Tim Nedow

{{Infobox sportsperson

| name = Tim Nedow

| image = Tim Nedow in 2015.jpg

| caption = Nedow in 2015

| full_name = Timothy Nedow

| nationality =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1990|10|16}}

| birth_place = Brockville, Canada

| height = 1.95 m{{usurped|1=[https://archive.today/20150124230032/http://results.glasgow2014.com/athlete/swimming/1035902/tim_nedow.html 2014 CWG profile]}}

| weight = 140 kg (2014)

| sport = Athletics

| event = Shot put

| club =

| pb = Outdoor: 21.02, Toronto 2018
Indoor: 21.33, Stockholm 2016

| medaltemplates =

{{MedalCountry |{{CAN}} }}

{{MedalCompetition | North American, Central American and Caribbean Championships }}

}}

Timothy "Tim" Nedow (born October 16, 1990) is a Canadian track and field athlete who competes in the shot put and discus throw.{{Cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/olympics/summer/2016/athletes/_/athlete/55058|title=Summer Olympics Bio - Tim Nedow|website=ESPN.com}} He has personal bests of {{T&Fcalc|21.33}} in the shot put and {{T&Fcalc|61.49}} in the discus throw. He was the bronze medalist at the 2014 Commonwealth Games and the 2013 Francophonie Games and a five-time champion of the Canadian Track and Field Championships (2011 discus, both shot put and discus in 2013 and 2014). He has also competed at the World Championships in Athletics, in 2013, and twice at the Summer Universiade. He studied and competed athletically at the University of Tulsa and DePaul University.

Career

=Early life=

Born in Brockville to Jim and Wendy Nedow, he was initially a versatile athlete, competing in the high jump, basketball, shot put and triple jump. He grew quickly in his teenage years and reached {{height|m=1.95}}.{{usurped|1=[https://archive.today/20140805061242/http://results.glasgow2014.com/athlete/athletics/1035902/t_nedow.html Tim Nedow]}}. Glasgow2014. Retrieved on 2014-07-28. He switched to focus on throwing events in his late teens and was the Canadian junior (under-20) champion in the shot put. He attended Thousand Islands Secondary School before going on to major in arts and sciences at the University of Tulsa.{{Cite web|url=http://www.tulsahurricane.com/sports/c-track/mtt/nedow_tim00.html|title=Tim Nedow Bio – Tulsa Official Athletic Site|date=|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140728234101/http://www.tulsahurricane.com/sports/c-track/mtt/nedow_tim00.html|archive-date=2014-07-28}} He competed collegiately for the Tulsa Golden Hurricane and in his first season won the Conference USA title in the discus with a throw of {{T&Fcalc|49.79}} – the second best ever mark by a Tulsa college athlete.{{Cite web|url=https://depaulbluedemons.com/sports/track-and-field/roster/tim-nedow/1047|title=Tim Nedow – TRACK AND FIELD|website=DePaul University Athletics}} His international debut for Canada came at the 2009 Pan American Junior Athletics Championships, where he set a personal record of {{T&Fcalc|19.00}} to take the bronze medal in the junior implement shot put.[http://www.usatf.org/events/2009/PanAmericanJuniorAthleticsChampionships/ 2009 Pan American Junior Athletics Championships]. USA Track & Field. Retrieved on 2014-07-28.

=DePaul University=

Nedow changed college after his first year and began studying at DePaul University, gaining a place on their DePaul Blue Demons track team. There he worked under coach Dave Dopek, a former NCAA indoor champion.{{cite news |last=Hersh |first=Philip |date=February 16, 2012 |title=DePaul's Nedow has real shot at Canada's Olympic team |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/ct-xpm-2012-02-16-ct-spt-0217-hersh-colleges-20120217-story.html |url-status=live |work=Chicago Tribune |location=Chicago, Illinois |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210717012012/https://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/ct-xpm-2012-02-16-ct-spt-0217-hersh-colleges-20120217-story.html |archive-date=July 17, 2021 |access-date=January 28, 2024}} He was third in the shot put at the Big East Conference indoor meet. Outdoors he was fourth in the shot put and sixth in the discus at the Big East Championships, then was a finalist at the NCAA Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championship. He ended the season with bests of {{T&Fcalc|17.90}} for the shot put and {{T&Fcalc|53.89}} for the discus. He was a much improved athlete in 2011 and threw a personal record of {{T&Fcalc|19.18}} in January. He won the Big East shot put titles indoors and out, as well as a fourth-place finish in the discus throw at the outdoor meet. His appearance at the NCAA Men's Indoor Track and Field Championship broke a nine-year absence for DePaul University, although Nedow failed to record a valid mark. He placed in the top twenty of both throws at the 2011 NCAA Outdoor meet. He began to establish himself at national level, coming second in the shot put at the Canadian Track and Field Championships. He made his second international appearance through the Summer Universiade and he finished twelfth at the event in Shenzhen, China.[http://www.tilastopaja.org/db/atm.php?ID=117195&Season=2011&Odd=0 Tim Nedow]. Tilastopaja. Retrieved on 2014-07-28.

Nedow opened his 2012 indoor season with seven straight shot put wins, including a school record of {{T&Fcalc|20.51}} to retain the Big East title. At the NCAA Indoor Championships he was two metres shorter, ended the competition in thirteenth. Outdoor personal bests followed at the Drake Relays where he won both his throwing specialities with a mark of {{T&Fcalc|19.69}} in the shot and {{T&Fcalc|58.30}} in the discus. He improved his discus best at the Big East Outdoor Championships, winning his first title in the event with a best of {{T&Fcalc|58.60}}. He was below-par in the shot put, however, coming in second place with a sub-18-metre throw. He preceded the 2012 Canadian Championships in a discus best of {{T&Fcalc|59.24}} and went on to win his first national title in the event that June. In the shot put, he placed third with a new best of {{T&Fcalc|20.21}} behind the more established Dylan Armstrong and Justin Rodhe. He did not qualify for the 2012 Olympics as he did not have the "A" standard, but he represented his country at the 2012 NACAC Under-23 Championships in Athletics, coming fourth in the shot and sixth in the discus.

=Professional career=

Nedow turned professional after finishing university and began to train with fellow Canadian thrower Dylan Armstrong and his coach Anatoliy Bondarchuk. He threw a shot put best of {{T&Fcalc|20.74}} in April then went on to complete a shot put/discus double at the 2013 Canadian Championships.Pettibone, Steve (2013-06-28). [http://www.recorder.ca/2013/06/28/fresh-off-winning-pair-of-golds-at-nationals-nedow-prepares-for-worlds Fresh off gold at nationals, Nedow prepares for worlds]. Recorder. Retrieved on 2014-07-28. He failed to register a mark at the 2013 Universiade, but was selected for the shot put 2013 World Championships in Athletics (his first senior global event) and competed in the first round only. He ended the year with a bronze medal performance in the shot put at the Francophonie Games.

He added to his personal best in the shot put at the beginning of 2014, throwing {{T&Fcalc|20.98}} in La Jolla, California. He won both shot put and discus titles at the 2014 Canadian Championships. This earned him a place at the 2014 Commonwealth Games. A put of {{T&Fcalc|20.59}} in the final of that competition brought him the bronze medal.

Nedow has qualified to compete at the 2020 Summer Olympics.{{cite web|url=https://olympic.ca/2021/07/03/team-canada-to-have-57-competitors-in-athletics-at-tokyo-2020/|title=Team Canada to have 57 competitors in athletics at Tokyo 2020|last=Nichols|first=Paula|date=3 July 2021|website=www.olympic.ca/|publisher=Canadian Olympic Committee|accessdate=3 July 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/summer/trackandfield/canadian-olympic-athletics-team-july-3-1.6089148|title=57 athletes nominated to Canada's Olympic track & field team|date=3 July 2021|website=www.cbc.ca/|publisher=CBC Sports|access-date=3 July 2021}}

Personal bests

Shot put – {{T&Fcalc|20.98}} (2014)
Indoor – {{T&Fcalc|21.33}} (2016)
Discus throw – {{T&Fcalc|61.49}} (2015)

References

External links

{{World Athletics|14364723}}
{{Athletics Canada|tim-nedow}}
{{Team Canada|tim-nedow}}
{{Olympics.com profile}}
{{Olympedia}}
{{2018 Commonwealth Games profile|athletics/athlete-profile-n6030191-tim-nedow}}
{{2014 Commonwealth Games profile|athletics/1035902/t_nedow}}
{{CGF|62854|Timothy Nedow}}

Category:Living people

Category:1990 births

Category:Sportspeople from Brockville

Category:Canadian male shot putters

Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2014 Commonwealth Games

Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Commonwealth Games

Category:Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Canada

Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2015 Pan American Games

Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2019 Pan American Games

Category:Pan American Games silver medalists for Canada

Category:World Athletics Championships athletes for Canada

Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics