Further Information
Competition Stats
AUSTRALIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS:
Shot put: 1996 - 1st (U20), 1997 - 1st (U20) 2nd
(open), 1998 - 1st (open) 1st (CGT), 2000 - 1st (open) 1st (OGT),
2001 - 1st, 2002 - 1st, 2003 - 1st, 2004 - 1st, 2007 - 2nd (1st
Australian), 2008 - 1st, 2009 - 1st
Discus: 1996 - 1st (open)
INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS:
Commonwealth Games: 1998 - shot 7th (18.44m), 2002
- shot 1st (20.91m)
Olympic Games: 2000 - shot qual round (18.59m),
2004 - shot 7th (20.31m), 2008 – shot qual round (19.91m)
World Cup: 1998 - shot 7th (18.26m), 2002 - 2nd
(20.77m)
World junior championships: 1994 - shot 12th
(15.67m), discus qual round (45.18m); 1996 - shot 2nd (18.21m),
discus qual round (48.70m)
World championships: 2001 - shot qual round
(18.70m), 2003 - 4th (20.61m), 2009 - Shot put qualifying round
10th (19.94)
World indoor championships: 2003 - shot put 5th
(20.65m)
ANNUAL PROGRESSION:
Shot put
1993 14.75m
1994 16.10m
1995 17.25m
1996 18.21m
1997 18.56m
1998 19.36m
1999 18.49m
2000 20.35m
2001 20.14m
2002 20.91m
2003 20.96m
2004 20.79m
2005 DNC
2006 19.97m
2007 19.76m
2008 20.53m
2009 20.39m
EVENTS / PERSONAL BESTS:
Discus throw: 59.10m - Brisbane, 16/02/07
Shot put: 20.96m - Brisbane, 5/04/03
RECORD(S):
National record - shot put: 20.96m - Brisbane,
5/04/03
National record - shot put (indoors): 20.69m
Commonwealth Games record - shot put: 20.91m -
Manchester (GBR), 31/07/02
Interesting Facts
Justin featured in an airline advertising campaign during the 2000
Olympic Games. In June 2004 his former coach Scott Murphy, a
strength and conditioning coach with the Brisbane Lions AFL club,
re-located to Bath in England to work with a rugby team.