What is Jacko Gill up to these days?

[Tuariki]

Jacko opened his season today with what I am sure was, in his mind, a disappointing 20.30 at the Potts Memorial meeting INZ Hastings. Short of the world qualifying mark of 20.50. I believe he is competing again next week. I hope so.

A good day for me at the "office" today as I managed to somehow get my 65 years of 100kgs of too much around the middle over 1.45m in the HJ. Mutaz beware, I am on the way up.

[Sasuke]

I read he wants to compete more this year. Maybe even 20 competitions, he said. Right and wise move. A shot putter could compete very often, differently from a triple jumper. 20.30m is not great but not bad either. I'd say it's a start. BTW, he said he wants to throw 21+ and beat Tom Walsh. First thing is possible, second one... no. He needs 22+ if he wants to beat Walsh who thinks he is capable of 23+ in the next years.

Anyways, you are probably capable of jumping more than me. BTW, 68kgs and 22 years.

[Tuariki]

I am looking forward to having 2 kiwis at 22 this year

[gh]

Crouser and Bukowiecki are both monsters. In one of the medallist photos Kovacs and Walsh look like midgets next to Crouser

that's because he was standing on the top step :-)

[AS]

Crouser and Whiting are heading down to NZ in Feb to take on Walsh, Gill and Aussie Rio finallist Damien Birkinhead in the "Big Shot" (outdoor):

http://thebigshot.co.nz/

[nztrackfan]

Olympic finalist and World Champs finalist Jacko Gill threw a PB 21.01 in Wellington today. More to come hopefully.

[Sasuke]

Olympic finalist and World Champs finalist Jacko Gill threw a PB 21.01 in Wellington today. More to come hopefully.

Woooo! Didn't expect this so early. I probably made a mistake last year to write him off... I hope his path to the top can continue. Between him and Bukowiecki it will be quite interesting this year (without even thinking about the big ones).

[gh]

That's 68-11¼