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Tim Prendergast

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New Zealand
Athletics
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Biography

Impairment information

Type of Impairment
Vision impairment
Classification
T13, F13

Further personal information

Residence
London, ENG
Occupation
Athlete, Motivational Speaker
Languages
English
Higher education
Victoria University: Wellington, NZL

Sport specific information

When and where did you begin this sport?
He began running in 1990 at school in Wellington, New Zealand.
Why this sport?
"Cricket was my passion before my sight loss but running became an option as my sight deteriorated. My family was involved in running and I fell in love with the sport."

International debut

Year
1998
Competing for
New Zealand
Location
Madrid, ESP

General interest

Nicknames
Prendo (wgel.org.uk, 18 Dec 2011)
Most influential person in career
His parents. (Athlete, 09 Aug 2012)
Hero / Idol
English athlete Roger Bannister. (sportengland.org, 01 Mar 2010)
Injuries
In 2011 he had Achilles tendinopathy. (skysports.com, 04 Jan 2012)
Sporting philosophy / motto
"Make your dreams more than a vision." (sportengland.org, 01 Mar 2010)
Ambitions
To run a marathon in under two hours and 30 minutes. (Twitter profile, 24 Mar 2015)
Impairment
He has lost 95% of his sight. He began losing his vision at age eight. (skysports.com, 04 Jan 2012)

Results

Unit Date Rank
Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games (Sydney, Australia)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Men's 800 m T13 Final Round 2
Men's 1500 m T13 Final Round 2
Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games (Beijing, China)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Men's 5000 m T13 Final Round 4
Men's 5000 m T13 Heat 1 2
Men's 1500 m T13 Final Round 5
Men's 1500 m T13 Heat 2 1
Men's 800 m T13 Final Round 6
IPC Athletics World Championships Assen 2006 (Assen, Netherlands)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Men's 1500 m T13 Final Round 2
Men's 800 m T13 Final Round 2
Athens 2004 Paralympic Games (Athens, Greece)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Men's 1500 m T13 Final Round 4
Men's 1500 m T13 Heat 1 2
Men's 800 m T13 Final Round 1
2011 IPC Athletics World Championships (Christchurch, New Zealand)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Men's 1500 m T13 Final 2011-01-23 7
London 2012 Paralympic Games (London, Great Britain)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Men's 1500 m T13 Heat 2 2012-09-02 6
Men's 1500 m T13 Final Round 2012-09-04 6
Men's 800 m T13 Heat 1 2012-09-07 3
Men's 800 m T13 Final Round 2012-09-08 5