When
Susann saw Matthias Steiner, an Austrian weightlifter, during a
contest on TV, she immediately became interested in him. She was so
determined to meet the athlete that she kept asking the TV
commentators for his contact details for so long until they finally
gave in. Once she had his email address, she contacted him and they
both agreed to meet each other. It was love at first sight and the
two married not long after meeting for the first time.
The
young weightlifter moved for his wife to Germany and applied for the
German citizenship. He was so in love with her that he also promised
her that he would one day bring her an Olympic medal. Matthias
Steiner was determined to live up to his promise, but things came
differently. In 2007, his beautiful wife Susann died in a car
accident. It was an unimaginable tragedy for the young man. But he
remembered what he had promised his wife. It was the promise that
kept him going through this difficult time. He became so determined
that he was finally selected to become part of the German Olympic
team at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
During
the contest, Matthias Steiner was faced with incredibly challenging
competitors. He had three weightlifting attempts but failed in two.
Seeing his chances of ever reaching the podium diminishing, he put
everything he had left into the third and final attempt. And as luck
would have it, he managed to lift the incredibly heavy weight, which
won him the Olympic gold medal. The scene when he was awarded the
medal was broadcasted to millions of viewers all around the world and
Steiner simply couldn’t help himself but broke out into tears while
holding a picture of his wife into the cameras.
