Tim Seaman

Tim Seaman

Tim Seaman at the 2012 US Olympic Trials 50 km racewalk in Santee, California
Personal information
Born May 14, 1972
North Kingstown, Rhode Island, United States
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight 64 kg (141 lb)
Sport
Sport Race walking
Club New York Athletic Club

Timothy "Tim" M. Seaman (born May 14, 1972) is an American race walker who competed at the 2000 and 2004 Olympics.[1]

Seaman made a habit of winning the 5000 metres racewalk at the USA Indoor Track and Field Championships, winning 12 of the last 13 times the event was held (his first ten, consecutively).[2] On April 20, 2004, he set the still standing American record in the 10-km walk at 39:22.7 in Storetveitmarsje, Norway.[3]

Seaman is currently the cross country, women's track and field and distance running coach for Cuyamaca College. His wife Rachel Seaman is also an Olympic racewalker.[1]

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing the  United States
1999 World Championships Seville, Spain 24th 20 km
2000 Olympic Games Sydney, Australia 40th 20 km
2001 World Championships Edmonton, Canada — 20 km DSQ
2003 Pan American Games Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 7th 20 km
2004 Olympic Games Athens, Greece 20th 20 km
2005 World Championships Helsinki, Finland 31st 20 km
2007 World Championships Osaka, Japan 31st 20 km
2010 US National Championships Des Moines, United States 2nd 20 km

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Tim Seaman. sports-reference
  2. ↑ "USA Track & Field – USA Indoor Track & Field Champions. Men's 5,000 m Race Walk". usatf.org.
  3. ↑ "Statistics – Records". USATF. January 17, 2012. Retrieved March 2, 2013.

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