Martin Happy With Second European Performance

Commonwealth Champion Scott Martin competed in his second competition of the European season on the weekend. Here he shares his thoughts on his performance.

Hi Guys,

Well it was my second comp for the European season yesterday and was a pretty good result. Results below.

Discus was feeling really good, conditions where not too bad either. There was a good wind, maybe a bit left-handed but it started raining about 10min before the comp started and rained the whole way through. I have to admit though I don' think it effected me too bad.

I had a great comp, 4 over 60m and I just fouled a throw around 63 or 64m. I am in pretty good shape. Technically very close, I think by Oslo on 2nd June I will be ready for big throw. Hope so anyway.

Shot put was better than expected as well. I have not trained too much for it over the past 3 weeks, but given the conditions I did well I think. Also had a bigger foul, about 19,90m maybe. But the 2 throws at 19.5m felt pretty ordinary. I think because of the wet ring I was a bit cautious. Anyway I am pretty happy and ready for the next meet.

Halle was a great meet. Just throwing. There where good crowds (despite the rain) out to watch and they would clap the throwers in like they would for a long jumper in Aus. It was a very packed schedule however so I did not get to watch any other events.

We had the banquet last night, which was fun, good chance to drink with some of the throwers and catch up with Dariusz. They had a massive stage show but it was all in German so I had no idea what was going on. But I did not need to know German when they started dancing around the tables and handing out sausages, pretty funny.

Enjoy the cold weather,

Scott

Shot Put
1. Bartels, Ralf 1978 SC Neubrandenburg 20,20 m
19,84 x 20,20 19,94 20,05 19,84
2. Häggblom, Robert 1982 Finnland 20,13 m
19,45 20,13 x x x x
3. Bock, Detlef 1974 VfL Wolfsburg 20,11 m
19,81 x 19,59 20,11 x x
4. Sack, Peter 1979 LAZ Leipzig 20,10 m
x 20,02 x 20,03 20,10 x
5. Dittmar, Andy 1974 LG Ohra Hörsel 19,92 m
x 19,47 19,92 x x x
6. Scott, Martin 1980 Australien 19,56 m
x 18,48 19,56 19,49 19,13 x
7. Hahn, Sven-Eric 1980 VfL Sindelfingen 18,55 m
18,55 18,45 17,91 18,02 17,89 18,50
8. Frometa Paumier, Alexis 1975 Kuba 18,44 m
17,80 17,56 17,53 17,83 18,44 x

Discus
1. Alekna, Virgilius 1972 L itauen 69,62 m
69,62 67,76 67,42 x 67,10 66,82
2. Riedel, Lars 1967 LAC Erdgas Chemnitz 66,24 m
58,95 64,14 x x 66,24 x
3. Harting, Robert 1984 SCC Berlin 63,51 m
60,83 x 59,04 61,89 63,51 x
4. Kruger, Frantz 1975 Republik Südafrika 63,28 m
x 62,52 59,51 x 63,28 x
5. Malachowski, Piotr 1983 Polen 62,90 m
62,90 x 58,80 60,13 60,88 59,34
6. Möllenbeck, Michael 1969 TV Wattenscheid 01 62,64 m
x 59,18 62,64 x 60,46 x
7. Scott, Martin 1980 Australien 61,16 m
60,98 61,11 x x 60,05 61,16
8. Slowik, Dariusz 1977 Kanada 60,20 m
55,93 57,80 60,20 59,93 58,23 59,18
9. van Daele, Jo 1972 Belgien 59,82 m
x x 59,82
10. Krawczyk, Andrzej 1976 Polen 59,22 m
59,22 x x
11. Lischka, Michael 1972 LG Eintracht Frankfurt 58,67 m
55,30 56,48 58,67
12. Schmidt, Torsten 1974 1.LAV Rostock 56,76 m
56,76 x 55,95