Tim Duckworth (decathlete)
.jpg) Duckworth in Götzis (2019) | ||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||
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| Nationality | American, British | |||||||||||
| Born | June 18, 1996 California, United States | |||||||||||
| Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||
| Weight | 80 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 bests | Decathlon: 8,336[1] (2018) Heptathlon: 6,188 (2018) NR | |||||||||||
Medal record
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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]
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
| Event | Performance | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Event | Performance | Location | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decathlon | — | Eugene | 6–7 June 2018 | 8,336 points |
| 100 metres | 10.40 (+1.0 m/s) | Athens, GA | 6 April 2018 | 999 points |
| Long jump | 8.03 m (26 ft 4 in) (+0.0 m/s) | Athens, GA | 6 April 2018 | 1,068 points |
| Shot put | 13.71 m (44 ft 11+3⁄4 in) | Athens, GA | 6 April 2018 | 711 points |
| High jump | 2.17 m (7 ft 1+1⁄4 in) | Berlin | 7 August 2018 | 963 points |
| 400 metres | 48.78 | Eugene | 6 June 2018 | 872 points |
| 110 metres hurdles | 14.25 (−1.0 m/s) | Azusa | 18 April 2019 | 942 points |
| 14.19 (+2.4 m/s) | Fayetteville | 27 April 2018 | — | |
| Discus throw | 44.12 m (144 ft 9 in) | Athens, GA | 7 April 2018 | 749 points |
| Pole vault | 5.11 m (16 ft 9 in)[15] | Eugene | 7 June 2018 | 944 points |
| Javelin throw | 57.27 m (187 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | Eugene | 7 June 2018 | 697 points |
| 1500 metres | 4:57.65[16] | Götzis | 26 May 2019 | 573 points |
| Virtual Best Performance | 8,518 points | |||
Indoor
| Event | Performance | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Event | Performance | Location | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heptathlon | — | College Station | 9–10 March 2018 | 6,188 points |
| 60 metres | 6.77 | College Station | 10 March 2017 | 966 points |
| Long jump | 7.77 m (25 ft 5+3⁄4 in) | College Station | 10 March 2017 | 1,002 points |
| Shot put | 13.54 m (44 ft 5 in) | Seattle | 31 January 2020 | 700 points |
| High jump | 2.17 m (7 ft 1+1⁄4 in) | College Station | 9 March 2018 | 963 points |
| 60 metres hurdles | 8.10 | Lincoln | 4 February 2017 | 957 points |
| Pole vault | 5.26 m (17 ft 3 in) | College Station | 11 March 2017 | 991 points |
| 1000 metres | 2:49.44 | Glasgow | 3 March 2019 | 771 points |
| Virtual Best Performance | 6,350 points | |||
Progression
| Date | Location | 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 |
| Date | Location | 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
- ^ "Combined Event Total Scores: Decathlon". ncaa.com. 9 June 2018.
- ^ "Tim DUCKWORTH". Archived from the original on 9 August 2018. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
- ^ "Tim Duckworth - Men's Track & Field - University of Kentucky Athletics". ukathletics.com. 10 August 2017.
- ^ a b "Tim Duckworth". rolltide.com. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
- ^ Obert, Richard (7 June 2018). "Former Arcadia athlete Tim Duckworth wins NCAA decathlon championship". azcentral.com.
- ^ Men's Decathlon - Berlin 2018. 1 July 2020. Event occurs at 37:52 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Final Results" (PDF). european-athletics.org. 3 March 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 March 2019.
- ^ "TIM DUCKWORTH". British Athletics.
- ^ Men's Heptathlon - Glasgow 2019. 27 February 2021. Event occurs at 1:09:16 – via YouTube.
- ^ "British Championships (Inc European Trials) External Results". thepowerof10.info (subscription required). Retrieved 29 June 2025.
- ^ "13:15 - LONG JUMP - Men - Final". britishathletics.org.uk. Archived from the original on 23 February 2020. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
- ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 19 July 2025.
- ^ "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 19 July 2025.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ "Results: Dec Men Pole Vault (Finals)". ncaa.com. 9 June 2018.
- ^ Götzis Hypo-meeting 2019 - Day 2. 3 June 2019. Event occurs at 7:51:37 – via YouTube.