Matthias Steiner of Germany competes in the men's +105 kg weightlifting event during the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games in Beijing on August 19, 2008.[Agencies]

BEIJING--Germany's Matthias Steiner won the gold medal in the men's +105kg weightlifting class at the Beijing Olympic Games on Tuesday.

Steiner hoisted 203kg in snatch and 258kg in clean and jerk for a winning total of 461kg.

Russia's Vgeny Chigishev took silver on 460kg, and Viktors Scerbatihs of Latvia had bronze on 448kg.