Timothy Beck

Timothy Beck ( Assen , January 2, 1977 ) is a Dutch sprinter from Almere, who is also active as a bobsledder . In both disciplines, he represented the Netherlands at theOlympics .

Beck was well known for his bronze medal, which he won with Caimin Douglas , Patrick van Balkom and Troy Douglas on the section 4 x 100 m relay at the world championships in 2003 in Paris .



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 ==[Biography  edit ] == ===Winter Games [  edit ] === Initially Timothy Beck seemed because of his explosiveness especially suitable for the 60 m indoor . During his junior time, however, he always won silver and bronzepaste, not gold. Hence Beck after the Winter Olympics in Nagano in 1998 by bobsledder Arend Glas was persuaded to come and try once his strength and explosiveness in the bobsleigh. This proved such a success that Timothy gradually shifted the emphasis of athletics to the bobsled. Finally he opted entirely for the winter.
 * 1 Biography
 * 1.1 Winter Games
 * 1.2 Brought Back to athletics
 * 1.3 Summer
 * 1.4 Fighting for spot in relay team
 * 1.5 Dutch Athletics Championships
 * 2 Personal bests
 * 3 Performance Development

Becks bobsled aspirations brought him into this sport is not always what he had expected, but finally he did in 2002 bobsledder qualify yet for the Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, where he collaborated with Arend Glas, Arnold van Calker and Marcel Welten finished seventeenth in the four-man bobsleigh. ===Brought back to the athletics [  edit ] === Timothy Beck then approached athletics trainer Peter Verlooy, who invited him for the 4 x 100 meter project, aimed at the Athens Olympics in 2004. Verlooy Beck saw the ideal start for his relay team runner. Timothy: "I was surprised and honored at the same time, but decided to go." <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-1" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[1] Beck joined the Utrecht athletics Hellas and trained since then regularly with the relay team. It was a success, not only in the relay, but also individually. Beck was the first time Dutch champion in both the 60m indoor and the outdoor 100m, so followed by the fine performance at the World Championships in Paris. ===Summer Games <span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[  edit <span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;">In 2004, which put upward trend continues and Timothy Beck again won gold in the 60m at the indoor NK in Ghent . Subsequently were taken to the Athens Olympics. But because of faulty switch between the last two runners of the Dutch relay team, stranded ambitions Timothy Beck, Troy Douglas, Patrick van Balkom and Caimin Douglas in the second series.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;">In the following years Timothy Beck there was some national concerns sprinttop always good at, without further led to remarkable results. Yet once again managed a 4 x 100m relay team with Timothy Beck in the startersrol to do the talking during the European Championships in Gothenburg in 2006. The team, besides Beck consisting Caimin Douglas, Guus Pride and Patrick Luijk, reached the final and it was eighth with 39.64. ===Fight for place in relay team <span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[  edit <span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;">Beck, who had graduated shortly before the business economics had and now a job for three days a week, trained then hard to once again be part of the 4 x 100m relay team, who wanted to qualify for the World Championships in Osaka, end of August 2007. Two seats for this team were already fixed; had seen their performance Guus Pride and Caimin Douglas certain participants. For the remaining two spots there were four candidates, including Timothy Beck. During the Dutch championships on June 30 and July 1, 2007, he had to show that he was the right man for one of the remaining spots. Until then Beck in 2007 had not yet run faster than 10.70. "At the National Championships in late June, I will run the time on the hundred meters from 10.70 to shreds." <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-2" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[2] nevertheless did not succeed to deliver the required performance and then Beck was ultimately passed over for a spot in the relay team. ===Dutch Athletics Championships <span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[  edit <span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === ==Personal records <span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[  edit <span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == ==<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);"><span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;">[Performance  Development <span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;">edit <span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">]  ==
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