The Stunning Moment an Olympic Weightlifter Dropped a 432-LB Bar on His Head…and Walked Away
- Posted on August 8, 2012 at 8:48am by
Jonathon M. Seidl
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LONDON (TheBlaze/AP) — Defending Olympic weightlifting champion Matthias Steiner of Germany was hit in the neck by the barbell Tuesday and withdrew from the men’s super heavyweight competition.
Steiner lost his balance trying to lift 196 kilograms – about 432 pounds – in his second lift of the snatch portion of the competition. He fell awkwardly to the platform as the barbell crashed down on him.
Medical personnel rushed up to tend to the German, who got up on his feet and waved to the crowd as he walked into the back room. He didn’t come out for his third attempt.
An announcer said Steiner would be taken to the hospital for X-rays as a precautionary measure, but he is expected to be fine.
“It came to his neck, so for medical reasons he is not able to continue. But he isn’t hurt badly,” Michael Vesper of the German Olympic Committee told NBC. “Of course he was disappointed. He was not happy with the situation.”
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Voteman
Posted on August 9, 2012 at 3:05pmthis one works….
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xGxI8g7gN0I
Report Post »blair152
Posted on August 8, 2012 at 5:29pmHe‘s lucky he didn’t break his neck and end up paralyzed like the late Christopher Reeve.
Report Post »gigalynx
Posted on August 8, 2012 at 1:37pmTOPTHENEWS, your not man enough to play the game that is futbol… but I’m sure your a big fan of those sports where the big tough men wear helmets and protective gear or the ones where obesity is a plus.
Report Post »samarov
Posted on August 9, 2012 at 7:28pmObviously your callousness won’t allow you to recognize American football efforts. That’s too bad…don‘t knock it if you’ve never stood in there while a stampede of opposing linemen were bearing down on you. Those boys run 40 yards in 5-6 seconds and are strong! This is not a sport for the faint-hearted, leastwise the creeps who criticize from afar, because they happen to favor soccer. I have played college football (American)and have coached youth Soccer. I respect both sports, never trivialize athletic effort in any avenue. You wouldn’t know about that, obviously good at bystanding and criticizing. What’s your sprting enterprise…tiddlywinks?
Report Post »KingCanon
Posted on August 8, 2012 at 12:22pmNote to all critics…
Report Post »This gentleman is there and you are not!
jackact
Posted on August 8, 2012 at 12:02pmAnother steroid laced AMATEUR athlete?…..
Report Post »www.TopTheNews.com
Posted on August 8, 2012 at 11:36amSoccer players: Take note on what an actual injury should be.
Report Post »Dinkiecb
Posted on August 8, 2012 at 11:14amHe’s very lucky!!!!! Later on in years he’s gonna start feelin that ….
Report Post »addisamba
Posted on August 8, 2012 at 11:08amEtc…
Report Post »THX-1138
Posted on August 8, 2012 at 10:30amThat would have killed a regular person. That is one tough dude. Olympic tough…
Report Post »LeadNotFollow
Posted on August 8, 2012 at 10:03am…
Report Post »Poor guy. Hope he will be okay.
perry1980
Posted on August 8, 2012 at 10:01amthe dude is lucky he did nto break his neck.
Report Post »randy
Posted on August 8, 2012 at 9:46amHere’s a video that at the time of posting, still works.:
Report Post »http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xsodn3_weightlifter-matthias-steiner-dropped-432-pounds-on-the-back-of-his-head-video_sport
Ryan Helms
Posted on August 8, 2012 at 11:07amThanks Randy!
Report Post »Anonymous T. Irrelevant
Posted on August 8, 2012 at 9:10amSaw this last night. This guy is a brute! He‘s lucky he doesn’t have a broken neck.
Report Post »banneryetwaves
Posted on August 8, 2012 at 9:08amPLEASE get an editor. Headline is embarrassing. Love Glenn though!
Report Post »banneryetwaves
Posted on August 8, 2012 at 9:16amWell, they at least added the “e” to weightlifter. How about removing the extra “h”?
Report Post »banneryetwaves
Posted on August 8, 2012 at 9:31amYEESSS! Thank you for correcting the headline. Misspellings are annoying.
Report Post »ET43
Posted on August 8, 2012 at 9:39amCommon guys! If you frequent this site, you should have grown accustom to all sorts of errors in Jonathon M. Seidl so called journalism. Don’t be so hard on the guy. Its not his fault hes a second rate “journalist” and can’t ever complete a well written article free of grammatical errors, miss spellings, and some times even get the facts right…
Report Post »addisamba
Posted on August 8, 2012 at 11:07amI think ET43 meant, “misspellings” and “sometimes.” ;^)
Report Post »aaronkcmo
Posted on August 8, 2012 at 1:35pmand ‘Accustomed’
Report Post »NO_MORE_OBAMA
Posted on August 8, 2012 at 9:07amIn the interest of having a good laugh. It’s Obamas fault.
Report Post »huey6367
Posted on August 8, 2012 at 9:34amNo it‘s Bush’s fault. Don’t you listen to the news?
Report Post »huey6367
Posted on August 8, 2012 at 8:59amAs with any sport, injuries can and do happen. He is lucky it was not worse. Could have easily killed him.
Report Post »Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on August 8, 2012 at 9:02amTrue, thank God he is alright, this could have been, as you said, much, much worse for him.
Report Post »KeystoneState
Posted on August 8, 2012 at 8:59amDoh!
Report Post »Landon410
Posted on August 8, 2012 at 8:58amthat mane needs more steroids! someone call barry bonds!
Report Post »The Jewish Avenger
Posted on August 8, 2012 at 8:57amUm… ow!
Report Post »Stoic one
Posted on August 8, 2012 at 8:56amOH my God…Ouch
I certainly hopes he recovers.
Report Post »jhaydeng
Posted on August 8, 2012 at 8:55amWhoops a daisy!
Report Post »Gonzo
Posted on August 8, 2012 at 8:53amI bet that guy can pack away some Sauerbraten and beer.
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