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Athlete Profiles
1) Marty Withers
2) Year of birth 1960
3) Well, I was a member
back in the early 80's for a few seasons however I
believe I joined in either 97 or 98.
4) Graduate of UWO
Medicine 1987
5) Practising Physician in
Sarnia
6) Event JAVELIN THROW
Personal best - old rule (before 86) 69.40 meters.
Personal best - new rule (after 86) 63.10 meters.
7) OFSAA Junior
men's bronze medal 1977
OTFA Junior men's
Champion 1979
OTFA Senior bronze
medal 1982
Canadian Senior
qualifier 1982, 1983
'97- Canadian Master's
Champion M35-39 New Record
'98- OTFA Senior
men's Champion
- Canadian Senior
men's finalist 7th (Commonwealth trials)
- Canadian Master's
Champion M35-39 New Canadian Record 63.10m
- Ontario Master's
Champion M35-39 New Meet Record
- New Sarnia
Athletics Southwest Club Record 63.10m
'99- OTFA Senior men's
Champion
- Canadian Senior
men's finalist 8th (Pan -Am Trials)
- Canadian Master's
Champion M35-39
- Ontario Master's
Champion M35-39
'00- OTFA Senior men's
silver medal
- Canadian Senior
men's finalist 8th (Olympic Trials) New Canadian
Master's M40-44 Record 59.57m
- NCCWAVA
(North/Central American and Carribean
Regional World Veterans Athletics
Championships) Champion M40-44
New Meet Record
- Canadian Master's
Champion M40-44
- Ontario Master's
Champion M40-44
'01- Ontario Master's
Champion M40-44
- USA SouthEastern
Men's Regional Champion
'02- Ontario Master's
Champion M40-44
8) Grade ten, I had a good
throwing arm and wanted a third sport for the school
year. Good throwing tradition at NCIVS also.
9) Participation
means many things. Fitness, both mentally and
physically. Personal growth, through success and
failure. Friendship, with a diverse group of
enthusiasts of all ages. Knowledge, there is
always more to learn. The pursuit of excellence-
the journey from potential to
realization.
10) Technically, I have
improved at times mainly because I have been able to
let go of my own concepts and listen to others.
Physically, I have
improved because I paid my dues and worked my derriere
off.
11) Career Highlights-
Winning OTFA Junior Championship 79 and two
Senior Championships twenty years
later.
- Back to back OTFA Senior
men's Championships both held in Sarnia 98, 99.(Home
crowd)
- Two Canadian Master's
Age group records M35-39 63.10m, M40-44 59.57m
- Throwing the 40-44
record to finish 8th at a very competitive Olympic
Trials in '00.
12) Future goals - at my
stage of the game, to stay HEALTHY. Train Hard - Train
Smart. Just maybe, throw farther.
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To continue to throw as a master's athlete and still
surprise occasionally in open competitions.
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Make friends, travel the globe and compete.
13) Plans after I
finish...........throwing: Why,....throw some more, of
course!!
Unless injury strikes me down, in which case golf will
be a whole lot easier on my body!
14) Inspirational quote:
If it was easy, anyone could do it. Prepare to excel.
See it, feel it, believe it. Then relax and trust it.
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