Tim Thackrey

Tim Thackrey (born October 1, 1979) is a retired taekwondo athlete for the USA & current strength & conditioning coach for Olympians & professional athletes. He was a seven-time US National Team Member in the flyweight class (-58 kg, 127.6 lbs) from 2000 through 2007. Notably, he won a gold medal at the 2003 Pan American Games and a bronze medal at the 2003 World Championships. He was a resident athlete at the US Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, CO from 2001 to 2003. In 2006, he was named USA Taekwondo's Male Athlete of the Year.

Thackrey is a graduate of UCLA where he attended undergraduate and graduate school, as 5 year Coach of the UCLA Taekwondo Program.

Coach Thackrey currently works as a professional strength & conditioning coach that works with Olympians and professional athletes. He had multiple athletes in the 2016 Summer Olympics including the USA's Stephen Lambdin and New Zealand's Andrea Kilday. Thackrey has also returned several times to coach Junior and Senior athletes at the United States Olympic Training Center.

Achievements 2000-2007 US National Team - [Fly] 2002 US Open - [Fly] - Bronze 2002 Pan Am Taekwondo Championships - [Fly] - Bronze 2003 US Open - [Fly] 2003/2007 US Pan Am Games Team Member [Fly] 2003 Pan Am Games - Dominican Republic [Fly] Gold 2003 World Championships - Germany [Fly] - Bronze 2006 Pan Am Taekwondo Championships - [Fly] - Bronze 2006 Pan Am Games Qualification [Fly] - Silver 2006 Dutch Open - Gold 2006 German Open - Silver 2006 US Open - Bantam - Bronze 2006 USA Athlete of the Year 2012 CrossFit SoCal Regional Competitor 2012 American Open Weightlifting Qualification

TV and podcasts Thackrey appeared in TV shows & podcasts as a strength & conditioning expert, including The Talk where he taught CrossFit to the hosts including Sharon Osbourne and Aisha Tyler, and the WOD Cast Podcast where he spoke about his athletic competitions.