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Germany's Steiner wins men's +105kg weightlifting gold
Xinhua
Updated: 2008-08-19 21:03
Matthias Steiner of Germany competes in the men's +105 kg weightlifting event during the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games in Beijing on August 19, 2008.[Agencies]
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BEIJING--Germany's Matthias Steiner won the gold medal in the men's +105kg weightlifting class at the Beijing Olympic Games on Tuesday.
Steiner hoisted 203kg in snatch and 258kg in clean and jerk for a winning total of 461kg.
Russia's Vgeny Chigishev took silver on 460kg, and Viktors Scerbatihs of Latvia had bronze on 448kg.
