title: Steve Pinsent
text: # Steve Pinsent
  
  Stephen 'Steve' Pinsent (born 1955), is a male former weightlifter who competed for Great Britain and England.
  
  ## Weightlifting career
  
  Pinsent represented Great Britain in the 1980 Summer Olympics and the 1984 Summer Olympics.
  
  He represented England and won a bronze medal in the 75 kg middleweight division, at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. 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.
  
  ## Personal life
  
  His brother Peter Pinsent is also a former Olympic weightlifter.
  
  