Martin Jackson (athlete)

Martin Jackson also known as Marty Jackson (born 18 February 1978)[4] is an Australian Paralympic athletics (shot put and discus thrower) and para ice hockey player.

Marty Jackson

Jackson in 2017
Personal information
Birth name	Martin Jackson
Full name	Marty Jackson
Nickname(s)	Nastee[1]
Nationality	Australia
Born	18 February 1978 Geelong, Australia
Height	1.75[1]
Weight	105 kg (231 lb)[1]
Sport
Country	Australia
Sport	Paralympic athletics
Event(s)	Shot Put
Club	Athletics Chilwell
Coached by	John Eden[2]
Achievements and titles
Highest world ranking	4th
Personal best(s)	14.04m (Shot Put)[3]
Medal record Track and field World Para Athletics Championships 2019 Dubai Men's shot put F38 Commonwealth Games 2018 Gold Coast Shot put F38

Personal life

Jackson is a qualified level 5 Arborist.[2] Jackson idolizes Denmark's F44 Shot Put Thrower Jackie Christiansen.[1] He practices his strength and conditioning at Anytime Fitness in Geelong, Elite Training Centre, Geelong and the Geelong Cats High Performance Centre [1]

Grid Iron

Jackson played Gridiron for Geelong club Geelong Buccaneers and had representative honours with Victoria in 2010 and 2012. He was also inducted into the Geelong Buccaneers ‘Ring of Champions’ in recognition for his hard nosed style of play on the gridiron field. Jackson was also the first to be granted Life Membership to the Geelong Buccaneers.[1] 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.[2]

Athletics

Jackson at John Landy Athletics Field in December 2017.

2014

He commenced Track-and-Field Athletics in 2014.[2] He took up throwing events such as discus, shot put and javelin.[5]

2016

In 2016, he represented Australia at the Oceania Melanesian Regional Athletics Championships in Fiji.[6]

On 5 December 2016, the Geelong Advertiser announced that Jackson had won the Barwon Sports Academy Lee Troop Award for 2016.[6]

2017

On 8 June 2017, the Geelong Advertiser announced that Marty Jackson was selected represent Australia at the World Para-Athletics Championships in London.[7]

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] Jackson was one of three Geelong Para Athletes, as well as Sam McIntosh and Jemima Moore, to be selected for the Championships.[10]

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.[3]

2018

At the 2018 Commonwealth Games at the Gold Coast, Queensland, Jackson won a Silver medal in the Men's F38 Shot Put.

2019

At the 2019 World Para Athletics Championships in Dubai, he won the bronze medal in the Men's Shot Put F38 with a personal best throw of 15.14m. [11]

He is coached by former New Zealand Paralympian John Eden.[2] Jackson competes for Athletics Chilwell in the Victorian Athletic League.[1]

Para Ice Hockey

Jackson has been selected to compete in the inaugural Australian men's para ice hockey team at the 2018 World Para Ice Hockey Championships in Finland.[12]

Honours

State championships

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
2018	2018 Victorian Athletics Country Championships	Llanberris Reserve, Ballarat, Australia	1st	Shot Put TF38	13.39m[13][14]

References

1. "Marty Jackson - Dynabolics". Dynabolics.com.au. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
2. "Athlete Profile: Martin Jackson". Athletics.com.au. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
4. "MY PARA-ATHLETIC JOURNEY". Ozcrowd.com. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 4 September 2017. Retrieved 4 September 2017.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
6. Wade, Nick (5 December 2016). "Marty Jackson wins Barwon Sports Academy's 2016 Lee Troop Award". The Geelong Advertiser. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
8. "2017 World Para Athletics Championships : London, 14-23 July : MEN'S SHOT PUT F38 FINAL" (PDF). Paralympic.org. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
9. "World Para Athletics Championship Daily Run - Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games". Gold Coast 2018.
10. "London 2017 - Para World Champs". Geelongathletics. Archived from the original on 4 September 2017. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
11. "World Para Athletics Championships Dubai - Day 5 Recap". Athletics Australia. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
12. "Australia to debut its first men's Para Ice Hockey Team". Australian Paralympic Committee Website. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
13. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 5 February 2018. Retrieved 4 February 2018.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
14. "2018 Victorian Country Track and Field Championships - 26/01/2018 to 28/01/2018 : Llanberris Reserve : Results" (PDF). Athsvic.org.au. Retrieved 8 April 2018.

External links

• Athletics Australia Profile