Matthias Steiner on his emotional Beijing 2008 Weightlifting Gold | Moments In Time

Germany’s Matthias Steiner won Olympic weightlifting gold at the 2008 Beijing summer games, but just a year previously he almost quit the sport completely. The German had a very different reason to most athletes for the emotional outpour that Olympic victory sparks. Subtitles available via closed captions. Subscribe to the official Olympic channel here: Find more about the Olympic Games at Follow your favourite athletes on the Olympic Athletes