Terrence Tinsley Explained

Terry Tinsley
Birth Date:	6 July 1957
Birth Place:	St Helens, Merseyside, England
Amateurteam1:	Manchester Wheelers
Show-Medals:	yes

Terrence Tinsley (born 6 July 1957) is a British former cyclist. He competed in the sprint and the 1000m time trial events at the 1980 Summer Olympics.^[1]

Cycling career

In addition to his Olympic Games representation he also represented England and competed in the 10 miles scratch race and 1,000 metres match race and won a bronze medal in the 1 km time trial, at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.^{[2] [3]}

Tinsley was a 12 times British track champion, winning the Sprint title in 1980, 1983, 1984 and 1985, the Time Trial title in 1981,^{[4] [5]} the Tandem title from 1980 to 1982,^[6] the Omnium in 1983 and the Keirin from 1983 to 1985.^[7]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Terrence Tinsley Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418040717/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ti/terry-tinsley-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 10 May 2015 . Sports Reference.
2. Web site: 1982 Athletes. Team England.
3. Web site: Athletes and results. Commonwealth Games Federation.
4. Web site: Wilcockson, John. "Cycling." Times, 4 Aug. 1981, p. 13. Times Digital Archives.
5. Web site: Wilcockson, John. "Cycling." Times, 5 Aug. 1981, p. 13. Times Digital Archives.
6. Web site: Wilcockson, John. "Cycling." Times, 2 Aug. 1982, p. 17. Times Digital Archives.
7. Web site: Profile and record. Cycling Archives.