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Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||
Born | [1] Ukraine | June 15, 1988 ||||||||||||||
Home town | Rochester, Michigan, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
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Sport | Para-cycling | ||||||||||||||
Disability class | H4 | ||||||||||||||
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Matt Tingley (born June 15, 1988) is an American Para-cyclist. He represented the United States at the 2024 Summer Paralympics.
On July 11, 2024, Tingley was selected to represent the United States at the 2024 Summer Paralympics. [2] He competed in the mixed team relay H1–5 event and won a bronze medal. [1]
The United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee (USOPC) is the National Olympic Committee (NOC) and the National Paralympic Committee for the United States. It was founded in 1895 and is headquartered in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The USOPC is one of only four NOCs in the world that also serve as the National Paralympic Committee for their country. The USOPC is responsible for supporting, entering and overseeing U.S. teams for the Olympic Games, Paralympic Games, Youth Olympic Games, Pan American Games, Parapan American Games and Junior Pan American Games and serves as the steward of the Olympic and Paralympic Movements in the United States.
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