Martin Jackson (athlete)

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Marty Jackson
Jackson in 2017
Personal information
Birth nameMartin Jackson
Full nameMarty Jackson
Nickname(s)Nastee[1]
NationalityAustralia
Born (1978-02-18) 18 February 1978 (age 46)
Geelong, Australia
Height1.75[1]
Weight105 kg (231 lb)[1]
Sport
CountryAustralia
SportParalympic athletics
Event(s)Shot Put
ClubAthletics Chilwell
Coached byJohn Eden[2]
Achievements and titles
Highest world ranking4th
Personal best(s)14.04m (Shot Put)[3]
Medal record
Track and field
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 2018 Gold Coast Shot put F38

Martin Jackson also known as Marty Jackson (born 18 February 1978)[4] is an Australian Paralympic Shot Put and Discus Thrower. He is coached by former New Zealand Paralympian John Eden.[5] Jackson competes for Athletics Chilwell.[6] He is a multi-sport athlete, having previously played Grid Iron.[7] Whilst playing, he sustained an injury during a misguided tackle, which caused a knee dislocation. It led to sensory ataxia/loss of proprioception and partial paralysis lower left leg.[5] He represented Australia at the 2016 Oceania/Melanesian Championships in Fiji and the 2017 World Para Athletics Championships in London.[5] Jackson competed in the F38 classified Shot Put event at the 2017 World Para Athletics Championships. He competed in the event alongside compatriot Cameron Crombie, Iran's Javad Hardani and Sweden's Victor Svanesohn, finishing in 4th place behind the three of them with a throw of 13.31 metres.[8][9] On 7 October 2017, Jackson increased his Personal Best from 13.47m to 13.49m during a regional competition in at John Landy Athletics Field in Geelong.[10]

Jackson at John Landy Athletics Field in December 2017.

Honours[change | change source]

State championships[change | change source]

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
2018 2018 Victorian Athletics Country Championships Llanberris Reserve, Ballarat, Australia 1st Shot Put TF38 13.39m[11][12]

References[change | change source]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Marty Jackson - Dynabolics". Dynabolics.com.au. Archived from the original on 4 September 2017. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  2. "Athlete Profile: Martin Jackson". Athletics.com.au. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  3. [1][dead link]
  4. https://ozcrowd.com/campaign/665[permanent dead link]
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 "Athlete Profile: Martin Jackson". athletics.com.au.
  6. "Marty Jackson | Dynabolics". Archived from the original on 2017-09-04. Retrieved 2017-10-09.
  7. "Second chance a shot in the arm". Geelong Advertiser. 1 July 2016.
  8. https://www.paralympic.org/static/info/resLO2017/pdf/LO2017/AT/LO2017_AT_C73S_ATM338101.pdf
  9. "World Para Athletics Championship Daily Run | Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games". Archived from the original on 2017-09-04. Retrieved 2017-10-09.
  10. https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/content_link/R1s5Whbqvg8R957mdM7g6G6KOcRmsptTYkR576glHkl5L3Qm1Xe4UgTiemxwsofe/file[permanent dead link]
  11. https://www.mastersrankings.com/athlete-profile/?x1=2018&x8=1120390300153518ALANHAWKINS&citizen=AUS
  12. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-02-05. Retrieved 2018-02-04.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)


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