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Tim Berkel
Timothy Peter Van Berkel (born 29 June 1984 in Albury, New South Wales) is an Australian professional triathlete who races primarily in long distance triathlon events. == Career ==
Berkel grew up in Albury, New South Wales and played Australian Rules Football (AFL). He stumbled across triathlon at the age of 18, during the off season with his football team mates, where they decided to do triathlon to keep fit whilst in the off-season. At the age of 21, Van Berkel got his professional license and decided that a move closer to his coach, Grant Giles of Team Aeromax, from Port Macquarie, New South Wales to Ballina, New South Wales . At 24 years old, Berkel won Ironman Western Australia in 2008, which made him the second youngest Ironman Champion, behind Germany’s Thomas Hellriegel by 12 days. When he won his second Ironman distance event at Challenge Copenhagen in 2010, he surpassed Hellreigal’s accomplishment of having two Ironman distance wins by three months. Berkel defended his 2010 Challenge Copenhagen (Ironman Distance: 3.8 km swim, 180 km bike and 42 km run) the next year when he won the event in 2011.
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