Tim Berrett
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Timothy "Tim" Berrett |
| Born | January 23, 1965 Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent, United Kingdom |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Weight | 67 kg (148 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Racewalking |
| Updated on 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.[1] 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.[2]
In 2007 at Osaka, he competed in his ninth IAAF Athletics World Championships, a world record for a male track and field athlete,[3] equaled by Spanish race-walker Jesús Ángel García and Jamaican hurdler Danny McFarlane in the 2009 World Championships in Athletics (Berlin).[4]
Berrett is married to former field hockey international Tara Croxford, who also competed at the Barcelona Games for her native country.
Personal bests
[edit]- 20 km: 1:21:46 hrs –
Victoria, British Columbia, 13 August 2000 - 50 km: 3:50:21 hrs –
Tijuana, 21 March 2004
Achievements
[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Timothy Berrett, Canadian Olympic Committee, retrieved July 27, 2013
- ^ "Oxonian Olympians". University of Oxford. Archived from the original on September 20, 2012. Retrieved August 15, 2012.
- ^ Race-walker Berrett takes ninth world championships in stride Archived 2012-11-09 at the Wayback Machine (canada.com, August 31, 2007)
- ^ García Bragado, bronce en 50 km marcha y récord de participación en Mundiales (in Spanish; LA VANGUARDIA, 21/08/2009)
External links
[edit]- Tim Berrett at World Athletics
- Timothy Berrett (Overview in Canadian Olympic Committee's web)
- sports-reference
- Tilastopaja biography
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| People | |
- USA Indoor Track and Field Championships winners
- 1965 births
- Living people
- Alumni of Brasenose College, Oxford
- Track and field athletes from Edmonton
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1994 Commonwealth Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1998 Commonwealth Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1995 Pan American Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1999 Pan American Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Canadian male racewalkers
- English emigrants to Canada
- Olympic track and field athletes for Canada
- Queen's University at Kingston alumni
- Pan American Games track and field athletes for Canada
- Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Canada
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Canada
- Medallists at the 1994 Commonwealth Games
- Medallists at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
- Canadian Track and Field Championships winners