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                                                                   EXHIBIT 32.2



                CERTIFICATION OF THE PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER
                           PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. 1350
                 (SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002)

I, Richard T. Marabito, Chief Financial Officer of Olympic Steel, Inc. (the
"Company"), certify that to the best of my knowledge, based upon a review of the
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2003 of the
Company (the "Report"):

          (1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a)
          or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

          (2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
          material respects, the financial condition and results of operations
          of the Company.


By: /s/ Richard T. Marabito
   -----------------------------
Richard T. Marabito
Olympic Steel, Inc.
Chief Financial Officer
November 13, 2003





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