German weightlifter

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 cl* 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 cl* (345.0:kg), 3rd in the 1989 light-heavyweight cl* (377.5:kg) and 2nd in the 1994 middleweight cl* (362.5:kg).

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

See also

• List of athletes with the most appearances at Olympic Games

References

• "Steinhöfel Ingo (SAS)". iat.uni-leipzig.de. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
• "Ingo Steinhöfel". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 4 May 2009. Retrieved 7 May 2010.