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 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.^[2]

Timothy Duckworth

Duckworth in Götzis (2019)
Personal information
Nationality	American, British
Born	(1996-06-18) June 18, 1996 (age 29) 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
College team	Kentucky Wildcats (2014–18)
Now coaching	Alabama Crimson Tide
Achievements and titles
Personal bests	Decathlon: 8,336[1] (2018) Heptathlon: 6,188 (2018) NR
Medal record European Indoor Championships 2019 Glasgow Heptathlon British Athletics Championships 2019 Birmingham Long jump 2018 Birmingham Long jump

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.^[3][4][5]

International

Duckworth finished fifth in the decathlon at the 2018 European Athletics Championships,^[6] earned a silver medal in the heptathlon at the 2019 European Athletics Indoor Championships,^[7][8][9] and won back-to-back gold medals in the long jump at the British Athletics Championships in 2018 and 2019.^[10][11]

Personal bests

Information from World Athletics profile unless otherwise noted.

Outdoor

As of 12 July 2025

Event	Performance	Location	Date
100 metres	11.34 (+0.6 m/s)	Chula Vista	14 Jun 2014
110m hurdles	14.35 (+0.5 m/s)	Gainesville	30 Mar 2018
Long jump	8.00 m (26 ft 2+3⁄4 in) (-0.2 m/s)	Birmingham	1 Jul 2018
	8.19 m (26 ft 10+1⁄4 in) (+2.5 m/s)	Knoxville	12 May 2018
High jump	2.13 m (6 ft 11+3⁄4 in)	Jacksonville	28 May 2016
Pole vault	5.10 m (16 ft 8+3⁄4 in)	Charlottesville	23 Apr 2016

Event	Performance	Location	Date	Points
Decathlon	—	Eugene	6–7 Jun 2018	8,336 points
100 metres	10.40 (+1.0 m/s)	Athens, GA	6 Apr 2018	999 points
Long jump	8.03 m (26 ft 4 in)	Athens, GA	6 Apr 2018	1,068 points
Shot put	13.71 m (44 ft 11+3⁄4 in)	Athens, GA	6 Apr 2018	711 points
High jump	2.17 m (7 ft 1+1⁄4 in)	Berlin	7 Aug 2018	963 points
400 metres	48.78	Eugene	6 Jun 2018	872 points
110m hurdles	14.25 (-1.0 m/s)	Azusa	18 Apr 2019	942 points
	14.19 (+2.4 m/s)	Fayetteville	27 Apr 2018	—
Discus throw	44.12 m (144 ft 9 in)	Athens, GA	7 Apr 2018	749 points
Pole vault	5.11 m (16 ft 9 in)[12]	Eugene	7 Jun 2018	944 points
Javelin throw	57.27 m (187 ft 10+1⁄2 in)	Eugene	7 Jun 2018	697 points
1500 metres	4:57.65[13]	Götzis	26 May 2019	573 points
Virtual Best Performance				8,518 points

Indoor

As of 12 July 2025

Event	Performance	Location	Date
60 metres	6.80	Lexington	3 Feb 2018
200 metres	22.37	Bloomington	11 Dec 2015
60m hurdles	8.03	Bloomington	8 Dec 2017
Long jump	7.80 m (25 ft 7 in)	Nashville	24 Feb 2017
High jump	2.15 m (7 ft 1⁄2 in)	Lexington	20 Jan 2017
Pole vault	5.20 m (17 ft 1⁄2 in)	Nashville	25 Feb 2017

Event	Performance	Location	Date	Points
Heptathlon	—	College Station	9–10 Mar 2018	6,188 points
60 metres	6.77	College Station	10 Mar 2017	966 points
Long jump	7.77 m (25 ft 5+3⁄4 in)	College Station	10 Mar 2017	1,002 points
Shot put	13.54 m (44 ft 5 in)	Seattle	31 Jan 2020	700 points
High jump	2.17 m (7 ft 1+1⁄4 in)	College Station	9 Mar 2018	963 points
60m hurdles	8.10	Lincoln	4 Feb 2017	957 points
Pole vault	5.26 m (17 ft 3 in)	College Station	11 Mar 2017	991 points
1000 metres	2:49.44	Glasgow	3 Mar 2019	771 points
Virtual Best Performance				6,350 points

Post-career

Persistent injuries caused Duckworth to retire from athletics.^[14] He now serves as an assistant coach in the combined events and pole vault program at the University of Alabama.^[4]

Personal life

Duckworth is married to pole vault athlete Olivia Gruver.^[14]