Michael Lyle "Mike" Shine (born September 19, 1953 in

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) is a former

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athlete. At the

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held in

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, he earned the silver medal in the 400 m men's hurdles, behind

Edwin Moses Edwin Corley Moses (born August 31, 1955) is an American former track and field athlete who won gold medals in the 400 m hurdles at the 1976 and 1984 Olympics. Between 1977 and 1987, Moses won 107 consecutive finals (122 consecutive races) and ...

, who set the world record and effectively opened a new chapter in the event in that race. He was notable for using a 15 step pattern the entire race, unheard of at the elite level.

Leroy Walker, the Coach of the '76 Team, was shocked when he asked me what step pattern I used and I told him fifteen all the way. He said, 'You can't possibly run the kind of splits that you need to be competitive at this level.' My 200m splits used to be right around 21.3-21.5! I guess I was good enough for a second in 48.69.Hurdles First interview/story
"

Shine was born and raised in

, near

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. He attended Youngsville High School and ran track. He went on to college at the Pennsylvania State University. Shine served as an assistant track coach at the United States Military Academy under John Randolph for a few years beginning in 1977. He coached hurdlers and 400 meter runners, while continuing to train competitively in his event. He was an athlete affected by the 1980 US Olympic boycott.

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1953 births Living people Penn State Nittany Lions men's track and field athletes People from Warren County, Pennsylvania Track and field athletes from Pennsylvania American male hurdlers Athletes (track and field) at the 1976 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1976 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for the United States in track and field {{US-hurdles-athletics-bio-stub

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