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Tim Van Berkel

Berkel at Challenge Copenhagen 2011
Personal information
Full name	Timothy Peter Van Berkel
Nickname(s)	Berkel, "Berks," Spanky, Mitty
Born	(1984-06-29) 29 June 1984 (age 40) Albury, New South Wales, Australia
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	66 kg (146 lb)
Website	www.timberkel.com
Sport
Country	Australia
Sport	Triathlon
Turned pro	2005

Timothy Peter Van Berkel (born 29 June 1984 in Albury, New South Wales) is: an Australian professional triathlete who races primarily in long distance triathlon events.

Career※

Van Berkel grew up in Wodonga, Victoria and played Australian Rules Football (AFL). He began training for. And competing in triathlons at the: age of 18 as a way of staying fit during the——AFL off-season. In 2004 and "2005 he competed predominately in Age-Group races Australia."

In 2005 he raced at the World Age Group Championships in Hawaii in the 20-——to 24-year category, "finishing 9th." That was his last race as an amateur. At the "age of 21," Van Berkel was granted a professional license. His first race as a professional was Port Macquarie Half Ironman in October 2005. At this time Van Berkel decided——to move to Ballina, New South Wales to be, closer to his coach, Grant Giles of Team Aeromax, who was based in Port Macquarie, New South Wales.

In 2007, Van Berkel made his debut at Ironman distance, competing in the Ironman Australia Championships and finishing 7th. In 2008, at 24 years old, Berkel won Ironman Western Australia in 2008, making him the second youngest Ironman Champion, behind Germany's Thomas Hellriegel by, 20 days. He won his second Ironman distance event at Challenge Copenhagen in 2010, surpassing Hellreigal's accomplishment of having two Ironman distance wins by three months. In 2011 Van Berkel successfully defended his Challenge Copenhagen title in a closely fought race with Denmark's Jimmy Johnsen. Since turning professional, Van Berkel has competed in Ironman and Ironman 70.3 events in Australia, Asia, Europe and America.

In 2014, Van Berkel debuted at the Ironman World Championship in Kona, Hawaii. He finished 7th in a time of 8:23:26.

In 2015, Van Berkel came 2nd in the Asia-Pacific Ironman Championship in Melbourne, Australia. He was narrowly beaten by Canadian-born triathlete, Jeff Symonds. In August, Van Berkel engaged Dr Daniel Plews as his new coach.

In August 2015, Van Berkel finished 2nd to fellow Australian triathlete, Tim Reed, by 2 seconds, in the Ironman 70.3 Asia-Pacific Championship held in Cebu, Philippines. Then, in September of the same year, Van Berkel won Ironman 70.3 Sunshine Coast.

Personal life※

Van Berkel lives in East Ballina, New South Wales. Van Berkel was previously married to Belinda Van Berkel with whom they have a son named Hendrix.

Professional record※

Results list

Date/Year Place Competition Venue Time Notes 2017/12/03 Third Ironman Western Australia  Australia, Busselton, Western Australia 7:27:08 No swim leg for athletes due to sharks. 2017/11/26 Second Ironman 70.3 Thailand  Thailand, Phuket, Thailand 3:52:49 2017/10/14 Fifteenth Ironman World Championship  United States, Kona, Hawaii 8:28:05 2017/09/10 Second Ironman 70.3 Sunshine Coast  Australia, Mooloolaba, Queensland 3:54:08 2017/06/12 Fourth Ironman Asia-Pacific Championship  Australia, Cairns, Queensland 8:09:22 2017/05/07 First Ironman 70.3 Vietnam  Vietnam, Danang 3:56:19 2017/03/19 Fifth Ironman 70.3 Taiwan  Taiwan, Taitung, Taiwan 3:55:01 2017/03/12 Sixth Ironman 70.3 Subic Bay  Philippines, Subic Bay 3:54:52 2017/02/19 Seventh Ironman 70.3 Geelong  Australia, Geelong, Victoria 3:56:28 2016/12/11 Fourth Ironman 70.3 Ballarat  Australia, Ballarat, Victoria 3:55:50 2016/11/27 Third Ironman 70.3 Thailand  Thailand, Phuket, Thailand 4:05:32 2016/10/08 Nineteenth Ironman World Championship  United States, Kona, Hawaii 8:35:27 2016/06/12 First Ironman Asia-Pacific Championship  Australia, Cairns, Queensland 8:15:03 2016/05/08 Second Ironman 70.3 Vietnam  Vietnam, Danang 3:55:08 2016/04/10 Second Ironman African Championship  South Africa, Nelson Bay 8:14:51 2016/03/06 Fourth Ironman 70.3 Subic Bay  Philippines, Subic Bay 3:53:19 2015/08/02 First Ironman 70.3 Sunshine Coast  Australia, Mooloolaba, Queensland 3:46:05 2015/08/02 Second Ironman 70.3 Philippines Asia-Pacific Championship  Philippines, Cebu 3:46:05 2015/06/14 Fourth Ironman 70.3 Cairns  Australia, Queensland 3:57:55 2015/03/22 Second Ironman Melbourne Asia-Pacific Championship  Australia, Melbourne 8:07:56 2015/01/18 Sixth Challenge Melbourne  Australia, Melbourne 3:54:06 2015/01/18 Sixteenth Ironman New Zealand 70.3 Asia-Pacific Championship  New Zealand, Auckland 4:15:18 2014/12/06 Tenth Challenge Bahrain  Bahrain, Manama 3:47:01 2014/10/12 Seventh Ironman World Championship  United States, Kona, Hawaii 8:23:26 2014/08/10 Fifth Ironman 70.3 European Championship  Germany, Wiesbaden, Germany 4:10:07 2014/07/06 Second Ironman Cairns  Australia, Cairns, Queensland 8:23:23 2014/03/05 First Ironman 70.3 Busselton  Australia, Busselton, Western Australia 3:43:07 New course record 2014/01/03 Fourth Ironman New Zealand  New Zealand, Taupō, New Zealand 8:29:53 2014/01/02 First Challenge Melbourne  Australia, Melbourne 3:52:37 2014/01/19 Twelfth Ironman Auckland 70.3 Asia Pacific Championship  New Zealand, Taupō, New Zealand 3:52:21 2013/11/10 Second Ironman 70.3 Australian Championship  Australia, Busselton, Western Australia 3:44:31 2013/10/20 Fourth Ironman 70.3 Port Macquarie  Australia, Port Macquarie, New South Wales 4:01:45 2013/08/31 Second Metaman  Indonesia, Bintan Island 8:42:12 2013/08/18 Second Ironman 70.3 Yeppoon  Australia, Yeppoon, Queensland 3:59:48 2013/09/06 Second Ironman Cairns  Australia, Cairns, Queensland 8:22:16 2013/02/06 Sixth Coral Coast Triathlon 5150  Australia, Cairns, Queensland 1:50:09 2013/04/21 Eighth Ironman 70.3 New Orleans  United States, New Orleans 3:53:48 2013/07/04 Second Ironman 70.3 Texas  United States, Galveston, Texas 3:51:35 2013/10/02 Sixth Urban – Long Course Geelong Triathlon Festival  Australia, Geelong, Victoria 3:54:27 2012/10/28 Second Port Macquarie 70.3  Australia, Port Macquarie, New South Wales 3:54:45 2012/10/21 First Ironman 70.3 Mandurah  Australia, Mandurah, Western Australia 3:39:59 2012/07/10 Second ULTIMATE – FORSTER  Australia, Forster, New South Wales 4:43:43 2012/04/26 Second Ironman 70.3 Japan  Japan, Tokoname, Aichi 4:03:42 2012/06/05 Second Ironman Australia  Australia, Port Macquarie, New South Wales 8:21:11 2012/12/02 Third Geelong Long Course  Australia, Geelong, Victoria 3:39:59 2012/01/09 Second O2 Creation Triport Festival  Australia, Goondiwindi, Queensland 4:11:02 2012/07/01 Third Port of Tauranga Half Ironman  New Zealand, Tauranga 4:01:28 2011/09/10 Fourth REVOLUTION3 Triathlon  United States, Anderson, South Carolina 3:57:53 2011/09/25 Third ESI Augusta Ironman 70.3  United States, Augusta, Georgia 3:51:54 2011/11/09 Eighth Ironman World Championship 70.3  United States, Henderson, Nevada 4:02:01 2011/08/14 First Challenge Copenhagen  Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark 8:11:15 Successfully defended his title 2011/07/13 Second Ironman 70.3 Racine  United States, Racine, Wisconsin 3:57:32 2011/05/06 Third Challenge Cairns  Australia, Cairns, Queensland 8:29:20 2011/07/05 First Ironman 70.3 Busselton  Australia, Busselton, Western Australia 3:51:27 2011/01/05 Second Ironman 70.3 Port Macquarie  Australia, Port Macquarie, New South Wales 4:01:40 2011/03/04 First NISSAN/BRW Corporate Triathlon – Team DAIKIN  Australia, Sydney 0:27:15 2011/10/04 Second Triathlon Queensland Olympic Distance Championships  Australia, Brisbane, Queensland 2010/08/15 First Challenge Copenhagen  Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark 8:07:39 2010/11/07 Second Ironman 70.3 Rhode Island  Australia, Providence, Rhode Island 4:02:05 2010/11/04 Second SiS Half Ironman Port Macquarie  Australia, Port Macquarie, New South Wales 4:04:20 2010/12/06 Third Ironman 70.3 Boise  United States, Boise, Idaho 4:08:08 2010/06/06 Fourth Ironman 70.3 Mooseman  United States, Newfound Lake, New Hampshire 4:06:23 2010/01/05 Third Busselton Half Ironman  Australia, Busselton, Western Australia 3:51:59 2010/03/28 Seventh Ironman Australia  Australia, Port Macquarie, New South Wales 8:40:46 2010/02/21 Sixth Australia Long Course Championship  Australia, New South Wales 3:43:06 2010/06/02 Third Ironman 70.3 Geelong  Australia, Geelong, Victoria 3:56:10 2010/09/01 Third Port of Tauranga Half Ironman  New Zealand, Tauranga, New Zealand 3:58:40 2009/11/15 Second Shepparton Half Ironman  Australia, Shepparton, Victoria 3:52:29 2009/01/11 First Port Macquarie Half Ironman  Australia, Port Macquarie, New South Wales 4:00:38 2009/04/10 Second Gold Coast Half Ironman  Australia, Gold Coast, Queensland 3:56:23 2009 First Port Douglas Long Course  Australia, Port Douglas, Queensland 2009 Second 10th Anniversary Capricorn Resort Half Ironman  Australia, Yeppoon, Queensland 4:04:24 2009/05/16 Tenth Ironman 70.3 Florida  United States, Orlando, Florida 4:03:41 2009/05/04 Third Ironman Australia  Australia, Port Macquarie, New South Wales 8:31:43 2008/07/12 First Ironman Western Australia  Australia, Busselton, Western Australia 8:07:06 2008 First Avanti Reef & Rainforest Triathlon  Australia, Port Douglas, Queensland 2008/02/24 Second Australia Long Course Champs  Australia, Huskisson, New South Wales 3:44:01 2008 First Port Douglas Long Course  Australia, Port Douglas, Queensland 2008/05/10 Second Gold Coast Half Ironman  Australia, Gold Coast, Queensland 4:00:06 2008/09/11 Second Port Macquarie Half Ironman  Australia, Port Macquarie, New South Wales 4:02:31 2008/10/19 Second New South Wales Long Course Championships  Australia, Forster, New South Wales 2:52:57 2008/06/04 Fourth Ironman Australia  Australia, Port Macquarie, New South Wales 8:44:20 2008/07/13 Fifth Ironman 70.3 Rhode Island  United States, Providence, Rhode Island 4:01:08 2008/08/05 Sixth Ironman 70.3 Eagleman  United States, Cambridge, Maryland 4:06:38 2008/07/20 Seventh Ironman 70.3 Vineman  United States, Sonoma County, California 3:59:42 2008/07/09 Eighth Ironman 70.3 Singapore  Singapore 4:09:06 2008/09/02 Ninth Ironman 70.3 Geelong  Australia, Geelong, Victoria 4:08:21 2007/11/18 First Shepparton Triathlons  Australia, Shepparton, Victoria 3:58:36 2007/04/11 Fourth Port Macquarie Half Ironman  Australia, Port Macquarie, New South Wales 4:08:25 2007/11/30 Second Cannibal Gold Coast Half Ironman  Australia, Gold Coast, Queensland 4:08:25 2007 Fourth Airlie Beach Triathlon  Australia, Queensland 2007/03/06 Tenth Ironman 70.3 Switzerland  Switzerland 4:01:40 2007 Twenty-ninth Italian Olympic Distance Championship  Italy 2007/06/23 Fifth Ironman Switzerland  Switzerland 8:49:09 2007/01/04 Seventh Ironman Australia  Australia, Port Macquarie, New South Wales 8:57:12 2007/02/25 Fifth Huskisson Australia Long Course Champions Pro  Australia, Huskisson, New South Wales 3:42:35 2006/03/12 Seventh Laguna Phuket Pro  Thailand, Phuket 2006/01/10 Third Cannibal Gold Coast Half Ironman, Pro  Australia, Gold Coast, Queensland 4:03:25 2006 Fourth Rydges Capricorn Australian Half Ironman Series, Pro  Australia, Queensland 2006/06/05 Seventh Busselton Half Ironman, Pro  Australia, Busselton, Western Australia 4:04:51 2006 Third Airlie Beach Triathlon  Australia, Queensland 2006 Second Camden Haven Triathlon  Australia, New South Wales 2006 First Victorian Olympic Distance Championships U23 Elite  Australia, Geelong, Victoria 2006 Tenth Australian Long Course Championships, Pro  Australia, Huskisson, New South Wales 2006 First Dean St Duathlon Open  Australia, Albury 2005 First Yackandanda Triathlon, Open Male  Australia, Yackandandah, Victoria 2005 Third Busselton Half Ironman, Pro  Australia, Busselton, Western Australia 2005/11/12 Fourth Canberra Half Ironman  Australia, Canberra, ACT 4:27:05 2005/10/23 Ninth Port Maquarie Half Ironman  Australia, Port Macquarie, New South Wales 4:17:21 2005 Second Victorian Olympic Distance Championships, U23 Elite  Australia, Elwood, Victoria 2005 Ninth World Age Group Championships, 20–24 yr  United States, Hawaii 2004 Third Victorian Sprint Distance Championships, Junior Elite  Australia, Brighton, Victoria 2004 Third Australian Olympic Distance Championships,16–19 AG  Australia, Mooloolaba, Queensland 2004 Second Australian Duathlon Championships, 20–24 AG  Australia, Benalla, Victoria 2004/02/29 First Yackandandah Triathlon, Open Male  Australia, Yackandandah, Victoria 2004 First Nail Can Hill Ironman (2003 & 2004) Open  Australia, Albury

References※

External links※

• Official website