1. Tim Don competed in the London Youth Games where he represented Hounslow in the triathlon.
12 Facts About Tim Don
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Tim Don competed at the first Olympic triathlon at the 2000 Summer Olympics.
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Tim Don took tenth place with a total time of 1hr 49min 28.85sec.
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Tim Don was controversially selected for the 2008 Beijing Olympics despite serving a ban for missed out of competition drug tests.
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At the Beijing Olympics Tim Don failed to finish after exiting the swim in 48th place and was pulled out of the race by officials for being too far behind on the bike leg.
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On 3 September 2006 in Lausanne Tim Don became World Champion after finishing 17 seconds in front of Hamish Carter.
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Tim Don bridged the gap alone and caught the lead group on lap 5 out of 6, then took the lead along with Carter on the run, breaking clear about halfway through.
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The ban expired on 25 December 2006, but a byelaw meant that Tim Don remained ineligible for Olympic selection.
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On Friday, 25 May 2007, Tim Don was cleared by the British Olympic Association for selection for future Olympic Games after appealing against a ban for missing doping tests.
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The BOA appeals panel whilst clearing Tim Don to compete in future Olympic Games criticised him for being "indisputably careless and irresponsible".
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Tim Don set a new Ironman world best time with 7:40:23 at Ironman South American Championship in Florianopolis, Brazil on 28 May 2017.
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Two days before the 2017 Ironman World Championships, Tim Don was hit by a car whilst riding along the Queen K highway near Kona International Airport in Hawaii.