Matthias Steiner is a former German weightlifter who delivered one of the most emotional moments of the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Born in Austria, he later competed for Germany after marrying Susann, a German woman who encouraged him to pursue his Olympic dream. Tragically, Susann died in a car accident in 2007, just a year before the Games. Steiner dedicated his training and performance to her memory, carrying her photo with him. In Beijing, he won gold in the super heavyweight division by lifting a massive 258 kg in the clean and jerk, securing the top spot in dramatic fashion. After his victory, he stood on the podium clutching Susann’s picture, a moment remembered worldwide for its mix of triumph and grief.
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Incredibly moving story. Thank you for sharing!!! ❤️
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Matthias Steiner is a former German weightlifter who delivered one of the most emotional moments of the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Born in Austria, he later competed for Germany after marrying Susann, a German woman who encouraged him to pursue his Olympic dream. Tragically, Susann died in a car accident in 2007, just a year before the Games. Steiner dedicated his training and performance to her memory, carrying her photo with him. In Beijing, he won gold in the super heavyweight division by lifting a massive 258 kg in the clean and jerk, securing the top spot in dramatic fashion. After his victory, he stood on the podium clutching Susann’s picture, a moment remembered worldwide for its mix of triumph and grief.
Incredibly moving story. Thank you for sharing!!! ❤️
Im not crying, my eyes are just sweating!
https://i.redd.it/rxeu74fadkmg1.gif
Beautiful ♥️🥹
Gets me everytime 😭😭😭😭
way to ruin other peoples special moment with your cringy slop
I believe, this made my day.
Slop mixed with real videos. You should be sued for all you’re worth.
Having your dead wife help you lift is called cheating.
Would upvote were it not for the cheesy animation randomly inserted
Can someone please tell me what song this is?
I know it’s popular, but for the life of me, I can’t remember what it’s call.
I love the [animation ](https://youtu.be/Y7jn58TSavg?si=fhOP8kg5_EwAmanl), it just brakes me
This one gets me every time.
Great story I’m glad OP could co-opt it with crap animation for clicks.
The fuck was that random ai animation part doing in an otherwise touching story get that shit out of here
Guys lift was a last ditch effort gold medal winner and we needed to add a cartoon?
So he cheated?
Thats cheating
The animation is not AI, this is an actual animation by [Animagic Studio](https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=2066534923497057)
Oh fuck off with the animation just show the guy lifting
Also if she was off to one side like that the bar would have tipped over to the left.
There was a way better version of this post way before.
Every time I see this someone starts cutting onions
The animation alwats makes me tear up 🥲
Can we please go back to flowers instead of plushies?
Cringe facebook content
Wasn’t planning on crying today man
A lot of cold, heartless people in here. I thought the animation was sweet.
Per David Lynch, fix your hearts or die!
So the guy put all these efforts yet that junk ass animation says the dead wife helped him?
I am sure if in real the ghost wife wanted to help, he would be like – just leave me alone and let me focus on my work.
Also update he got closure with that too and ended up remarrying and having kids.