Matthias Steiner Shares his Emotional Beijing 2008 Weightlifting Gold | Olympic Rewind

🔴 Watch all Winter Sports action from #Beijing2022 LIVE! 👉 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 Olympics & hit the bell! 🔔 Visit the official Olympics website for everything you need to know about the Games: Follow your favourite athletes on the Olympic Athletes Hub: Like us on Facebook at Follow us on Twitter at Instagram: