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Matthias Steiner
Steiner wins weightlifting gold
Germany's Matthias Steiner clinches gold in the men's +105kg weightlifting category with a total lift of 461kg.
Video and audio highlights

Germany's Matthias Steiner Video - Emotional Steiner lifts weightlifting gold

Andrei Aramnau of Belarus Video - Aramnau sets weightlifting record

Ilya Ilin of Kazakhstan Video - Ilin takes 94kg gold
Cao Lei Video - Cao lifts China to gold medal

South Korean weightlifter Jang Miran Video - Jang shatters records

Lu Yong Video - Dramatic end to weightlifting final

Features and comment
Italy's Francesco D'Aniello was overcome afte Crying game
Olympic spirit alive and well in tears of Beijing winners and losers
Hossein Rezazadeh is one of weightlifting's heavyweights Raising the roof
Andrew Cotter on why weightlifting is such a fascinating Olympic sport
Chen Wei-Ling Weightlifting doubts arise
Andrew Cotter watches a surprise in the women's opener

Think about going to your local gym and getting advice from someone who is on The Register of Exercise
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Tips and tactics
Michaela Breeze at the Commonwealth Games in 2006 Michaela Breeze's weightlifting guide
A rundown on the weightlifting event Weightlifting basics


Weightlifting medals table

Sunday, 24 August 2008 10:17 UK
Rank Country Gold Silver Bronze TOTAL
1 also show each event results forChina 8 1 0 9
Men's 56kg 1 0 0
Men's 62kg 1 0 0
Men's 69kg 1 0 0
Men's 77kg 0 1 0
Men's 85kg 1 0 0
Women's 48kg 1 0 0
Women's 58kg 1 0 0
Women's 69kg 1 0 0
Women's 75kg 1 0 0
2 also show each event results forSouth Korea 2 1 0 3
Men's 77kg 1 0 0
Women's +75kg 1 0 0
Women's 53kg 0 1 0
3 also show each event results forKazakhstan 1 2 1 4
Men's 94kg 1 0 0
Women's +75kg 0 0 1
Women's 63kg 0 1 0
Women's 75kg 0 1 0
4 also show each event results forBelarus 1 1 1 3
Men's 105kg 1 0 0
Men's 85kg 0 1 0
Women's 53kg 0 0 1
5 also show each event results forDPR Korea 1 0 1 2
Women's 58kg 0 0 1
Women's 63kg 1 0 0
6 also show each event results forGermany 1 0 0 1
Men's +105kg 1 0 0
7 also show each event results forThailand 1 0 0 1
Women's 53kg 1 0 0
8 also show each event results forRussia 0 4 3 7
Men's +105kg 0 1 0
Men's 105kg 0 1 1
Men's 94kg 0 0 1
Women's 58kg 0 1 0
Women's 69kg 0 1 0
Women's 75kg 0 0 1
9 also show each event results forUkraine 0 1 1 2
Women's +75kg 0 1 0
Women's 69kg 0 0 1
10 also show each event results forColombia 0 1 0 1
Men's 62kg 0 1 0
11 also show each event results forFrance 0 1 0 1
Men's 69kg 0 1 0
12 also show each event results forPoland 0 1 0 1
Men's 94kg 0 1 0
13 also show each event results forTurkey 0 1 0 1
Women's 48kg 0 1 0
14 also show each event results forVietnam 0 1 0 1
Men's 56kg 0 1 0
15 also show each event results forArmenia 0 0 3 3
Men's 69kg 0 0 1
Men's 77kg 0 0 1
Men's 85kg 0 0 1
16 also show each event results forChinese Taipei 0 0 2 2
Women's 48kg 0 0 1
Women's 63kg 0 0 1
17 also show each event results forIndonesia 0 0 2 2
Men's 56kg 0 0 1
Men's 62kg 0 0 1
18 also show each event results forLatvia 0 0 1 1
Men's +105kg 0 0 1
Related internet links
International Weightlifting Federation
British Weightlifters Association
Weightlifting guide from the BOA
Olympic weightlifting photos
Olympic weightlifting on the web
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