Why This is The Greatest Moment in Olympic History
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- čas přidán 31. 05. 2024
- Coach ZT Watches the full 2008 Beijing Superheavy Weightlifting where Matthias Steiner famously overcame and beat everybody.
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Chapters:
00:00 - Intro
02:54 - Transparent Labs
04:02 - Snatch Session
12:37 - Clean and Jerk Session
15:25 - Matthias Steiner's Final Lift
17:17 - Wrap Up - Sport
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.
Wow that's crazy! Reminds of a similar story where an Austrian guy got kicked out of an Austrian art school and he went on to save Germany temporarily. Can't remember his name tho he was a real mad lad.
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.
😭gets me every time
I know 😢😢😢
Could not agree more
Same
Same
Also got me!
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.
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
Id watch long form competition reactions from you
Team up with weightlifting house
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).
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.
Tears every.single.effin.time….
u should have shown the german commentary on steiners lift, that is what gives me goosebumps on another level
I KNOW! soooo underrated
Great memories and even greater legacy
Im not crying, you are. This was one of my all time favourite videos of yours Zack
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.
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.
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 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.
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.
This is absolutely CRAZY, never watched the session and it is INSANE!
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.
tear up every time. thanks for the extra context. super appreciated
Thank you so much for putting this together. Gives me further appreciation for how special this moment was.
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.
Awesome video Zack, and the Final Fantasy music and sound effects, perfect!
I really like this long form commentary! Thanks for another great video
This story always hits different. Years ago I went to a weightlifting seminar with Almir Velagic (Steiner's Team Germany training partner, he got 8th place in Beijing). He told the story from his point of view, expanded on the difficulty prepping the last year and all the emotions on during and after the session. It's incredible. Great video Zack!
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!
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 ❤
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
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 👌🏻
Thanks for the video man, amazing share 😊👍
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.
Just found your chanel and your view on the story. You gave that story another moment of greatness. Thx, Greets from German;)
I love this type of content, Zack.
Dude, this was awesome. I loved every second of the breakdown
This makes me shiver every time
It blows my mind every time, man.
Great video man. Love this content form! Love it.
DUDE AERIS THEME MUSIC????
Just when I thought I couldn’t love you anymore
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.
Nicely done. Thank you for your work. The behind the scenes and back room take it to a new lecel
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
Thanks Zac, loved it
This is good work Zack. Love this form.
Great video. Thank you
Nice breakdown! Really enjoyed a more in depth look.
What a badass video man! Loved it 😢
What a story!! Thank you!!
Great video man!
Love learning more about this sport from you kid. Gonna go do big thangs tomorrow
Amazing video man
this was great! more of this please
I cry every time I see this video, and now with more understanding ima cry even harder
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.
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!
Thanks man
Really fun watch
The content we NEED
Keep up the great work.
This was fucking amazing man, made me cry actually. Such a leap, damn.
The way he celebrated instantly let you feel that this means something beyond success in sports for him.
Great job
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.
Amazing video
Thanks
Hits right in the feels
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.
Bro I don’t even lift anymore but your commentary is top 1%. Subbed.
Well done, Zack.
Beautiful story!!!
Would enjoy a similiar coverage for Naim vs Valerios' battle in Atlanta 96
You should do more of these I don’t watch Olympic lifting but I like the commentary
Great Video! Greetings from Germany.
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.
Is the background music Aerith’s final fantasy theme? Nice, very fitting…
I remember seeing this live, I had no idea of what this man was going through, amazing moment
incredible
Literally nothing makes me tear up more reliably.
I love this format. Your excitement really comes through.
Please do more history videos like this.
Oh, and if you have the connections, maybe you can interview some of the lifters who were involved.
I'm fantasizing a bit, I know. But I the history of our sport is fascinating and exciting.
Zack, you made me cry within 2 mins of the video
Good show 👏 👍
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.
Hallo Zack, sehr sehr gute Erklärung. Viele Grüße aus Deutschland.
I’m not sure if you have done this before or not but have you considered doing meet recaps like this for national or world meets? I’m not a big weightlifting fan but watching a recap like this was pretty interesting and it makes it easier to follow as well
So interesting to see multiple athletes from the same country in the same session.
I know this story so well but just bawl like a baby every time
As amazing the story for Steiner is, you can’t help but feel bad for Chigishev.
Damn you! Goosebumps and teary eyed after the intro
Powerful
He looks crazy different now. Awesome guy
I really appretiate the FF7 theme to this story. Nostalgic goosebumps with the story aswell. Perfect match.
That animation hit me like a truck. Damn. Plus the Aerith theme. Killing me here.
THe 08 olympics was one of the greatest if not the greatest of our time from phelps going 8 golds and that mens 4x100 freestyle to this story truely the peak of competition at the highest level
Наконец то спустя столько лет, кто-то из англоязычной публики оценил эту борьбу. Самый запоминающийся момент, даже спустя пятнадцать лет.
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.
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.
First minute of the video and I cried already 😅
Awesome
Every time I hear about this story, I start SOBBING.
I love how Zack evaluates the lifters' outfits every time 😅
6:28 According to Dr. Google, Chigishevs body weight at the Olympics was 124,1kg. So he was around 20kg lighter than Steiner and Scerbatihs.