Tim Shieff
Timothy "Livewire" Shieff (born March 24, 1988 in Hartford, Connecticut) is a professional English Freerunner. He is best known for winning the 2009 Barclaycard World Freerun Championship and participating on the television programme MTV's Ultimate Parkour Challenge.[1][2] Shieff uses the nickname Livewire while performing freerunning. In 2011 and 2012 he appeared in the televised American Ninja Warrior competition, and in 2014 he appeared on a special "USA vs. The World" edition of American Ninja Warrior, where he helped lead Team Europe to victory over Team USA and Team Japan.
He was the last man standing in the first series of Ninja Warrior UK and was a finalist in the second series.
Personal life
Shieff was born in Connecticut and moved to England when he was three.[3] In 2015 Shieff was arrested for climbing a listed building without permission.[4] He has been a vegan since 2012.[5][6]
Appearances
Shieff also took part in the filming of the last Harry Potter film entitled Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows, acting as a Death Eater.[7]
Career
Shieff is a member of the World Freerunning & Parkour Federation and of the British freerunning project Storm Freerun.[8][9]
References
- ↑ "Barclaycard World Freerun Championship".
- ↑ "Tim Shieff - MTV's Ultimate Parkour Challenge".
- ↑ "Tim Shieff".
- ↑ http://www.vivaactivists.org.uk/go-veggie-save-planet-says-world-champion-freerunner-tim-shieff-interview
- ↑ "Why I’m Vegan: Athlete Tim Shieff". PETA. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
- ↑ [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hcvnh-d190o&feature=youtu.be&list=PLmIqdlomtuStFtMawXWLcH9Ia2TFFkDZ3 Parkour Free Running World Champion Tim Shieff On Going Pro & Vegan]
- ↑ "Freerunner Tim takes to silver screen in new Harry Potter film". This is Derbyshire.
- ↑ ":: Welcome to World Freerunning & Parkour Federation.com ::".
- ↑ "Storm Freerun - Purple".
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