Tim Duckworth (born June 18, 1996) is an American-born

decathlete The decathlon is a combined event in athletics consisting of ten track and field events. The word "decathlon" was formed, in analogy to the word "pentathlon", from Greek δέκα (''déka'', meaning "ten") and ἄθλος (''áthlos'', or ἄθ ...

, born to British parents, who competes internationally for Great Britain. He was the 2018 US Collegiate

heptathlon A heptathlon is a track and field combined events contest made up of seven events. The name derives from the Greek επτά (hepta, meaning "seven") and ἄθλος (áthlos, or ἄθλον, áthlon, meaning "competition"). A competitor in a hept ...

Champion indoors where he set a British national indoor record and also he is the

NCAA The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) is a nonprofit organization that regulates student athletics among about 1,100 schools in the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico. It also organizes the athletic programs of colleges an ...

Decathlon Champion outdoors, with a score of 8336, Duckworth is the 3rd highest scoring decathlete in British history. In his senior debut for Great Britain at the

2018 European Athletics Championships The 2018 European Athletics Championships were held in Berlin, Germany, from 6 to 12 August 2018. The championships were part of the first European Championships with other events happening in the United Kingdom. For the second Championships in a ...

he finished 5th and he won his first senior international medal, the silver medal, at the

2019 European Athletics Indoor Championships The 2019 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held between 1 and 3 March 2019 at the Emirates Arena in Glasgow, Scotland. This was the second time this event was held in the city after the 1990 edition and the third time it was held in the ...

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* 1996 births Living people Track and field athletes from California American male decathletes American male long jumpers British decathletes British male long jumpers British Athletics Championships winners Kentucky Wildcats men's track and field athletes {{UK-athletics-bio-stub