Tim Thackrey (born October 1, 1979) is a retired taekwondo athlete for the USA & current strength & conditioning coach for Olympians & professional athletes. He was a seven-time US National Team Member in the flyweight class (-58 kg, 127.6 lbs) from 2000 through 2007. Notably, he won a gold medal at the

2003 Pan American Games The 2003 Pan American Games were held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, from August 1 to 17, 2003. The successful bid for the games was made in the mid-1990s, when Dominican Republic had one of the highest growth rates in Latin America. Al ...

and a bronze medal at the 2003 World Championships. He was a resident athlete at the US Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, CO from 2001-2003. In 2006, he was named USA Taekwondo's Male Athlete of the Year. Thackrey is a graduate of

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where he attended undergraduate and graduate school, as 5 year Coach of the UCLA Taekwondo Program.

Coach

Thackrey currently works as a professional strength & conditioning coach that works with Olympians and professional athletes. He had multiple athletes in the

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including the USA's Stephen Lambdin and New Zealand's

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. Thackrey has also returned several times to coach Junior and Senior athletes at the United States Olympic Training Center.

Achievements

*2000-2007 US National Team - ly*2002 US Open - ly- Bronze *2002 Pan Am Taekwondo Championships - ly- Bronze *2003 US Open - ly*2003/2007 US Pan Am Games Team Member ly*2003 Pan Am Games - Dominican Republic lyGold *2003 World Championships - Germany ly- Bronze *2006 Pan Am Taekwondo Championships - ly- Bronze *2006 Pan Am Games Qualification ly- Silver *2006 Dutch Open - Gold *2006 German Open - Silver *2006 US Open - Bantam - Bronze *2006 USA Athlete of the Year *2012 CrossFit SoCal Regional Competitor *2012 American Open Weightlifting Qualification

TV and podcasts

Thackrey appeared in TV shows & podcasts as a strength & conditioning expert, including The Talk where he taught

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to the hosts including

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and Aisha Tyler, and the WOD Cast Podcast where he spoke about his athletic competitions.

References

External links

* Tim Thackrey's profile fro
the official website of United States Olympic Committee
{{DEFAULTSORT:Thackrey, Tim 1979 births Living people American male taekwondo practitioners Taekwondo practitioners at the 2007 Pan American Games Place of birth missing (living people) Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States Pan American Games medalists in taekwondo World Taekwondo Championships medalists Medalists at the 2003 Pan American Games