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Tim Duckworth (decathlete)

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Timothy Duckworth
Personal information
NationalityAmerican, British
Born (1996-06-18) June 18, 1996 (age 28)
California, United States
Height185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight80 kg (180 lb)
Sport
Country Great Britain
SportAthletics
Event(s)Decathlon, Heptathlon
ClubUniversity of Kentucky[1]
Medal record
European Indoor Championships
Silver medal – second place 2019 Glasgow Heptathlon

Tim Duckworth (born June 18, 1996) is an American-born decathlete, born to British parents, who competes internationally for Great Britain. In 2018, he became the US Collegiate heptathlon Champion indoors with a score of 6,188 points, setting a British national indoor record. That same year, he also became the NCAA Decathlon Champion outdoors with a score of 8,336 points.[2]

Duckworth is the 3rd highest scoring decathlete in British history (behind Daley Thompson and Dean Macey).[3] In his senior debut for Great Britain at the 2018 European Athletics Championships, he finished 5th and won his first senior international medal (silver) at the 2019 European Athletics Indoor Championships.[4]

A graduate of the University of Kentucky (2014–18), Duckworth is now an assistant coach in the combined events and pole vault programme at the University of Alabama.[2]

Duckworth retired from athletics due to persistent injuries.[5]

Personal bests

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Outdoor

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Event Performance Location Date Points
Decathlon 8,336 points Eugene June 7, 2018 8,336 points
100 metres 10.40 Athens April 6, 2018 1,072 points
Long jump 8.03 m (26 ft 4 in) Athens April 6, 2018 1,144 points
Shot put 13.71 m (44 ft 11+34 in) Athens April 6, 2018 747 points
High jump 2.17 m (7 ft 1+14 in) College Station March 9, 2018 1,064 points
400 metres 48.78 Eugene June 6, 2018 932 points
110 metres hurdles 14.25 Azusa April 18, 2019 1,027 points
Discus throw 44.12 m (144 ft 9 in) Athens April 7, 2018 770 points
Pole vault 5.26 m (17 ft 3 in) College Station March 11, 2017 1,064 points
Javelin throw 57.27 m (187 ft 10+12 in) Eugene June 7, 2018 779 points
1500 metres 4:57.65[6] Götzis May 26, 2019 573 points
Virtual Best Performance 9,172 points

References

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  1. ^ "Tim Duckworth - Men's Track & Field - University of Kentucky Athletics". University of Kentucky Athletics. 10 August 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Tim Duckworth". University of Alabama. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  3. ^ "European Athletics - Athlete: Tim Duckworth". european-athletics.
  4. ^ "TIM DUCKWORTH". British Athletics.
  5. ^ Bloom, Ben (16 May 2024). "Tim Duckworth's journey as a decathlete and now coach". athleticweekly.com.
  6. ^ Götzis Hypo-meeting 2019 - Day 2. 3 June 2019. Event occurs at 7:51:37 – via YouTube.
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