- Tim Berrett
Tim Berrett (born
January 23 ,1965 ) is a race walker. A resident ofEdmonton, Alberta , he representedCanada in four consecutiveSummer Olympics starting in 1992 (Barcelona, Spain ). He has qualified to compete in the 2008Beijing Olympics at the 50km walk event, finishing in 38th place with a time of 2:18:08. 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 theUniversity of Oxford .In 2007 at Osaka, he competed in his ninth IAAF Athletics World Championships, a record for a male track and field athlete. [http://www.canada.com/topics/sports/story.html?id=aeb45a53-9b24-4804-a482-26cb5b016177&k=96863]
Berrett is married to former
field hockey internationalTara Croxford , who also competed at the Barcelona Games for her native country.References
* [http://72.232.38.190/EN/athletes/query/details2.php?id=38012 Canadian Olympic Committee]
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