He was born in
Tunbridge Wells,
Kent, England and completed his
Ph.D. degree at
the University of Alberta, having completed master's degrees in economics and public administration at
Queen's University and his undergraduate studies at the
Brasenose College, Oxford. Berrett was a member of Tonbridge AC and finished second behind
Phil Vesty in the 3,000 metres walk event at the British
1984 AAA Championships. In
2007 at Osaka, he competed in his ninth IAAF Athletics World Championships, a world record for a male track and field athlete, equaled by Spanish race walker
Jesús Ángel García and Jamaican hurdler
Danny McFarlane in the
2009 World Championships in Athletics (
Berlin). Berrett is married to former
field hockey international
Tara Croxford, who also competed at the Barcelona Games for her native country. == Personal bests ==