2019/20 6 x Tokyo Paralympic Qualifiers F44 Discus - Sarah Edmiston
2017 World Para Athletics Championship (Dubai, UAE) F44 Discus SILVER Medal - Sarah Edmiston
2019 Australian Athletics Para F44 Discus Record - Sarah Edmiston
2019 Rebound WA Sports Star of the Year - Sarah Edmiston
2017/18 WAIS Athlete of the Year Top 4 - Sarah Edmiston
2017 Rebound WA Breakthrough Athlete of the Year - Sarah Edmiston
2017 World Para Athletics Championships (London, ENG) F44 Discus BRONZE Medal - Sarah Edmiston
2017 World Para Athletics Championships (London, ENG) F44 Shot Put 7th place - Sarah Edmiston
2017 West Coast Athletics League (Inc.) Hall of Fame Athlete
2016/17 West Coast Athletics League (Inc.) Trainer of the Year
2015/16 West Coast Athletics League (Inc.) Trainer of the Year
2014/15 West Coast Athletics League (Inc.) Trainer of the Year
2013/14 West Coast Athletics League (Inc.) Trainer of the Year
2012/13 West Coast Athletics League (Inc.) Trainer of the Year
2013 World Para Athletics Championships (Lyon, FRA) T13 100m 5th place - Chad Perris
2013 World Para Athletics Championships (Lyon, FRA) T13 200m 10th place - Chad Perris
2012 Australian Athletics Confederation Administrator of the Year
2010-2012 WA Department of Sport & Recreation High Performance Coaching Scholarship
Australian Record Holder: 4x100m relay: 39.51sec (Australian Open Club Best)
WA State Record Holder: Men's Open 4x100m relay: 39.51sec (Curtin University) | Men's Open 110m hurdles (9 years from 23/2/1995 - 28/2/2004): 14.14sec (-1.0) | M35 110m hurdles: (99cm) 16.48sec | M40 60m: 7.27sec & 110m hurdles (99cm): 15.72sec.
National Medals: Open - 1994/95 110mh Silver | 1993/94 110mh Bronze | 1995/96 110mh Bronze | Junior - 1984/85 U16 100mh Gold.
Major Professional Victories: 1987 Port Hedland Gift (WA) | 1991 Kalgoorlie Gift (WA) | 1994 Botany Bay Gift (NSW, see the video in 'History' below).
Major Professional Placings: 1993 Bay Sheffield Gift 3rd place (SA) |1996 Burnie Gift 2nd place (TAS) | 2002 Bay Sheffield Gift 4th place (SA).
Personal Bests: 100m -10.47sec (grass) | 200m - 21.3h (windy) | 400m - 47.1sec | 110m hurdles (106.7m) - 14.14sec (-1.0w) | Shot Put - 12.51m | Discus - 41.76m | Javelin - 56.23m | Long Jump - 6.71m | Triple Jump - 12.98m | Pole Vault - 2.95m | High Jump - 1.92m | Bench Press - 145kg | Split Clean - 145kg | Split Snatch - 95kg | Half Squat - 200kg | ¼ Squat - 275kg | 10 Bounds - 33.5m | 10 Speed Bounds - 38.75m | Standing Long Jump - 3.41m.
Coach (North Beach Athletics Club 2008-2017).
World (Open)
2017 World Championships – Coaching medallist (first & only WA coach)
2017 World Championships – Sarah Edmiston F44 3rd place Discus & 7th place Shot Put
2013 World Championships – Chad Perris T13 5th place 100m & 10th place 200m
National (Open & Junior)
38 representatives
12 medals = 3 Gold, 4 Silver & 5 Bronze.
State (Open & Junior)
133 medals = 37 Gold, 39 Silver & 32 Bronze.
Club (Open & Junior)
64 Club Records
Professional (Open & Junior)
1 x VIC 120m Gift Winner |
13 x WA 120m Gift Winners |
5 x WCAL Championship Team |
5 x WCAL Coach of the Year |
Club Prizemoney = $42362.50
Australian Accredited Athletics/Strength & Conditioning Coach
27 years of personal athletics experience competing from Little Athletics to senior competition and at national & international level.
Represented Australia in the 110m hurdles and 4x100m relay, at the British south of England championships in 1994. Retiring from full time senior competition in 2004 with three national open senior medals including one silver, two bronze, and raced in seven national finals (in total) in the 110m hurdles. Former state record holder in the 110m hurdles and a member of the 4x100m team that holds the current WA state (and Australian Club Best) record of 39.51 seconds (in 1995). He competed for two years in B.A.A.A. competition for English Club Bedfordshire where he still holds the 110mh open record. Over twenty years of coaching experience, including a position as a Sports Challenge Coach/Mentor of eight years with Dr Garry Tester (i.e. self-esteem 'at risk' programs in schools and various correction and rehabilitation institutions across Australia & Asia).
His Coaches: Multiple Olympic Gold Medalist Shirley Strickland (De la Hunty)| Commonwealth Games representative Matt Barber | & John Edmiston (father).
