Defending weightlifting gold medalist Matthias Steiner was attempting to snatch 196 kg
when his knees and arms buckled and a terrifying incident on Tuesday left him crippled when he dropped a barbell weighing 432 pounds on his neck during the 105+ kg competition. But super heavyweight lifter manage to stand up on his feet and walked off to the cheers of the crowd.
The massive weight took its toll on Steiner as he collapsed under the barbell. He was
immediately tended to by medical officials and somehow got to his feet, saluted the crowd and walked off under his own power.
He didn't return to the competition. The Associated Press reports Steiner went to the hospital for precautionary X-rays.
Steiner knew it was going wrong early in the lift. He tried to snatch anyway. Organizers brought out a shade to block the crowd from seeing physicians and trainers attend to Steiner.
Thanks for the modesty, IOC. Once you've seen a 320-pound man drop 1.5 times his body weight on top of his head and flop around like a rag doll, it's good to cover him up. Wouldn't want to invade his privacy.
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