Timothy Hawker
Timothy Hawker (born May 8, 1980 ) is an American bocce player.
By giving birth before his lungs were fully functional, Hawker suffered from an insufficient supply of oxygen to the brain. This resulted in infantile cerebral palsy , which primarily affects his motor skills. Furthermore, Hawker is deaf and cannot speak, which means that he can only communicate using sign language.
When Hawker learned about the United Cerebral Palsy Athletic Association (now known as the National Disability Sports Alliance ) at the age of twelve , it was his first encounter with the sport of bocce. A year later the family had to move to Chicago because Hawker's father had been transferred there. Once there, Hawker joined the Windy City Warriors and started playing bocce, although he could barely hold the ball at the beginning. In his career as an athlete, Hawker has so far participated in the Paralympic Games three times .
By 2001 he attended Springfield High School in Holland , Ohio . He currently works for Lott Industries in Toledo , Ohio.
successes
- 1997: Robin Hood Games in Nottingham , England : Bronze
- 1997: American Boccia Championships in Vancouver : 5th place
- 1998: Boccia World Championships on Long Island , New York City : 33rd place
- 1999: Pan America Boccia Games in Mar del Plata , Argentina : 33rd place
- 2000: Summer Paralympics in Sydney : 21st place
- 2002: Boccia World Championships in Portugal : 22nd place
- 2002: Boccia Americans Championships in Topeka , Kansas : Silver
- 2003: Boccia World Championship in New Zealand : 31st place
- 2004: Summer Paralympics in Athens : 16th place
- 2005: American Boccia Championship in Mar del Plata, Argentina: 5th place
- 2006: Boccia World Championship in Rio de Janeiro , Brazil : 5th place
- 2007: Boccia World Cup in Vancouver: 16th place
- 2008: Summer Paralympics in Beijing
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| SURNAME | Hawker, Timothy |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American bocce player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 8, 1980 |