Tim Berrett

Tim Berrett
Personal information
NationalityBritish/Canadian
Born (1965-01-23) January 23, 1965
Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight67 kg (148 lb)
Spouse
Tara Croxford
Sport
SportAthletics
Event
Race walking
ClubTonbridge AC
Leduc Track Club
Medal record
Representing  Canada
Commonwealth Games
1994 Victoria 30km walk
2002 Manchester 30km walk

Timothy Berrett (born January 23, 1965) is an English born former race walker who emigrated to Canada in 1987. He is married to Tara Croxford.

A resident of Edmonton, he represented Canada in five consecutive Summer Olympics starting in 1992 (Barcelona, Spain).[1] 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.[2]

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.[3][4]

In 2007 at Osaka, he competed in his ninth IAAF Athletics World Championships, a world record for a male track and field athlete,[5] equaled by Spanish race walker Jesús Ángel García and Jamaican hurdler Danny McFarlane in the 2009 World Championships in Athletics (Berlin).[6]

Berrett is married to former field hockey international Tara Croxford, who also competed at the Barcelona Games for her native country.[7][8]

Personal bests

  • 20 km: 1:21:46 hrs – Victoria, Canada, 13 August 2000
  • 50 km: 3:50:21 hrs – Tijuana, Mexico, 21 March 2004

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Canada
1990 Pan American Race Walking Cup Xalapa, Mexico 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, 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

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Oxonian Olympians". University of Oxford. Archived from the original on 20 September 2012. Retrieved 15 August 2012.
  3. ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 15 June 2025.
  4. ^ "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 15 June 2025.
  5. ^ Race-walker Berrett takes ninth world championships in stride Archived 2012-11-09 at the Wayback Machine (canada.com, August 31, 2007)
  6. ^ García Bragado, bronce en 50 km marcha y récord de participación en Mundiales (in Spanish; LA VANGUARDIA, 21/08/2009)
  7. ^ "Timothy Berrett". Team Canada. 18 September 2011. Retrieved 4 January 2026.
  8. ^ "Timothy Berrett". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 27 July 2013.
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