Name: Michael Tinsley

Sport: Track and Field

Event(s): 400-meter Hurdles

Height: 6-0

Weight: 180

DOB: 4/21/1984

Birthplace: Little Rock, Ark.

Hometown: Little Rock, Ark.

High School: Joe T. Robinson High School (Little Rock, Ark.) ‘02

College: Jackson State ‘06, Criminal Justice

Coach(es): Maurice Pierce

Olympic Experience

• Two-time Olympian (2012, 2016); Olympic medalist (silver)
• Rio 2016 Olympic Games, 37th
• London 2012 Olympic Games, silver

World Championship Experience

• Most recent: 2015 – 8th
• Years of participation: Outdoor – 2013, 2015
• Medals: 1 (1 silver)
• Silver – 2013

Personal: Son of Billie Tinsley...Has two sisters, Marcey and Sarah...Has one son, MyKayle...Interests include race cars, and playing basketball and video games...Won the 2006 NCAA outdoor 400-meter hurdles title, making him the first Jackson State University track athlete to win an NCAA Division I title...JSU proclaimed June 15, 2006, “Michael Tinsley Day” and publicly recognized him and his family with a reception on campus.

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