Tim McRae was a US weightlifter at the 1992 and 1996 Olympics. He also won three bronze medals at the 1995 and 1999 Pan American Games. McRae was a five-time US Champion (1989, 1991, 1993-94, 1996), and competed at the World Championships in 1991 and 1993-95. He also competed at the 1989 and 1990 World Junior Championships. McRae won three World Cup events and was a five-time champion at the US Olympic Festival (1989, 1991, 1993-95). He later became a teacher in New Smyrna Beach Florida, and also coached weightlifting in that area.