Tim Male
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Tim Male is an Olympic rower who represented Great Britain
in the lightweight four at the Olympic Games
in 2004. He finished second in the lightweight men's single at the 2006 Great Britain Senior Selection Trials in Belgium.
Tim started to row at The Oratory School
after deciding that he was a less–than–exceptional cox. After school he moved on to the University of Southampton
to study music and continued with his rowing, winning his first GB vest in the World Under 23 Championships in 1996 and finishing 8th in the singles.
Tim joined Tideway Scullers
School after university and graduated to the senior team in 1998. From then until 2002 he raced in the lightweight double and then moved to the lightweight four in the 2002/3 and 2003/4 seasons, qualifying for the Olympic Games at the 2003 World Rowing Championships
in Milan and finishing 13th in Athens
.
He was selected for the Sydney Olympics in 2000 to compete in the lightweight double scull
but broke his wrist in a freak training accident days before the Games were due to start.
Until 2002 he was a sculler and he returned to sculling
for the 2005 season, winning a bronze medal in the lightweight men's single scull
at the Eton World Cup before finishing fourth at the Lucerne World Cup in July.
Tim is also a talented violinist. He married Jennie in 2003 and in 2005 they became the parents of a baby daughter, Maggie. He is now a rowing coach at Whitgift School
in South Croydon
.
World Championships
World U23 Championships
Great Britain
Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles...
in the lightweight four at the Olympic Games
Olympic Games
The Olympic Games is a major international event featuring summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games have come to be regarded as the world’s foremost sports competition where more than 200 nations participate...
in 2004. He finished second in the lightweight men's single at the 2006 Great Britain Senior Selection Trials in Belgium.
Tim started to row at The Oratory School
The Oratory School
The Oratory School is a Roman Catholic, independent school for boys in Woodcote, Berkshire. It is the last Catholic all-boys boarding school remaining in Great Britain. It has approximately 420 pupils...
after deciding that he was a less–than–exceptional cox. After school he moved on to the University of Southampton
University of Southampton
The University of Southampton is a British public university located in the city of Southampton, England, a member of the Russell Group. The origins of the university can be dated back to the founding of the Hartley Institution in 1862 by Henry Robertson Hartley. In 1902, the Institution developed...
to study music and continued with his rowing, winning his first GB vest in the World Under 23 Championships in 1996 and finishing 8th in the singles.
Tim joined Tideway Scullers
Tideway Scullers
Tideway Scullers School is a rowing club located on the tideway of the River Thames in Chiswick, London.The club is very successful at both junior and senior level...
School after university and graduated to the senior team in 1998. From then until 2002 he raced in the lightweight double and then moved to the lightweight four in the 2002/3 and 2003/4 seasons, qualifying for the Olympic Games at the 2003 World Rowing Championships
World Rowing Championships
The World Rowing Championships is an international rowing regatta organized by FISA . It is a week long event held at the end of the northern hemisphere summer and in non-Olympic years is the highlight of the international rowing calendar.The first event was held in Lucerne, Switzerland in 1962...
in Milan and finishing 13th in Athens
Athens
Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...
.
He was selected for the Sydney Olympics in 2000 to compete in the lightweight double scull
Double scull
A double scull is a rowing boat used in the sport of competitive rowing. It is designed for two persons who propel the boat by sculling with two oars, one in each hand....
but broke his wrist in a freak training accident days before the Games were due to start.
Until 2002 he was a sculler and he returned to sculling
Sculling
Sculling generally refers to a method of using oars to propel watercraft in which the oar or oars touch the water on both the port and starboard sides of the craft, or over the stern...
for the 2005 season, winning a bronze medal in the lightweight men's single scull
Single scull
A single scull is a rowing boat used in the sport of competitive rowing. It is designed for a single person who propels the boat with two oars, one in each hand....
at the Eton World Cup before finishing fourth at the Lucerne World Cup in July.
Tim is also a talented violinist. He married Jennie in 2003 and in 2005 they became the parents of a baby daughter, Maggie. He is now a rowing coach at Whitgift School
Whitgift School
Whitgift School is an independent day school educating approximately 1,400 boys aged 10 to 18 in South Croydon, London in a parkland site.- History and grounds :...
in South Croydon
South Croydon
South Croydon is a locality in Greater London, the area surrounding the valley south of central Croydon about 1 km in radius, centred on the Red Deer public house on the Brighton Road. It is part of the South Croydon post town and in the London Borough of Croydon...
.
Competitive records
Olympic Games- 2004 13th lightweight four
World Championships
- 2003 11th lightweight four
- 2002 11th lightweight double scull
- 2001 11th lightweight double scull
- 1999 9th lightweight double scull
- 1998 13th lightweight double scull
- 1996 reserve lightweight sculling squad
World U23 Championships
- 1997 7th lightweight single scull
- 1996 8th lightweight single scull