Little Rock Native Makes 2012 Olympics U.S. Track Team
By: KARK 4 News
Updated: July 2, 2012
A Little Rock native has made the 2012 Olympics U.S. track team.
Michael Tinsley, 28, now of Norfolk, Virginia, attended Pulaski Robinson High School.
At the Olympic trials over the weekend, he won the men's 400-meter hurdles with a time of 48:33 and will represent the U.S. in London, England later this month.
Tinsley, who attended college at Jackson State University ran his way into the world rankings for the first time in 2006 when he finished ranked #10 in the world.
Photo courtesy: GlobalAthletics.com
Michael Tinsley, 28, now of Norfolk, Virginia, attended Pulaski Robinson High School.
At the Olympic trials over the weekend, he won the men's 400-meter hurdles with a time of 48:33 and will represent the U.S. in London, England later this month.
Tinsley, who attended college at Jackson State University ran his way into the world rankings for the first time in 2006 when he finished ranked #10 in the world.
Photo courtesy: GlobalAthletics.com
