German weightlifter Matthias Steiner is sore and bruised but otherwise recovering well after dropping a 196-kilogram (432-pound) barbell on his neck at the Olympics. Steiner escaped serious ...

But you can't keep a super-heavyweight weightlifter down. Steiner popped to his feet soon after and walked off to the cheers of the crowd. Trainer Bob Baffert returns to the Derby after a ...

Just ask German weightlifter Matthias Steiner. The defending Olympic champion is sore and bruised but escaped serious injury when he dropped the bar on himself in the super heavyweight competition ...

LONDON -- Defending Olympic weightlifting champion Matthias Steiner of Germany was hit in the neck by the barbell Tuesday and withdrew from the men's super heavyweight competition. Steiner lost ...

Steiner's injury caps off a trilogy of wince-inducing accidents during the weighlifting competition at the 2012 London Olympic Games. South Korean Olympic weightlifter Jaehyouk Sa was forced to ...

Steiner made good on that expectation, but thankfully, he left the mat on his own accord. Timothy Burke of Deadspin has the remarkable video of 432 pounds bouncing off the head of a very big man.

Just ask German weightlifter Matthias Steiner. The defending Olympic champion is sore and bruised but escaped serious injury when he dropped the bar on himself in the super heavyweight competition ...

Just ask German weightlifter Matthias Steiner. The former Olympic champion is sore and bruised but escaped serious injury when in the super heavyweight competition, team doctors said Wednesday.

But you can't keep a super-heavyweight weightlifter down. Steiner popped to his feet soon after and walked off to the cheers of the crowd. More photos of Steiner's drop: Related Olympics coverage on ...