Tim Duckworth (decathlete)

This article is about the decathlete. For the American football guard, see Tim Duckworth (American football).

Tim Duckworth (born June 18, 1996) is an American-born decathlete. He was born to British parents and competes internationally for Great Britain.

Timothy Duckworth

Duckworth in Götzis (2019)
Personal information
Nationality	American, British
Born	(1996-06-18) June 18, 1996 (age 28) California, United States
Height	185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	80 kg (180 lb)
Sport
Country	Great Britain
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Decathlon, Heptathlon
Medal record European Indoor Championships 2019 Glasgow Heptathlon

Collegiate career

In 2018, Duckworth became the US Collegiate heptathlon Champion indoors with a score of 6,188 points, setting a British national indoor record. That same year, he also became the NCAA Decathlon Champion outdoors with a score of 8,336 points.^[1][2]

Post-college

Duckworth graduated from the University of Kentucky in 2018.^[3] He is now an assistant coach in the combined events and pole vault program at the University of Alabama.^[1]

International career

In his senior debut for Great Britain at the 2018 European Athletics Championships, Duckworth finished 5th^[4] and won his first senior international medal (silver) at the 2019 European Athletics Indoor Championships.^[5][6]

He is the 3rd highest scoring decathlete in British history, behind Daley Thompson and Dean Macey.^[7]

Persistent injuries caused him to retire from athletics.^[8]

Personal life

Duckworth married pole vault athlete Olivia Gruver in 2022.

Personal bests

Outdoor

As of June 16, 2025

Event	Performance	Location	Date	Points
Decathlon	8,336 points	Eugene	June 7, 2018	8,336 points
100 metres	10.40 (+1.0 m/s)	Athens	April 6, 2018	999 points
Long jump	8.03 m (26 ft 4 in)	Athens	April 6, 2018	1,068 points
Shot put	13.71 m (44 ft 11+3⁄4 in)	Athens	April 6, 2018	711 points
High jump	2.17 m (7 ft 1+1⁄4 in)	Berlin	August 7, 2018	963 points
400 metres	48.78	Eugene	June 6, 2018	872 points
110 metres hurdles	14.25 (-1.0 m/s)	Azusa	April 18, 2019	942 points
Discus throw	44.12 m (144 ft 9 in)	Athens	April 7, 2018	749 points
Pole vault	5.10 m (16 ft 8+3⁄4 in)	Charlottesville	April 23, 2016	941 points
Javelin throw	57.27 m (187 ft 10+1⁄2 in)	Eugene	June 7, 2018	779 points
1500 metres	4:57.65[9]	Götzis	May 26, 2019	573 points
Virtual Best Performance				8,515 points

Indoor

As of June 16, 2025

Event	Performance	Location	Date	Points
Heptathlon	6,188 points	College Station	March 10, 2018	6,188 points
60 metres	6.77	College Station	March 10, 2017	966 points
Long jump	7.66 m (25 ft 1+1⁄2 in)	Bloomington	December 9, 2016	975 points
Shot put	13.54 m (44 ft 5 in)	Seattle	January 31, 2020	700 points
High jump	2.17 m (7 ft 1+1⁄4 in)	College Station	March 9, 2018	963 points
60 metres hurdles	8.03	Bloomington	December 8, 2017	974 points
Pole vault	5.26 m (17 ft 3 in)	College Station	March 11, 2017	991 points
1000 metres	2:49.44	Glasgow	March 3, 2019	771 points
Virtual Best Performance				6,340 points