Steve Pinsent
Stephen 'Steve' Pinsent (born 1955), is a male former weightlifter who competed for Great Britain and England.
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| Nationality | English | ||||||||||||||||
| Born | 5 March 1955 Hillingdon, Greater London | ||||||||||||||||
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| Club | South Ruislip LC | ||||||||||||||||
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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 75kg 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 75kg 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.
References
- "Olympic Profile". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
- "1978 Athletes". Team England.
- "1982 Athletes". Team England.
- "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
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