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| Nationality | British/Canadian | ||||||||||||||
| Born | January 23, 1965 Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 67 kg (148 lb) | ||||||||||||||
Spouse | Tara Croxford | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
Event | Racewalking | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Tonbridge AC Leduc Track Club | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Timothy Berrett (born January 23, 1965) is an English born former race walker who emigrated to Canada in 1987 and is married to Tara Croxford[1][2]. A resident of Edmonton, Alberta, he represented Canada in five consecutive Summer Olympics starting in 1992 (Barcelona, Spain).[3] He competed in the 2008 Beijing Olympics at the 50 km walk event, finishing in 38th place with a time of 4:08:08.
Biography
He was born in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England and 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.[4]
Berrett was a member of Tonbridge AC and finished second behind Phil Vesty in the 3,000 metres walk event at the British 1984 AAA Championships.[5][6]
In 2007 at Osaka, he competed in his ninth IAAF Athletics World Championships, a world record for a male track and field athlete,[7] equaled by Spanish race-walker Jesús Ángel García and Jamaican hurdler Danny McFarlane in the 2009 World Championships in Athletics (Berlin).[8]
Berrett is married to former field hockey international Tara Croxford, who also competed at the Barcelona Games for her native country.
Personal bests
- 20 km: 1:21:46 hrs –
Victoria, British Columbia, 13 August 2000 - 50 km: 3:50:21 hrs –
Tijuana, 21 March 2004
Achievements
See also
References
- ^ "Timothy Berrett". Team Canada. 18 September 2011. Retrieved 4 January 2026.
- ^ "Timothy Berrett". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 27 July 2013.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Tim Berrett". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2 December 2016.
- ^ "Oxonian Olympians". University of Oxford. Archived from the original on 20 September 2012. Retrieved 15 August 2012.
- ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 15 June 2025.
- ^ "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 15 June 2025.
- ^ 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
- Tim Berrett at World Athletics
- Timothy Berrett at Team Canada
- Tim Berrett at Olympics.com
- Tim Berrett at Olympedia
- Tilastopaja biography
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- 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 men race walkers
- 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 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
- 20th-century Canadian sportsmen
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists in athletics
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists in athletics
