Scott Martin (born 12 October 1982 in Wodonga, Victoria) is an Australian shot putter and discus throw competitor. He rose to prominence in a National Australia Bank advertisement promoting the 2006 Commonwealth Games; in the ad, Martin was shown taking part in a ballet class to improve his discus technique. He won a bronze medal in the men's shot put at the Games, and won gold in the men's discus throw.
Martin is a three-time discus champion (2004–06). He is currently managed by the Australian arm of Athletes1, whose Director is Rick Olarenshaw.
In 2008, Martin was temporarily the Australia and Oceania shot put record holder following his performance at the Melbourne Telstra A Series. He competed at the 2008 Beijing Olympics in the shot put and 2012 London Olympics at the discus but failed to progress beyond the qualifying stage on both occasions.
Achievements Representing 1999World Youth ChampionshipsBydgoszcz, Poland6thShot put (5 kg)18.71 m2000World Junior ChampionshipsSantiago, Chile11thShot put17.60 m15th (q)Discus50.56 m2006Commonwealth GamesMelbourne, Australia 3rdShot put19.48 m 1stDiscus throw63.48 mWorld Athletics FinalStuttgart, Germany5thShot put20.38 mWorld CupAthens, Greece4thShot put20.25 m5thDiscus throw60.93 m2008Melbourne Telstra A SeriesMelbourne, Australia 1stShot put21.26 mWorld Indoor ChampionshipsValencia, Spain6thShot put20.13 mOlympic GamesBeijing, China21stShot put19.75 m2009World ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany25thShot put19.52 m2010Oceania ChampionshipsCairns, Australia 1stShot put19.55 m2012Olympic GamesLondon, United Kingdom19th (q)Discus throw62.14 m
References
External links
Athletics Australia profile National Australia Bank profile