What is Jacko Gill up to these days?

[gh]

That's 68-11¼

[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).

[nztrackfan]

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

[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/

[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 :-)

[Tuariki]

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

[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]

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.

[Tuariki]

I guess Jacko making two championship finals in consecutive years means he has come of age. Still only 21 - not too bad me-thinks. And surely 20.80 must be a WR for the broken foot shot put?!

The shot is in a good position right now with the young generation taking over. I think, hopefully, the WR will go soon

[Tuariki]

There was a picture of Gill and Bukowiecki training together in Rio published on Konrad's FB profile today. Jacko looks tiny in comparison

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

[user4]

Hear hear !!.. prodigies seldom come through. Jacko has kept at it and stayed hungry. Watching him throw is a real treat.

[nztrackfan]

I guess Jacko making two championship finals in consecutive years means he has come of age. Still only 21 - not too bad me-thinks. And surely 20.80 must be a WR for the broken foot shot put?!

[Powell]

There was a picture of Gill and Bukowiecki training together in Rio published on Konrad's FB profile today. Jacko looks tiny in comparison

[user4]

Small world.. I stepped on a clod and broke my 5th metatarsal circa 1980 but did not know the fracture had a name.. hurt like hell.. on crutches for weeks, wrapped tightly, no surgery, no pin, healed ok, resumed running and jumping in couple of months.. no problem since, except for a tender bony knot on the outside of my foot.. cannot imagine throwing off that foot so soon.

Interesting, rushing around in a hotel room and slipped in the shower, broke the outermost, fifth metatarsal. Felt like there was a knife stuck in my foot for a few weeks. Had the big black boot on for 6 weeks.

If that is what happen to him, then as for Jacko in Rio, Stick a fork in him, he is nogo.

[Sasuke]

Hadn't been because of this damn injury I'd say he could have approached 21m here... sad!