Tim Duckworth (decathlete)

This article is about the decathlete. For the American football guard, see Tim Duckworth (American football).

Timothy Duckworth

Personal information
Nationality	American, British
Born	(1996-06-18) June 18, 1996 (age 28) California, United States
Height	185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	80 kg (180 lb)
Sport
Country	Great Britain
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Decathlon, Heptathlon
Club	University of Kentucky [1]
Medal record European Indoor Championships 2019 Glasgow Heptathlon

Tim Duckworth (born June 18, 1996) is an American-born decathlete, born to British parents, who competes internationally for Great Britain. He was the 2018 US Collegiate heptathlon Champion indoors where he set a British national indoor record and also he is the NCAA Decathlon Champion outdoors, with a score of 8336, Duckworth is the 3rd highest scoring decathlete in British history (behind Daley Thompson and Dean Macey). ^[2] In his senior debut for Great Britain at the 2018 European Athletics Championships he finished 5th and he won his first senior international medal, the silver medal, at the 2019 European Athletics Indoor Championships. ^[3]

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. ^[4]

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

Personal bests

Outdoor

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+3⁄4 in)	Athens	April 6, 2018	747 points
High jump	2.17 m (7 ft 1+1⁄4 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+1⁄2 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

1. "Tim Duckworth - Men's Track & Field - University of Kentucky Athletics". University of Kentucky Athletics. 10 August 2017.
2. "European Athletics - Athlete: Tim Duckworth". european-athletics.
3. "TIM DUCKWORTH". British Athletics.
4. "Tim Duckworth". University of Alabama. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
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.

External links

• Tim Duckworth at World Athletics