Terrence Tinsley (born 6 July 1957) is a British former

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. He competed in the sprint and the 1000m time trial events at the 1980 Summer Olympics.

Cycling career

In addition to his Olympic Games representation he also represented

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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

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, Australia. Tinsley was a 12 times British track champion, winning the Sprint title in 1980, 1983, 1984 and 1985, the Time Trial title in 1981, the Tandem title from 1980 to 1982, the

Omnium An omnium (from Latin '' Omni'': of all, belonging to all) is a multiple race event in track cycling. Historically the omnium has had a variety of formats. In recent years, road racing has also adopted the term to describe multi-day races that fe ...

in 1983 and the

Keirin – literally "racing cycle" – is a form of motor-paced cycle racing in which track cyclists sprint for victory following a speed-controlled start behind a motorized or non-motorized pacer. It was developed in Japan around 1948 for gambling ...

from 1983 to 1985.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Tinsley, Terrence 1957 births Living people British male cyclists Olympic cyclists for Great Britain Cyclists at the 1980 Summer Olympics People from St Helens, Merseyside Commonwealth Games medallists in cycling Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England Cyclists at the 1982 Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 1982 Commonwealth Games