Steve Pinsent

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Steve Pinsent
Personal information
NationalityEnglish
Born (1955-03-05) 5 March 1955 (age 68)
Hillingdon, Greater London
Sport
ClubSouth Ruislip LC
Medal record
weightlifting
Representing Flag of England.svg  England
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1978 Edmonton 75kg middleweight
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1982 Brisbane 75kg middleweight

Stephen 'Steve' Pinsent (born 1955), is a male former weightlifter who competed for Great Britain and England.

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Weightlifting career

Pinsent represented Great Britain in the 1980 Summer Olympics and the 1984 Summer Olympics. [1]

He represented England and won a bronze medal in the 75 kg middleweight division, at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. [2] Four years later he represented England and won a gold medal in the 75 kg middleweight division, at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. [3] [4]

Personal life

His brother Peter Pinsent is also a former Olympic weightlifter.

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References

  1. "Olympic Profile". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
  2. "1978 Athletes". Team England.
  3. "1982 Athletes". Team England.
  4. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.