Tim Duckworth (decathlete)

Tim Duckworth (born June 18, 1996) is an American-born decathlete, born to British parents, who competes internationally for Great Britain. He was the 2018 US Collegiate heptathlon Champion indoors where he set a British national indoor record and also he is the NCAA Decathlon Champion outdoors, with a score of 8336, Duckworth is the 3rd highest scoring decathlete in British history (behind Daley Thompson and Dean Macey). In his senior debut for Great Britain at the 2018 European Athletics Championships he finished 5th and he won his first senior international medal, the silver medal, at the 2019 European Athletics Indoor Championships.

A graduate of the University of Kentucky (2014-18), Duckworth is now an assistant coach in the combined events and pole vault programme at the University of Alabama.

Duckworth retired from athletics due to persistent injuries.