Tim Duckworth (decathlete)

Tim Duckworth is a retired British-American decathlete. He competed internationally for Great Britain and is the third-highest scoring decathlete in British history behind Daley Thompson and Dean Macey.

College

In 2018, Duckworth set the British national record in the heptathlon and joined Ashton Eaton as the only other NCAA male track and field athlete to win both the decathlon and the heptathlon in the same year.

International

Duckworth placed fifth in the decathlon at the 2018 European Athletics Championships and earned a silver medal in the heptathlon at the 2019 European Athletics Indoor Championships. In 2018 and 2019, he won back-to-back gold medals in the long jump at the British Athletics Championships and became the English decathlon champion in 2021.
In 2022, Duckworth retired from athletics due to persistent injuries.

Personal bests

Outdoor

Event	Performance	Location	Date
100 metres	11.34	Chula Vista	14 June 2014
110 metres hurdles	14.35	Gainesville	30 March 2018
Long jump		Birmingham	1 July 2018
Long jump		Knoxville	12 May 2018
High jump		Jacksonville	28 May 2016
Pole vault		Charlottesville	23 April 2016

Indoor

Event	Performance	Location	Date
60 metres	6.80	Lexington	3 February 2018
200 metres	22.37	Bloomington	11 December 2015
60 metres hurdles	8.03	Bloomington	8 December 2017
Long jump		Nashville	24 February 2017
High jump		Lexington	20 January 2017
Pole vault		Nashville	25 February 2017

Progression

Date

Location

Score

14–15 May 2015

Starkville

832
11.13

838
7.10

549
11.05

831
2.03

746
51.51

865
14.87

614
37.48

790
4.60

635
53.15

465
5:18.95

7,156

12–13 May 2016

Tuscaloosa

894
10.85

920
7.44

556
11.17

906
2.11

760
51.21

869
14.84

660
39.79

926
5.05

663
55.01

555
5:00.84

7,709

8–9 April 2017

Athens

947
10.62

1,027
7.87

622
12.25

906
2.11

853
49.18

894
14.64 s

679
40.71 m

901
4.97 m

670
55.45 m

474
5:15.40 s

7,973

6–7 June 2018

Eugene

959
10.57s

1,063
8.01

676
13.15

925
2.13

872
48.78

927
14.37

721
42.76

944
5.11

697
57.27

522
5:01.27

8,336

25–26 May 2019

Götzis

949
10.61

990
7.27

655
12.80

887
2.09

812
50.06

918
14.44

710
42.22

880
4.90

607
51.27

573
4:57.64

7,981

25–26 June 2021

Manchester

838
11.10

920
7.44

674
13.11

813
2.01

655
53.62

900
14.59

688
41.16

892
4.94

539
46.66

528
5:05.63

7,447

Date	Location	60m	LJ	SP	HJ	110mH	PV	1000m	Score
23–24 January 2015	Lexington	844 7.11	862 7.20	580 11.57	850 2.05	862 8.49	819 4.70	637 3:02.78	5,454
22–23 January 2016	Lexington	879 7.01	922 7.45	562 11.27	915 2.12	862 8.49	910 5.00	645 3:02.02	5,695
10–11 March 2017	College Station	966 6.77	1,002 7.77	673 13.09	953 2.16	957 8.10	991 5.26	623 3:04.24	6,165
9–10 March 2018	College Station	940 6.84	995 7.74	703 13.59	963 2.17	925 8.25	960 5.16	702 2:56.23	6,188
2–3 March 2019	Glasgow	936 6.85	1,007 7.79	665 12.97	925 2.13	942 8.16	910 5.00	771 2:49.44	6,156