Men's Over 105 kilogram Weightlifting final on Tuesday, August 19. Steiner lifted a total of 461kg, 203kg in the Snatch and 258kg in the Clean and Jerk, to beat Chigishev by one kilogram for the gold.
Viktors Scerbatihs of Latvia finished with a total of 448kg for the bronze medal.
Steiner lifted 198kg on his first Snatch attempt, followed by 203kg and then an unsuccessful 207kg attempt. Chigishev had a perfect performance all night, beginning with three successful lifts ending with 210kg in the Snatch. Latvia's Scerbatihs finished third place after the Snatch with 206kg, as Ukraine's Artem Udachyn finished 1kg better with 207kg.
Jeon Sang-guen from the Republic of Korea bombed-out in the Snatch.
These rankings were all changed by the Clean and Jerk portion of the competition. Udachyn could only succeed on his second attempt of 235kg and finished with a 442kg total. Scerbatihs, meanwhile, succeeded right off the bat with 242kg, but could not manage another lift and ended at 448kg in the total, enough to beat the Ukranian Udachyn out of third place.
Steiner missed his first attempt of 246kg, but succeeded in lifting 248kg on the second try. Chigishev breezed through the Clean and Jerk, going from 240kg to 250kg for a total finish of 460kg. Germany's Steiner needed a final lift of 258kg, 10kg more than his second attempt, to edge the Russian lifter for the gold. In a dramatic Olympic moment, Steiner lifted exactly what he needed to clinch his victory.
Steiner finished seventh in the 2004 Olympics in the 105kg weight category, and took the gold in the 2008 European Championship over 105kg Snatch competition, bronze in the Clean and Jerk and silver overall with a total weight of 446kg.
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