Tim Thackrey Explained

Tim Thackrey (born October 1, 1979) is a retired taekwondo athlete for the USA & current strength & conditioning coach for Olympians & professional athletes. He was a seven-time US National Team Member in the flyweight class (-58 kg, 127.6 lbs) from 2000 through 2007. Notably, he won a gold medal at the 2003 Pan American Games and a bronze medal at the 2003 World Championships.^[1] He was a resident athlete at the US Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, CO from 2001-2003. In 2006, he was named USA Taekwondo's Male Athlete of the Year.

Thackrey is a graduate of UCLA where he attended undergraduate and graduate school,^[2] as 5 year Coach of the UCLA Taekwondo Program.^[3]

Coach

Thackrey currently works as a professional strength & conditioning coach that works with Olympians and professional athletes. He had multiple athletes in the 2016 Summer Olympics^[4] including the USA's Stephen Lambdin and New Zealand's Andrea Kilday. Thackrey has also returned several times to coach Junior and Senior athletes at the United States Olympic Training Center.^[5]

Achievements

• 2000-2007 US National Team - [Fly]
• 2002 US Open - [Fly] - Bronze
• 2002 Pan Am Taekwondo Championships - [Fly] - Bronze
• 2003 US Open - [Fly]
• 2003/2007 US Pan Am Games Team Member [Fly]
• 2003 Pan Am Games - Dominican Republic [Fly] Gold
• 2003 World Championships - Germany [Fly] - Bronze
• 2006 Pan Am Taekwondo Championships - [Fly] - Bronze
• 2006 Pan Am Games Qualification [Fly] - Silver
• 2006 Dutch Open - Gold
• 2006 German Open - Silver
• 2006 US Open - Bantam - Bronze
• 2006 USA Athlete of the Year
• 2012 CrossFit SoCal Regional Competitor
• 2012 American Open Weightlifting Qualification

TV and podcasts

Thackrey appeared in TV shows & podcasts as a strength & conditioning expert, including The Talk^[6] where he taught CrossFit to the hosts including Sharon Osbourne and Aisha Tyler, and the WOD Cast Podcast where he spoke about his athletic competitions.^[7]

External links

• Tim Thackrey's profile from the official website of United States Olympic Committee

Notes and References

1. News: Digest . . September 26, 2003 . June 14, 2010 .
2. Web site: Students hear results in many places. Daily Bruin. Rotem Ben-Shachar. 5 November 2008.
3. Web site: Athlete profile - Tim Thackery. https://web.archive.org/web/20150906032609/http://www.teamusa.org/usa-taekwondo/athletes/Tim-Thackrey. dead. September 6, 2015. USA Taekwondo.
4. Web site: Postcard from Rio: Tim Thackrey makes Clovis connection. The Fresno Bee. 20 August 2016.
5. Web site: 2015 Future Starts Camp August 2-8. https://web.archive.org/web/20150630132929/http://www.teamusa.org/USA-Taekwondo/Features/2015/June/19/2015-Future-Starts-Camp-August-2-8. dead. June 30, 2015. USA Taekwondo. 19 June 2015.
6. Web site: Redo You: CrossFit. CBS. 2 March 2012.
7. Web site: 32 Tim Thackrey, owner of CrossFit High Voltage. The WODcast Podcast. 26 September 2012.