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Timothy Berrett (born January 23, 1965 in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent, United Kingdom) is a male race walker. He came to Canada in 1987.〔 〕 A resident of Edmonton, Alberta, he represented Canada in five consecutive Summer Olympics starting in 1992 (Barcelona, Spain). He competed in the 2008 Beijing Olympics at the 50 km walk event, finishing in 38th place with a time of 4:08:08. He was born in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, United Kingdom. Berrett completed his Ph.D. degree at the University of Alberta, and did his undergraduate studies at the Brasenose College, Oxford.〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher=University of Oxford )〕 In 2007 at Osaka, he competed in his ninth IAAF Athletics World Championships, a world record for a male track and field athlete,〔(Race-walker Berrett takes ninth world championships in stride ) (canada.com, August 31, 2007)〕 equaled by Spanish race-walker Jesús Ángel García and Jamaican hurdler Danny McFarlane in the 2009 World Championships in Athletics (Berlin).〔(García Bragado, bronce en 50 km marcha y récord de participación en Mundiales ) (in Spanish; LA VANGUARDIA, 21/08/2009)〕 Berrett is married to former field hockey international Tara Croxford, who also competed at the Barcelona Games for her native country. ==Personal bests== *20 km: 1:21:46 hrs – Victoria, British Columbia, 13 August 2000 *50 km: 3:50:21 hrs – Tijuana, 21 March 2004 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Tim Berrett」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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