page_title: Ingo Steinhöfel
hierarchical_section_title: Ingo Steinhöfel
caption_attribution_description: For documentary purposes the German Federal Archive often retained the original image captions, which may be erroneous, biased, obsolete or politically extreme. Ingo Steinhöfel ADN-ZB Thieme 24.06.1989 Karl-Marx-Stadt: DDR-Meisterschaften im Gewichtheben-Leichtschwergewichtler und Lokalmatador Ingo Steinhöfel schaffte im Reißen 165 kg und im Olympischen Zweikampf 365 kg (beides neue DDR-Rekorde) .Er verbesserte die eigene Rekordleistung im Reißen und die von Joachim Kunz im Zweikampf um jeweils 2,5 kg.
context_page_description: Ingo Steinhöfel, 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 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, 3rd in the 1989 light-heavyweight class and 2nd in the 1994 middleweight class.
  At the European championships, he came 3rd in the 1989 light-heavyweight class; 2nd in the 1997 middleweight class.
context_section_description: 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).
caption: Ingo Steinhöfel in 1989
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