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Tim Duckworth (decathlete)

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Timothy Duckworth
Duckworth in Götzis (2019)
Personal information
NationalityAmerican, British
Born (1996-06-18) June 18, 1996 (age 29)
California, United States
Height185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight80 kg (180 lb)
Sport
Country Great Britain
SportAthletics
Event(s)Decathlon, Heptathlon
Achievements and titles
Personal bestsDecathlon: 8,366 (2018)
Heptathlon: 6,188 (2018) NR
Medal record
European Indoor Championships
Silver medal – second place 2019 Glasgow Heptathlon

Tim Duckworth (born June 18, 1996) is an American-born decathlete. He was born to British parents and competes internationally for Great Britain.

Collegiate career

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In 2018, Duckworth became the US Collegiate heptathlon Champion indoors with a score of 6,188 points, setting a British national indoor record. That same year, he also became the NCAA Decathlon Champion outdoors with a score of 8,336 points.[1][2]

Post-college

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Duckworth graduated from the University of Kentucky in 2018.[3] He is now an assistant coach in the combined events and pole vault program at the University of Alabama.[1]

International career

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In 2018, Duckworth finished fifth during his senior debut for Great Britain at the European Athletics Championships.[4] In 2019, he won his first senior international medal (silver) at the European Athletics Indoor Championships.[5][6]

He is the third highest scoring decathlete in British history, behind Daley Thompson and Dean Macey.[7]

Persistent injuries caused him to retire from athletics.[8]

Personal life

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Duckworth is married to pole vault athlete Olivia Gruver.[8]

Personal bests

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Information from World Athletics profile unless otherwise noted.

Outdoor

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As of June 16, 2025
Event Performance Location Date Points
Decathlon — Eugene June 6–7, 2018 8,336 points
100 metres 10.40 (+1.0 m/s) Athens, Georgia April 6, 2018 999 points
Long jump 8.03 m (26 ft 4 in) (+0.0 m/s) Athens, Georgia April 6, 2018 1,068 points
Shot put 13.71 m (44 ft 11+3⁄4 in) Athens, Georgia April 6, 2018 711 points
High jump 2.17 m (7 ft 1+1⁄4 in) Berlin August 7, 2018 963 points
400 metres 48.78 Eugene June 6, 2018 872 points
110 metres hurdles 14.25 (-1.0 m/s) Azusa April 18, 2019 942 points
Discus throw 44.12 m (144 ft 9 in) Athens, Georgia April 7, 2018 749 points
Pole vault 5.11 m (16 ft 9 in)[9] Eugene June 7, 2018 944 points
Javelin throw 57.27 m (187 ft 10+1⁄2 in) Eugene June 7, 2018 779 points
1500 metres 4:57.65[10] Götzis May 26, 2019 573 points
Virtual Best Performance 8,518 points

Indoor

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As of June 16, 2025
Event Performance Location Date Points
Heptathlon — College Station March 9–10, 2018 6,188 points
60 metres 6.77 College Station March 10, 2017 966 points
Long jump 7.66 m (25 ft 1+1⁄2 in) Bloomington December 9, 2016 975 points
Shot put 13.54 m (44 ft 5 in) Seattle January 31, 2020 700 points
High jump 2.17 m (7 ft 1+1⁄4 in) College Station March 9, 2018 963 points
60 metres hurdles 8.03 Bloomington December 8, 2017 974 points
Pole vault 5.26 m (17 ft 3 in) College Station March 11, 2017 991 points
1000 metres 2:49.44 Glasgow March 3, 2019 771 points
Virtual Best Performance 6,340 points

References

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  1. ^ a b "Tim Duckworth". University of Alabama. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  2. ^ Obert, Richard (7 June 2018). "Former Arcadia athlete Tim Duckworth wins NCAA decathlon championship". azcentral.com.
  3. ^ "Tim Duckworth - Men's Track & Field - University of Kentucky Athletics". University of Kentucky Athletics. 10 August 2017.
  4. ^ Men's Decathlon - Berlin 2018. 1 July 2020. Event occurs at 38:55 – via YouTube.
  5. ^ "TIM DUCKWORTH". British Athletics.
  6. ^ Men's Heptathlon - Glasgow 2019. 27 February 2021. Event occurs at 1:09:16 – via YouTube.
  7. ^ "European Athletics - Athlete: Tim Duckworth". european-athletics.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ "Results: Dec Men Pole Vault (Finals)". ncaa.com. 9 June 2018.
  10. ^ Götzis Hypo-meeting 2019 - Day 2. 3 June 2019. Event occurs at 7:51:37 – via YouTube.
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