Tim Leathart

Tim Leathart (born 22 September 1989) is an Australian track and field athlete specialising in the 100 meters who has competed in the World Championships.

Tim Leathart
Personal information
Full nameTimothy Leathart
Nickname(s)Big Yeasty
NationalityAustralian
Born (1989-09-22) 22 September 1989[1]
Darlinghurst, New South Wales[2]
ResidenceSydney, New South Wales[2]
Sport
Country Australia
SportAthletics
Event(s)100 M
4x100 meters relay
Coached byJohn Patchett[2]
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
  • 100 M: 10.24 (2013)[3]

Records and rankings

Leathart is a one-time gold medalist and two-time silver medalist in the 100 meters in the Australian National Track & Field Championships.[1] Leathart's current Australian all-time rankings are listed below.

EventRanking
100 M14th[4]
200 M34th[4]


Competitions

Olympic Games

Leathart was selected in the five-member team for the 4x100 meters at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom. However, he was not one of the four athletes to run in the actual race.[1]

Senior World Championships

Leathart was selected for the World Championships in the 4 x 100 meters relay along with Jarrod Geddes, Joshua Ross and Andrew McCabe (sprinter)Andrew McCabe.[5] The team competed in heat three, but did not finish.[1]

Statistics

Personal bests
EventPerformanceVenueDate
60 M7.22Sydney19 December 2009
100 M10.24Sydney9 March 2013
200 M20.71Sydney9 March 2013

Source:[3]

Achievements
Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Australia
2013 World Championships Moscow, Russia DNF 4 x 100 meters With Jarrod Geddes, Joshua Ross and Andrew McCabe (sprinter)Andrew McCabe

Source:[3]

References
  1. "Tim Leathart". Australian Athletics Historical Results. Archived from the original on 18 February 2014. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
  2. "London 2012 - Tim Leathart's profile". London 2012. Archived from the original on 23 October 2014. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
  3. "All Athletics - Tim Leathart's profile". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
  4. "Australian Athletics - 2013 ALMANAC". Australian Athletics. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
  5. "4x100 meters relay competition document" (PDF). p. 3. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 May 2014. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
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