Martin Jackson (athlete)

Martin Jackson also known as Marty Jackson (born 18 February 1978)https://ozcrowd.com/campaign/665 is an Australian Paralympic Shot Put and Discus Thrower. He is coached by former New Zealand Paralympian John Eden. Jackson competes for Athletics Chilwell. He is a multi-sport athlete, having previously played Grid Iron. 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. He represented Australia at the 2016 Oceania/Melanesian Championships in Fiji and the  2017 World Para Athletics Championships in London. 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.https://www.paralympic.org/static/info/resLO2017/pdf/LO2017/AT/LO2017_AT_C73S_ATM338101.pdf 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.https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/content_link/R1s5Whbqvg8R957mdM7g6G6KOcRmsptTYkR576glHkl5L3Qm1Xe4UgTiemxwsofe/file

200px|thumb|right|Jackson at John Landy Athletics Field in December 2017.

Honours
State championships
 Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes20182018 Victorian Athletics Country ChampionshipsLlanberris Reserve, Ballarat, Australia1stShot Put TF3813.39mhttps://www.mastersrankings.com/athlete-profile/?x1=2018&x8=1120390300153518ALANHAWKINS&citizen=AUS

References

Other websites
 Athletics Australia Profile 

Category:1978 births
Category:Living people
Category:Australian athletes
Category:Sportspeople from Geelong