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German weightlifter

Ingo Steinhöfel
Steinhöfel in 1989
Personal information
Born (1967-05-29) 29 May 1967 (age 57)
Plauen, East Germany
Sport
SportOlympic weightlifting
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals1988 silver medal
Medal record
Ingo Steinhöfel
Medal record
Men's Olympic weightlifting
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1988 Seoul -75 kg

Ingo Steinhöfel (born 29 May 1967 in Plauen, Saxony, East Germany), is a former German weightlifter who competed at five Olympics from 1988 to 2004. He won a silver medal in the middleweight class at the 1988 Olympics.

He is, jointly with fellow (East) German Ronny Weller, the second weightlifter to compete at five Olympics. The first was Hungarian Imre Földi from 1960 to 1976.

At the world championships, he came 3rd in the 1987 middleweight class (345.0 kg), 3rd in the 1989 light-heavyweight class (377.5 kg) and 2nd in the 1994 middleweight class (362.5 kg).

At the European championships, he came 3rd in the 1989 light-heavyweight class (377.5 kg); 2nd in the 1997 middleweight class (350.0 kg).

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