Tim Berkel

Tim Van Berkel

Berkel at Challenge Copenhagen 2011
Personal information
Full name	Timothy Peter Van Berkel
Nickname(s)	Berkel, Berks, Spanky, Mitty
Born	(1984-06-29) 29 June 1984 (age 41) Albury, New South Wales, Australia
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	66 kg (146 lb)
Website	www.timberkel.com
Sport
Country	Australia
Sport	Triathlon
Turned pro	2005

Timothy Peter Van Berkel (born 29 June 1984 in Albury, New South Wales) is an Australian professional triathlete who races primarily in long distance triathlon events.

Career

Van Berkel grew up in Wodonga, Victoria and played Australian Rules Football (AFL). He began training for and competing in triathlons at the age of 18 as a way of staying fit during the AFL off-season. In 2004 and 2005 he competed predominately in Age-Group races Australia.

In 2005 he raced at the World Age Group Championships in Hawaii in the 20- to 24-year category, finishing 9th. ^[1] That was his last race as an amateur. At the age of 21, Van Berkel was granted a professional license. His first race as a professional was Port Macquarie Half Ironman in October 2005. ^[2] At this time Van Berkel decided to move to Ballina, New South Wales to be closer to his coach, Grant Giles of Team Aeromax, who was based in Port Macquarie, New South Wales.

In 2007, Van Berkel made his debut at Ironman distance, competing in the Ironman Australia Championships and finishing 7th. ^[3] In 2008, at 24 years old, Berkel won Ironman Western Australia in 2008, making him the second youngest Ironman Champion, behind Germany's Thomas Hellriegel by 20 days. ^[4] He won his second Ironman distance event at Challenge Copenhagen in 2010, surpassing Hellreigal's accomplishment of having two Ironman distance wins by three months. In 2011 Van Berkel successfully defended his Challenge Copenhagen title in a closely fought race with Denmark's Jimmy Johnsen. ^[5] Since turning professional, Van Berkel has competed in Ironman and Ironman 70.3 events in Australia, Asia, Europe and America.

In 2014, Van Berkel debuted at the Ironman World Championship in Kona, Hawaii. He finished 7th in a time of 8:23:26. ^[6]

In 2015, Van Berkel came 2nd in the Asia-Pacific Ironman Championship in Melbourne, Australia. He was narrowly beaten by Canadian-born triathlete, Jeff Symonds. ^[7] In August, Van Berkel engaged Dr Daniel Plews as his new coach. ^[8]

In August 2015, Van Berkel finished 2nd to fellow Australian triathlete, Tim Reed, by 2 seconds, in the Ironman 70.3 Asia-Pacific Championship held in Cebu, Philippines. ^[9] Then, in September of the same year, Van Berkel won Ironman 70.3 Sunshine Coast. ^[10]

Personal life

Van Berkel lives in East Ballina, New South Wales.

Professional record

Results list

Date/Year Place Competition Venue Time Notes 2017/12/03 Third Ironman Western Australia   Australia, Busselton, Western Australia 7:27:08 [11] No swim leg for athletes due to sharks. 2017/11/26 Second Ironman 70.3 Thailand   Thailand, Phuket, Thailand 3:52:49 [12] 2017/10/14 Fifteenth Ironman World Championship   United States, Kona, Hawaii 8:28:05 [13] 2017/09/10 Second Ironman 70.3 Sunshine Coast   Australia, Mooloolaba, Queensland 3:54:08 [14] 2017/06/12 Fourth Ironman Asia-Pacific Championship   Australia, Cairns, Queensland 8:09:22 [15] 2017/05/07 First Ironman 70.3 Vietnam   Vietnam, Danang 3:56:19 [16] 2017/03/19 Fifth Ironman 70.3 Taiwan   Taiwan, Taitung, Taiwan 3:55:01 [17] 2017/03/12 Sixth Ironman 70.3 Subic Bay   Philippines, Subic Bay 3:54:52 [18] 2017/02/19 Seventh Ironman 70.3 Geelong   Australia, Geelong, Victoria 3:56:28 [19] 2016/12/11 Fourth Ironman 70.3 Ballarat   Australia, Ballarat, Victoria 3:55:50 [20] 2016/11/27 Third Ironman 70.3 Thailand   Thailand, Phuket, Thailand 4:05:32 [21] 2016/10/08 Nineteenth Ironman World Championship   United States, Kona, Hawaii 8:35:27 [22] 2016/06/12 First Ironman Asia-Pacific Championship   Australia, Cairns, Queensland 8:15:03 [23] 2016/05/08 Second Ironman 70.3 Vietnam   Vietnam, Danang 3:55:08 [24] 2016/04/10 Second Ironman African Championship   South Africa, Nelson Bay 8:14:51 [25] 2016/03/06 Fourth Ironman 70.3 Subic Bay   Philippines, Subic Bay 3:53:19 [26] 2015/08/02 First Ironman 70.3 Sunshine Coast   Australia, Mooloolaba, Queensland 3:46:05 [10] 2015/08/02 Second Ironman 70.3 Philippines Asia-Pacific Championship   Philippines, Cebu 3:46:05 [9] 2015/06/14 Fourth Ironman 70.3 Cairns   Australia, Queensland 3:57:55 [27] 2015/03/22 Second Ironman Melbourne Asia-Pacific Championship   Australia, Melbourne 8:07:56 [7] 2015/01/18 Sixth Challenge Melbourne Australia, Melbourne 3:54:06 [28] 2015/01/18 Sixteenth Ironman New Zealand 70.3 Asia-Pacific Championship New Zealand, Auckland 4:15:18 [29] 2014/12/06 Tenth Challenge Bahrain Bahrain, Manama 3:47:01 [30] 2014/10/12 Seventh Ironman World Championship   United States, Kona, Hawaii 8:23:26 [6] 2014/08/10 Fifth Ironman 70.3 European Championship   Germany, Wiesbaden, Germany 4:10:07 [31] 2014/07/06 Second Ironman Cairns   Australia, Cairns, Queensland 8:23:23 [32] 2014/03/05 First Ironman 70.3 Busselton   Australia, Busselton, Western Australia 3:43:07 [33] New course record 2014/01/03 Fourth Ironman New Zealand   New Zealand, Taupō, New Zealand 8:29:53 [34] 2014/01/02 First Challenge Melbourne   Australia, Melbourne 3:52:37 [35] 2014/01/19 Twelfth Ironman Auckland 70.3 Asia Pacific Championship   New Zealand, Taupō, New Zealand 3:52:21 [36] 2013/11/10 Second Ironman 70.3 Australian Championship   Australia, Busselton, Western Australia 3:44:31 [37] 2013/10/20 Fourth Ironman 70.3 Port Macquarie   Australia, Port Macquarie, New South Wales 4:01:45 [38] 2013/08/31 Second Metaman   Indonesia, Bintan Island 8:42:12 [39] 2013/08/18 Second Ironman 70.3 Yeppoon   Australia, Yeppoon, Queensland 3:59:48 [40] 2013/09/06 Second Ironman Cairns   Australia, Cairns, Queensland 8:22:16 [41] 2013/02/06 Sixth Coral Coast Triathlon 5150   Australia, Cairns, Queensland 1:50:09 [42] 2013/04/21 Eighth Ironman 70.3 New Orleans   United States, New Orleans 3:53:48 [43] 2013/07/04 Second Ironman 70.3 Texas   United States, Galveston, Texas 3:51:35 [44] 2013/10/02 Sixth Urban – Long Course Geelong Triathlon Festival   Australia, Geelong, Victoria 3:54:27 [45] 2012/10/28 Second Port Macquarie 70.3   Australia, Port Macquarie, New South Wales 3:54:45 [46] 2012/10/21 First Ironman 70.3 Mandurah   Australia, Mandurah, Western Australia 3:39:59 [47] 2012/07/10 Second ULTIMATE – FORSTER   Australia, Forster, New South Wales 4:43:43 [48] 2012/04/26 Second Ironman 70.3 Japan   Japan, Tokoname, Aichi 4:03:42 [49] 2012/06/05 Second Ironman Australia   Australia, Port Macquarie, New South Wales 8:21:11 [50] 2012/12/02 Third Geelong Long Course   Australia, Geelong, Victoria 3:39:59 2012/01/09 Second O2 Creation Triport Festival   Australia, Goondiwindi, Queensland 4:11:02 [51] 2012/07/01 Third Port of Tauranga Half Ironman   New Zealand, Tauranga 4:01:28 [52] 2011/09/10 Fourth REVOLUTION3 Triathlon   United States, Anderson, South Carolina 3:57:53 [53] 2011/09/25 Third ESI Augusta Ironman 70.3   United States, Augusta, Georgia 3:51:54 [54] 2011/11/09 Eighth Ironman World Championship 70.3   United States, Henderson, Nevada 4:02:01 [55] 2011/08/14 First Challenge Copenhagen   Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark 8:11:15 [56] Successfully defended his title 2011/07/13 Second Ironman 70.3 Racine   United States, Racine, Wisconsin 3:57:32 [57] 2011/05/06 Third Challenge Cairns   Australia, Cairns, Queensland 8:29:20 [58] 2011/07/05 First Ironman 70.3 Busselton   Australia, Busselton, Western Australia 3:51:27 [59] 2011/01/05 Second Ironman 70.3 Port Macquarie   Australia, Port Macquarie, New South Wales 4:01:40 [60] 2011/03/04 First NISSAN/BRW Corporate Triathlon – Team DAIKIN   Australia, Sydney 0:27:15 [61] 2011/10/04 Second Triathlon Queensland Olympic Distance Championships   Australia, Brisbane, Queensland 2010/08/15 First Challenge Copenhagen   Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark 8:07:39 [62] 2010/11/07 Second Ironman 70.3 Rhode Island   Australia, Providence, Rhode Island 4:02:05 [63] 2010/11/04 Second SiS Half Ironman Port Macquarie   Australia, Port Macquarie, New South Wales 4:04:20 [64] 2010/12/06 Third Ironman 70.3 Boise   United States, Boise, Idaho 4:08:08 [65] 2010/06/06 Fourth Ironman 70.3 Mooseman   United States, Newfound Lake, New Hampshire 4:06:23 [66] 2010/01/05 Third Busselton Half Ironman   Australia, Busselton, Western Australia 3:51:59 [67] 2010/03/28 Seventh Ironman Australia   Australia, Port Macquarie, New South Wales 8:40:46 [68] 2010/02/21 Sixth Australia Long Course Championship   Australia, New South Wales 3:43:06 [69] 2010/06/02 Third Ironman 70.3 Geelong   Australia, Geelong, Victoria 3:56:10 [70] 2010/09/01 Third Port of Tauranga Half Ironman   New Zealand, Tauranga, New Zealand 3:58:40 [71] 2009/11/15 Second Shepparton Half Ironman   Australia, Shepparton, Victoria 3:52:29 [72] 2009/01/11 First Port Macquarie Half Ironman   Australia, Port Macquarie, New South Wales 4:00:38 [73] 2009/04/10 Second Gold Coast Half Ironman   Australia, Gold Coast, Queensland 3:56:23 [74] 2009 First Port Douglas Long Course   Australia, Port Douglas, Queensland 2009 Second 10th Anniversary Capricorn Resort Half Ironman   Australia, Yeppoon, Queensland 4:04:24 [75] 2009/05/16 Tenth Ironman 70.3 Florida   United States, Orlando, Florida 4:03:41 [76] 2009/05/04 Third Ironman Australia   Australia, Port Macquarie, New South Wales 8:31:43 [77] 2008/07/12 First Ironman Western Australia   Australia, Busselton, Western Australia 8:07:06 [78] 2008 First Avanti Reef & Rainforest Triathlon   Australia, Port Douglas, Queensland 2008/02/24 Second Australia Long Course Champs   Australia, Huskisson, New South Wales 3:44:01 [79] 2008 First Port Douglas Long Course   Australia, Port Douglas, Queensland 2008/05/10 Second Gold Coast Half Ironman   Australia, Gold Coast, Queensland 4:00:06 [80] 2008/09/11 Second Port Macquarie Half Ironman   Australia, Port Macquarie, New South Wales 4:02:31 [81] 2008/10/19 Second New South Wales Long Course Championships   Australia, Forster, New South Wales 2:52:57 [82] 2008/06/04 Fourth Ironman Australia   Australia, Port Macquarie, New South Wales 8:44:20 [83] 2008/07/13 Fifth Ironman 70.3 Rhode Island   United States, Providence, Rhode Island 4:01:08 [84] 2008/08/05 Sixth Ironman 70.3 Eagleman   United States, Cambridge, Maryland 4:06:38 [85] 2008/07/20 Seventh Ironman 70.3 Vineman   United States, Sonoma County, California 3:59:42 [86] 2008/07/09 Eighth Ironman 70.3 Singapore   Singapore 4:09:06 [87] 2008/09/02 Ninth Ironman 70.3 Geelong   Australia, Geelong, Victoria 4:08:21 [88] 2007/11/18 First Shepparton Triathlons   Australia, Shepparton, Victoria 3:58:36 [89] 2007/04/11 Fourth Port Macquarie Half Ironman   Australia, Port Macquarie, New South Wales 4:08:25 [90] 2007/11/30 Second Cannibal Gold Coast Half Ironman   Australia, Gold Coast, Queensland 4:08:25 2007 Fourth Airlie Beach Triathlon   Australia, Queensland 2007/03/06 Tenth Ironman 70.3 Switzerland   Switzerland 4:01:40 [91] 2007 Twenty-ninth Italian Olympic Distance Championship   Italy 2007/06/23 Fifth Ironman Switzerland   Switzerland 8:49:09 [92] 2007/01/04 Seventh Ironman Australia   Australia, Port Macquarie, New South Wales 8:57:12 [93] 2007/02/25 Fifth Huskisson Australia Long Course Champions Pro   Australia, Huskisson, New South Wales 3:42:35 [94] 2006/03/12 Seventh Laguna Phuket Pro   Thailand, Phuket 2006/01/10 Third Cannibal Gold Coast Half Ironman, Pro   Australia, Gold Coast, Queensland 4:03:25 [95] 2006 Fourth Rydges Capricorn Australian Half Ironman Series, Pro   Australia, Queensland 2006/06/05 Seventh Busselton Half Ironman, Pro   Australia, Busselton, Western Australia 4:04:51 [96] 2006 Third Airlie Beach Triathlon   Australia, Queensland 2006 Second Camden Haven Triathlon   Australia, New South Wales 2006 First Victorian Olympic Distance Championships U23 Elite   Australia, Geelong, Victoria 2006 Tenth Australian Long Course Championships, Pro   Australia, Huskisson, New South Wales 2006 First Dean St Duathlon Open   Australia, Albury 2005 First Yackandanda Triathlon, Open Male   Australia, Yackandandah, Victoria 2005 Third Busselton Half Ironman, Pro   Australia, Busselton, Western Australia 2005/11/12 Fourth Canberra Half Ironman   Australia, Canberra, ACT 4:27:05 [97] 2005/10/23 Ninth Port Maquarie Half Ironman   Australia, Port Macquarie, New South Wales 4:17:21 [2] 2005 Second Victorian Olympic Distance Championships, U23 Elite   Australia, Elwood, Victoria 2005 Ninth World Age Group Championships, 20–24 yr   United States, Hawaii [1] 2004 Third Victorian Sprint Distance Championships, Junior Elite   Australia, Brighton, Victoria 2004 Third Australian Olympic Distance Championships,16–19 AG   Australia, Mooloolaba, Queensland 2004 Second Australian Duathlon Championships, 20–24 AG   Australia, Benalla, Victoria 2004/02/29 First Yackandandah Triathlon, Open Male   Australia, Yackandandah, Victoria 2004 First Nail Can Hill Ironman (2003 & 2004) Open   Australia, Albury

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External links

• Official website