015 Special Olympics World Games, which were his fourth appearance, he lost his mom and Quarterback, Jeannee, to cancer. With help from Special Olympics Canada and a Sports Psychologist, Jackie turned this dark chapter in his life into a positive, and decided to lift for his mom.
In spite losing his mom to cancer less than 10 months before, Jackie used his mental toughness, strength, and determination on August 1, 2015 at the Special Olympics World Games to set three Special Olympics World Games Powerlifting records and winning three gold medals and one silver medal, bringing his career Special Olympics World Games medal total to 13 gold and 2 silver medals (also includes 1999 in North Carolina, 2007 in Shanghai, and 2011 in Athens).
Jackie retired immediately after the games and decided to give back to the Special Olympics as a Powerlifting Coach and Peer Mentor to fulfill his mom's legacy.
He is now a Nova Scotia Sport Hall of Fame, Newfoundland and Labrador Sports Hall of Fame, and Canada's Sports Hall of Fame inductee, all a first for a Special Olympics athlete.
Matthias and Jackie became legends, not only for their amazing strength, but for their mental toughness and perseverance in reaching for the top which exemplifies the spirit of sport.
It also inspires people in Germany and Canada to not let adversity get in their way.
Love your enthusiasm. At age 74, my competition days are long behind me but I still follow the great sport of Olympic lifting, and wishing I could relive my youth in the process. I lifted when the press (340lbs in the 90k weight class - not too shabby) was still part of the program. Weightlifting has never been real popular in the USA, but it does have a loyal niche following. Glad to see the inclusion of woman into the sport - not the case in my day.
My local public gym used to have a picture of that iconic moment up in the weights room when I was a teenager. What a story and what an inspiration to think about every time I went in there to lift
This is absolutely CRAZY, never watched the session and it is INSANE!
Thank you so much for putting this together. Gives me further appreciation for how special this moment was.
tear up every time. thanks for the extra context. super appreciated
I watched this event live at the time back in 08, it was truly amazing and so emotional, still gets me teary eyed seeing him break down after making the lift ❤
Big thanks on the walkthrough, I never had seen the full competition, let alone know the other contenders. Very good video, keep up the great work!
In one way or another his wife was with him at this special moment. ❤
Thank you for your insights about the sport in general and this competition in special! Really appreciate it. I always cry like a baby when i see that moments. It is a perfect mix of an underdog victory story (or at least comeback victory) with a dramatical personal background. You can't script that, it's just pure life.
When I saw him after on tv and from what people told about him, he is such a great and down to earth guy.
And he got to the finals of let’s dance, the German dancing with the stars.
It was incredible and you can see that a lot of weight was not lifted by muscle, but by sheer force of will. He did it because he really needed to.
Bro, that is so so incredible what you perform here with this video. I am still overwhelmed from Steiners achievement and of the great sport all of the contestants here showed us
Awesome video Zack, and the Final Fantasy music and sound effects, perfect!
i remember watching this session in the hospital waiting room as a kid lol. Had no idea of what i was looking at but I liked it.
It blows my mind every time, man.
I love this story and it moves me to tears every time I rewatch it. Thanks for this breakdown, it gives this impossible feat even more context 👌🏻
This makes me shiver every time
Agree. It was a miracle! Greatest moment in Olympic (weightlifting) history. Watched it live. Chigishev’s nod reaction to Steiner’s monster C&J said it all, and what good sportsmanship displayed! Also, you did not mention Steiner’s diabetes diagnosis, and that was Rigert (the unbeatable) in the background in addition to Klokov. Great video. Thanx!
DUDE AERIS THEME MUSIC????
Just when I thought I couldn’t love you anymore
I cry every time I see this video, and now with more understanding ima cry even harder
Dude. This video is great. What an amazing story. Thanks for sharing. Do more of these style vids. Especially as we get closer to the Paris Games
Knowing his story make the victory even more special.
This lift from 08 is the reason my 10yo ass spend all summer 09 watching the track and field world championships only to realize they don't lift. Nevertheless I got to see Bolt run so thats a plus :D
I have never understood why this performance has not caused any hype in weightlifting here in Germany 🤷♂️
Because it is not a sport for the masses. And it is polluted with PEDs all the way.
Weightlifting as a competition is just very niche. And the amount of effort it is to get to a competing level paired with the strain on the body, the time consuming nature and lack of general interest makes it an unappealing sport for anyone who doesn’t breathe the sport.
I really like this long form commentary! Thanks for another great video
We need more of this content. Historic weightlifting moments
At the time, as a longtime fan of Chigishev, I was really rooting for him and practically broke my neck yelling when he made the 250 C&J. But Steiner winning it with that miracle lift was totally sublime. Great vid Zack, thanks for this one.
It is quite an intense emotional story for Steiner. But to only view it from his personal perspective, it takes away the athletic side.
It is good to "tell the story" with the competition in the picture. Thanks for that. It would have been an exceptional victory, a roller coaster, even without Steiner's personal tragedy.
In Germany the moment with the picture in his hand was the story. The strong competition was forgotten quickly. And it is a shame because Olympic weightlifting is very interesting and thrilling to watch.
However, of course I feel bad for his loss. Steiner today is happily married, his life as a retired athlete seems to be great.
For the people interested, the german speaking reporter said this during his final lift:
"Oh it is heavy, it is heavy, Lift it it up, once in your life. Lift it up. LIFT IT UP. HE LIFTED IT UP. IT COULD BE GOLD. THAT COULD BE GOLD. IT IS VALID. IT IS GOLD.
IT IS GOLD FOR MATTHIAS STEINER. HE DIDN'T DO IT FOR AUSTRIA. HE DIDN'T DO IT FOR GERMANY. HE DID IT FOR SUSANN. FOR HIS DECEASED WIFE. This big heavy man with his (heavy) big heart."
it was heartwarming and emotional.
As amazing the story for Steiner is, you can’t help but feel bad for Chigishev.
Chigishevs 250 clean & jerk wasn´t valid in my opinion
very wholesome Zack! I remember Steiner and 2008. Didn't know that history at that time. This video only reasures me of why I like your channel so much.
This man's story definitely needs a movie 🎥 made about it.😭🏋♂️
This allways hits hard. He had so much shit going on in his Life. Plus he lost his big love not long before. He did it for her...like she was really with him up there.
I love this type of content, Zack.
That animation makes me cry every time
Just found your chanel and your view on the story. You gave that story another moment of greatness. Thx, Greets from German;)
Great commentary. You made to watch weight lifting lots of fun.
I remember seeing this live, I had no idea of what this man was going through, amazing moment
I was 18 when I saw this in 2008 and I was astounded at the Olympics that go around, I was seeing this and the guy who finally took down the Russian who was nicknamed the Bear and seeing a guy from University of Orgon as a freshman who had been only running for 3 years since 10th or 11th grade high school take a medal in the 800 meters, something not done for 35--45 years in 1972 .
Surely his wif's photo ,nobody before him made that 😊😊😊
Is the background music Aerith’s final fantasy theme? Nice, very fitting…
Thanks for the video man, amazing share 😊👍
Literally nothing makes me tear up more reliably.
I already know this but I'm watching it anyway
It's forever in my brain
Nicely done. Thank you for your work. The behind the scenes and back room take it to a new lecel
Dude, this was awesome. I loved every second of the breakdown
Love learning more about this sport from you kid. Gonna go do big thangs tomorrow
please go and seek out the medal ceremony. you can see steiner telling chigishev whats going on and why he has the picture ( someone from his team just brought it to him like 45 seconds before the ceremony started) and chigishev has again a nice reaction. also your interpretation of him realising that steiner won is spot on. id almost use the same words to describe it.
you know many much more than me about weightlifting, but i understand the bidding thing that goes on behind the scenes and thats why i also love the sport.
Zack, you made me cry within 2 mins of the video
So interesting to see multiple athletes from the same country in the same session.
That animation hit me like a truck. Damn. Plus the Aerith theme. Killing me here.
Hits right in the feels
LOOK AT LEGENDARY DAVID RIGERT THE COACH OF CHIGISHEV AND RUSSIAN TEAM . DAVID RIGERT AT 90 KG BODYWEIGHT PRESSED 198 KG OVER HIS HEAD IN THE COMPETITION WHEN HE WAS YOUNG . 1972 I THINK
This was fucking amazing man, made me cry actually. Such a leap, damn.
Bro I don’t even lift anymore but your commentary is top 1%. Subbed.
Steiner is an outstanding athlete. He has type-1 diabetes so they had to check and top him after every single lift. And I wouldn't be surprised if he had to throw away a view attempt knowing he would faint if he didn't. Everyone who lifted really heavy knows the flickering in the eyes, ringing in the ears, or the brief moment you need to find balance. Doing this sport knowing you are relying on an insulin pump designed for average people and needles to recover from those is crazy.
I know this story so well but just bawl like a baby every time
I really appretiate the FF7 theme to this story. Nostalgic goosebumps with the story aswell. Perfect match.
Nice breakdown! Really enjoyed a more in depth look.
258 is wild and the fact it was a 10kg PB is just insane. Still probably my favorite Olympic moment of all time.
Наконец то спустя столько лет, кто-то из англоязычной публики оценил эту борьбу. Самый запоминающийся момент, даже спустя пятнадцать лет.
This is good work Zack. Love this form.
I always found Matthias an inspiration. He never won the World or even European Championships but still managed to win at the Olympics. His wife's death I bet really pushed him and it paid off. He's a prime example of marching on despite what life throws at him.
What a story!! Thank you!!
Hallo Zack, sehr sehr gute Erklärung. Viele Grüße aus Deutschland.
Every time I hear about this story, I start SOBBING.
Definitely a tear jerker... buuut, there have been several great moments in Olympic history and all of the greatest took place seoul and the '84 friendship games.
The content we NEED
I love how Zack evaluates the lifters' outfits every time 😅
Thanks Zac, loved it
Steiner was in his 120ties in early preparation. They decided that he gotta pump himself up over 140kg to stand a better chance in the Olympics. The move payed off and he made it. He trimmed down to 105kg afterwards and looks almost ripped now. An amazing guy!
One additional amazing thing about this will always be the outstanding german commentary.
First time i ever seen weightlifting was the 1992 games, in Barcelona.
Watching these Eastern Europeans with crazy hair, and thinking. The small guys look too small to be that strong and the big guys too fat. But wow.
The tension was amazing and there and then i loved the sport.
Back then i never knew one other person who watched it and had to wait another four years to see it again.
Great littlr documentary bro, really enjoyed it.
This became a media spactacle in Germany. For weeks you would see stuff on TV about Matthias Steiner and articles all over newspapers. I hope the man is doing well and enjoying life. That gold medal is nothing compared to his loss.
thanks
So well said.
Didn't think I'd tear up to a Telander video goddamn
What a badass video man! Loved it 😢
aerith theme, subtly celebrating the release of FF7 Rebirth?
perfect bgm to use for the story