Defending weightlifting gold medalist Matthias Steiner walked away from a terrifying incident Tuesday when he dropped a barbell weighing 432 pounds on his neck during the Olympic 105+ kg competition.

(AP) LONDON - Defending Olympic weightlifting champion Matthias Steiner of Germany was hit in the neck by the barbell Tuesday in the men's super heavyweight competition. Steiner lost his balance ...

Steiner, of Germany, pulled out a dramatic gold in men’s over 105-kilogram weightlifting Tuesday. Steiner won with the last lift of the competition after trailing throughout. Russia’s Evgeny ...

LONDON -- It helps to have a thick neck if you're going to drop a 432-pound barbell on it. Just ask German weightlifter Matthias Steiner. The former Olympic champion is sore and bruised but ...

One person who achieved that in the past was Matthias Steiner, 41, who tragically lost his partner Susann in a car accident in 2007 before his big moment at the Olympics.

In August 2008, the weightlifter Matthias Steiner created one of the most emotional moments of the 2008 Olympics when he sank to the floor in floods of tears after winning a gold medal.

Two roller coaster trains at a Legoland in the southern German community of Güenzburg crashed Thursday, injuring over 30 riders. Former German weightlifter Matthias Steiner knocks on a giant Lego ...

Weightlifter Matthias Steiner drops 196kg on head Source: AP. Adrian Ballantyne from News Corp Australia Network. August 8th, 2012 10:06 am.

Gold medal for late wife: Gold medalist Matthias Steiner of Germany holds a picture of his late wife Susann, who died in a car accident in 2007, after winning the men’s over 105 kg of the ...