Tim Berrett
Race walker
Timothy Berrett (born January 23, 1965, in Royal Tunbridge Wells , Kent , United Kingdom ) is a male race walker . He came to Canada in 1987.[ 1] A resident of Edmonton , Alberta , he represented Canada in five consecutive Summer Olympics starting in 1992 (Barcelona, Spain ). He competed in the 2008 Beijing Olympics at the 50 km walk event, finishing in 38th place with a time of 4:08:08. He was born in Tunbridge Wells , Kent , United Kingdom .
Berrett 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 .[ 2]
In 2007 at Osaka , he competed in his ninth IAAF Athletics World Championships, a world record for a male track and field athlete,[ 3] equaled by Spanish race-walker Jesús Ángel García and Jamaican hurdler Danny McFarlane in the 2009 World Championships in Athletics (Berlin ).[ 4]
Berrett is married to former field hockey international Tara Croxford , who also competed at the Barcelona Games for her native country.
Personal bests
Achievements
Year
Competition
Venue
Position
Event
Notes
Representing Canada
1990
Pan American Race Walking Cup
Xalapa , México
14th
20 km
1:33:19
1991
World Race Walking Cup
San Jose , United States
22nd
20 km
—
50 km
DNF
1992
Olympic Games
Barcelona, Spain
14th
20 km
1:28:25
—
50 km
DSQ
1993
World Indoor Championships
Toronto , Canada
4th
5,000 m
World Race Walking Cup
Monterrey, Mexico
5th
50 km
3:55:12
1994
Commonwealth Games
Victoria , Canada
2nd
30 km
2:08:22
1995
World Race Walking Cup
Beijing , PR China
—
50 km
DSQ
1997
World Race Walking Cup
Poděbrady , Czech Republic
—
20 km
DSQ
1999
World Race Walking Cup
Mézidon-Canon , France
47th
20 km
2000
Olympic Games
Sydney, Australia
26th
20 km
—
50 km
DSQ
2002
Commonwealth Games
Manchester , United Kingdom
3rd
50 km
4:04:25
2003
World Championships
Paris, France
19th
50 km
2004
World Race Walking Cup
Naumburg , Germany
64th
20 km
Olympic Games
Athens, Greece
31st
50 km
2006
World Race Walking Cup
A Coruña, Spain
39th
50 km
2007
World Championships
Osaka, Japan
19th
50 km
4:06:47
See also
References
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Mile walk (1500 m walk)3000 m walk (2 miles walk)5000 m walk (3 miles walk)Notes * From 1906 to 1979, events were conducted by the Amateur Athletic Union . Events from 1980 to 1992 were conducted under The Athletics Congress . Events thereafter were conducted by USA Track & Field .
Distances have varied as follows: Mile walk all years except 1933-1939 when 1500 m walk was contested, 2 miles walk until 1986 (3000 m walk since except for odd years since 2015), 3 miles walk until 1911 (5000 m walk since).