Tim Berrett Explained

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Tim Berrett
Fullname:Timothy "Tim" Berrett
Birth Date:23 January 1965
Birth Place:Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent, United Kingdom
Height:1.8m (05.9feet)
Weight:67kg (148lb)
Sport:Athletics
Event:Racewalking
Updated:27 July 2013

Timothy Berrett (born January 23, 1965, in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent, United Kingdom) is a male race walker. He came to Canada in 1987. A resident of Edmonton, Alberta, he represented Canada in five consecutive Summer Olympics starting in 1992 (Barcelona, Spain). He competed in the 2008 Beijing Olympics at the 50 km walk event, finishing in 38th place with a time of 4:08:08. He was born in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, United Kingdom.

Berrett completed his Ph.D. degree at the University of Alberta, having completed master's degrees in economics and public administration at Queen's University and his undergraduate studies at the Brasenose College, Oxford.[1]

In 2007 at Osaka, he competed in his ninth IAAF Athletics World Championships, a world record for a male track and field athlete,[2] equaled by Spanish race-walker Jesús Ángel García and Jamaican hurdler Danny McFarlane in the 2009 World Championships in Athletics (Berlin).[3]

Berrett is married to former field hockey international Tara Croxford, who also competed at the Barcelona Games for her native country.

Personal bests

Achievements

Representing
1990Pan American Race Walking CupXalapa, México14th20 km1:33:19
1991World Race Walking CupSan Jose, United States22nd20 km
- 50 kmDNF
1992Olympic GamesBarcelona, Spain14th20 km1:28:25
- 50 kmDSQ
1993World Indoor ChampionshipsToronto, Canada4th5,000 m
Monterrey, Mexico5th50 km3:55:12
1994Victoria, Canadabgcolor=silver2nd30 km2:08:22
1995World Race Walking CupBeijing, PR China - 50 kmDSQ
1997World Race Walking CupPoděbrady, Czech Republic - 20 kmDSQ
1999World Race Walking CupMézidon-Canon, France47th20 km
2000Sydney, Australia26th20 km
- 50 kmDSQ
2002Manchester, United Kingdom3rd50 km4:04:25
2003Paris, France19th50 km
2004World Race Walking CupNaumburg, Germany64th20 km
Olympic GamesAthens, Greece31st50 km
2006World Race Walking CupA Coruña, Spain39th50 km
2007World ChampionshipsOsaka, Japan19th50 km4:06:47

See also

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Oxonian Olympians. University of Oxford. August 15, 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120920083635/http://www.ox.ac.uk/about_the_university/oxford_people/famous_oxonians/oxonian_olympians/index.html. September 20, 2012.
  2. http://www.canada.com/topics/sports/story.html?id=aeb45a53-9b24-4804-a482-26cb5b016177&k=96863 Race-walker Berrett takes ninth world championships in stride
  3. http://www.lavanguardia.es/deportes/noticias/20090821/53769117697/garcia-bragado-bronce-en-50-km-marcha-y-record-de-participacion-en-mundiales.html García Bragado, bronce en 50 km marcha y récord de participación en Mundiales