Tim Berrett

Timothy ("Tim") B. Berrett (born January 23, 1965) is a male race walker. 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 50km 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, and did his undergraduate studies at the University of Oxford.

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

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

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Canada
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
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

External links

• IAAF profile for Tim Berrett
• Timothy Berrett (Overview in Canadian Olympic Committee's web)
• sports-reference