Tim Duckworth (decathlete)

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Timothy Duckworth
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Duckworth in Götzis (2019)
Personal information
NationalityAmerican, British
Born (1996-06-18) June 18, 1996 (age 29)
California, United States
Height185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight80 kg (180 lb)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event(s) Decathlon, Heptathlon
College team Kentucky Wildcats (2014–18)
Now coaching Alabama Crimson Tide
Achievements and titles
Personal bestsDecathlon: 8,336 [1] (2018)
Heptathlon: 6,188 (2018) NR
Medal record
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
European Indoor Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2019 Glasgow Heptathlon

Tim Duckworth (born June 18, 1996) is a retired British-American decathlete. He competed internationally for Great Britain and is the third-highest scoring decathlete in British history behind Daley Thompson and Dean Macey. [2]

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College

In 2018, Duckworth set the British national record in the heptathlon and joined Ashton Eaton as the only other NCAA male track and field athlete to win both the decathlon and the heptathlon in the same year. [3] [4] [5]

International

Duckworth finished fifth in the decathlon at the 2018 European Athletics Championships, [6] earned a silver medal in the heptathlon at the 2019 European Athletics Indoor Championships, [7] [8] [9] and won back-to-back gold medals in the long jump at the British Athletics Championships in 2018 and 2019. [10] [11]

Duckworth went on to became the English decathlon champion in 2021. [12] [13]

Post-career

Persistent injuries caused Duckworth to retire from athletics. [14] He now serves as an assistant coach in the combined events and pole vault program at the University of Alabama. [4]

Personal life

Duckworth is married to pole vault athlete Olivia Gruver. [14]

Personal bests

Information from World Athletics profile unless otherwise noted.

Outdoor

Individual events
EventPerformanceLocationDate
100 metres 11.34 (+0.6 m/s) Chula Vista 14 June 2014
110 metres hurdles 14.35 (+0.5 m/s) Gainesville 30 March 2018
Long jump 8.00 m (26 ft 2+3⁄4 in)(−0.2 m/s) Birmingham 1 July 2018
8.19 m (26 ft 10+1⁄4 in)(+2.5 m/s) Knoxville 12 May 2018
High jump 2.13 m (6 ft 11+3⁄4 in) Jacksonville 28 May 2016
Pole vault 5.10 m (16 ft 8+3⁄4 in) Charlottesville 23 April 2016
Combined events
EventPerformanceLocationDateScore
Decathlon — Eugene 6–7 June 20188,336 points
100 metres 10.40 (+1.0 m/s) Athens, GA 6 April 2018999 points
Long jump 8.03 m (26 ft 4 in)(+0.0 m/s) Athens, GA 6 April 20181,068 points
Shot put 13.71 m (44 ft 11+3⁄4 in) Athens, GA 6 April 2018711 points
High jump 2.17 m (7 ft 1+1⁄4 in) Berlin 7 August 2018963 points
400 metres 48.78 Eugene 6 June 2018872 points
110 metres hurdles 14.25 (−1.0 m/s) Azusa 18 April 2019942 points
14.19 (+2.4 m/s) Fayetteville 27 April 2018—
Discus throw 44.12 m (144 ft 9 in) Athens, GA 7 April 2018749 points
Pole vault 5.11 m (16 ft 9 in) [15] Eugene 7 June 2018944 points
Javelin throw 57.27 m (187 ft 10+1⁄2 in) Eugene 7 June 2018697 points
1500 metres 4:57.65 [16] Götzis 26 May 2019573 points
Virtual Best Performance8,518 points

Indoor

Individual events
EventPerformanceLocationDate
60 metres 6.80 Lexington 3 February 2018
200 metres 22.37 Bloomington 11 December 2015
60 metres hurdles 8.03 Bloomington 8 December 2017
Long jump 7.80 m (25 ft 7 in) Nashville 24 February 2017
High jump 2.15 m (7 ft 1⁄2 in) Lexington 20 January 2017
Pole vault 5.20 m (17 ft 1⁄2 in) Nashville 25 February 2017
Combined events
EventPerformanceLocationDateScore
Heptathlon — College Station 9–10 March 20186,188 points
60 metres 6.77 College Station 10 March 2017966 points
Long jump 7.77 m (25 ft 5+3⁄4 in) College Station 10 March 20171,002 points
Shot put 13.54 m (44 ft 5 in) Seattle 31 January 2020700 points
High jump 2.17 m (7 ft 1+1⁄4 in) College Station 9 March 2018963 points
60 metres hurdles 8.10 Lincoln 4 February 2017957 points
Pole vault 5.26 m (17 ft 3 in) College Station 11 March 2017991 points
1000 metres 2:49.44 Glasgow 3 March 2019771 points
Virtual Best Performance6,350 points

Progression

Decathlon
DateLocation 100m LJ SP HJ 400m 110mH DT PV JT 1500m Score
14–15 May 2015 Starkville 832
11.13s		838
7.10m		549
11.05m		831
2.03m		746
51.51s		865
14.87s		614
37.48m		790
4.60m		635
53.15m		465
5:18.95s		7,156
12–13 May 2016 Tuscaloosa 894
10.85s		920
7.44m		556
11.17m		906
2.11m		760
51.21s		869
14.84s		660
39.79m		926
5.05m		663
55.01m		555
5:00.84s		7,709
8–9 April 2017 Athens 947
10.62s		1,027
7.87m		622
12.25s		906
2.11m		853
49.18s		894
14.64s		679
40.71m		901
4.97m		670
55.45m		474
5:15.40s		7,973
6–7 June 2018 Eugene 959
10.57s		1,063
8.01m		676
13.15m		925
2.13m		872
48.78s		927
14.37s		721
42.76m		944
5.11m		697
57.27m		522
5:01.27s		8,336
25–26 May 2019 Götzis 949
10.61s		990
7.27m		655
12.80m		887
2.09m		812
50.06s		918
14.44s		710
42.22m		880
4.90m		607
51.27m		573
4:57.64s		7,981
25–26 June 2021 Manchester 838
11.10s		920
7.44m		674
13.11m		813
2.01		655
53.62s		900
14.59s		688
41.16m		892
4.94m		539
46.66m		528
5:05.63s		7,447
Heptathlon
DateLocation 60m LJ SP HJ 110mH PV 1000m Score
23–24 January 2015 Lexington 844
7.11s		862
7.20m		580
11.57m		850
2.05m		862
8.49s		819
4.70m		637
3:02.78s		5,454
22–23 January 2016 Lexington 879
7.01s		922
7.45m		562
11.27m		915
2.12m		862
8.49s		910
5.00m		645
3:02.02s		5,695
10–11 March 2017 College Station 966
6.77s		1,002
7.77m		673
13.09m		953
2.16m		957
8.10s		991
5.26m		623
3:04.24s		6,165
9–10 March 2018 College Station 940
6.84s		995
7.74m		703
13.59m		963
2.17m		925
8.25s		960
5.16m		702
2:56.23s		6,188
2–3 March 2019 Glasgow 936
6.85s		1,007
7.79m		665
12.97m		925
2.13m		942
8.16s		910
5.00m		771
2:49.44s		6,156

References

  1. ↑ "Combined Event Total Scores: Decathlon". ncaa.com. 9 June 2018.
  2. ↑ "Tim DUCKWORTH". Archived from the original on 9 August 2018. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
  3. ↑ "Tim Duckworth - Men's Track & Field - University of Kentucky Athletics". ukathletics.com. 10 August 2017.
  4. 1 2 "Tim Duckworth". rolltide.com. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  5. ↑ Obert, Richard (7 June 2018). "Former Arcadia athlete Tim Duckworth wins NCAA decathlon championship". azcentral.com.
  6. ↑ Men's Decathlon - Berlin 2018. 1 July 2020. Event occurs at 37:52 – via YouTube.
  7. ↑ "Final Results" (PDF). european-athletics.org. 3 March 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 March 2019.
  8. ↑ "TIM DUCKWORTH". British Athletics.
  9. ↑ Men's Heptathlon - Glasgow 2019. 27 February 2021. Event occurs at 1:09:16 – via YouTube.
  10. ↑ "British Championships (Inc European Trials) External Results". thepowerof10.info (subscription required). Retrieved 29 June 2025.
  11. ↑ "13:15 - LONG JUMP - Men - Final". britishathletics.org.uk. Archived from the original on 23 February 2020. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
  12. ↑ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 19 July 2025.
  13. ↑ "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 19 July 2025.
  14. 1 2 Bloom, Ben (16 May 2024). "Tim Duckworth's journey as a decathlete and now coach". athleticweekly.com. Archived from the original on 17 June 2025.
  15. ↑ "Results: Dec Men Pole Vault (Finals)". ncaa.com. 9 June 2018.
  16. ↑ Götzis Hypo-meeting 2019 - Day 2. 3 June 2019. Event occurs at 7:51:37 – via YouTube.
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