Tim Don
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Timothy "Tim" Don (born in London, January 14, 1978[1]) is a triathlete from the United Kingdom.
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[edit] Career
Don competed at the first Olympic triathlon at the 2000 Summer Olympics. He took tenth place with a total time of 1hr 49min 28.85sec. In the second Olympic triathlon at the 2004 Summer Olympics he was placed eighteenth with a total time of 1hr 54min 42.13sec.[1]
On September 3, 2006 in Lausanne Don became World Champion after finishing 17 seconds in front of Hamish Carter. Following a fast swim, he was in the lead group on the bike but missed the initial break. He bridged the gap alone and caught the lead group on lap 5 out of 6, then took the lead along with Carter on the run, breaking clear about halfway through.[2]
However his performance was overshadowed by a three month ban a few weeks later for missing three out of competition drug tests within an 18 month period prior to the race. The ban expired on December 25, 2006, but a byelaw meant that Don remained ineligible for Olympic selection. On Friday May 25, 2007, Don was cleared by the British Olympic Association for selection for future Olympic Games after appealing against a ban for missing doping tests.[3]
Don won the 2007 London Triathlon in a time of 1hr 42min 1sec on August 5, 2007.[4]
[edit] Life outside sport
He is the son of former Premier League referee Philip Don.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ a b Biography and list of some results for Tim Don: Triathlon.org website.
- ^ 2006 World Triathlon Champion: article at the Daily Telegraph website.
- ^ a b Biographical information: article at the Daily Telegraph website.
- ^ 2007 London Triathlon win: article at the Daily Telegraph website.
