Nationality American Name Michael Tinsley Role Track and field athlete | Height 1.85 m Coached by Maurice Pierce Weight 74 kg | |
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Personal best(s) 200m: 20.66s (Oxford 2009)400m: 46.05s (Greensboro 2007)400mh: 47.70s (Moscow 2013) Residence Round Rock, Texas, United States Profiles | ||
University team Jackson State Tigers | ||
Moscow 2013 - Michael Tinsley USA - ITW
Holla Atcha Boy (Michael Tinsley Episode 1.74)
Michael Tinsley (born April 21, 1984 in Round Rock, Texas) is an American track and field athlete specializing in the 400 metres hurdles. 8 May 2015, he became father of a little boy named Titus Maximus Tinsley with sprinter Nia Ali, a silver medalist at the Olympic Games in Rio.
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- Moscow 2013 Michael Tinsley USA ITW
- Holla Atcha Boy Michael Tinsley Episode 174
- Early life
- Career
- References
Early life
Tinsley, a native of Little Rock, Arkansas, was born on April 21, 1984. He attended Little Rock's Joe T. Robinson High School and Jackson State University.
Career
Tinsley achieved a personal best in the 400-meter hurdles in 2007 with a time of 48.02 seconds. He placed third at the 2010 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships with a time of 48.46 seconds. He won the 400-meter hurdles event at the 2012 US Olympic Trials with a time of 48.33 seconds and earned a spot on the US Olympic team.
Tinsley won his first heat in the 400-meter hurdles at the Olympics in 49.13 seconds. He then won his semifinal in a season best time of 48.13 seconds. On August 6, 2012 Tinsley won silver at the 2012 London Olympics in the 400 meters hurdles, in a new personal best time of 47.91. In 2013, Tinsley followed up his silver medal at the London Olympics with a silver medal at the 2013 World Championships in Moscow.
