Results - 2019 ICF PARACANOE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

Biography

Scott MARTLEW

Federation :	NEW ZEALAND CANOEING FEDERATION INC.
Gender:	Male
Date of birth:	23/09/1992
Height (cm.) :
Weight (Kg.) :

Athlete entered in:
Men's 200m KL2 SENIOR
Men's 200m VL3 SENIOR

NICKNAME:

Scotty

SPORTING RELATIVES:

His twin brother Michael has played rugby union at club level in New Zealand

OTHER SPORTS:

He was a member of the New Zealand crew at the 2009 World Dragon Boat Championships in Czech Republic, and he has competed in surf lifesaving at national level in New Zealand.

BIOGRAPHY:

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
World Championships
5	K1 200m LTA	2012	Poznan, POL	45.743
7	K1 200m LTA	2013	Duisburg, GER	40.757
8	K1 200m LTA	2014	Moscow, RUS	41.925
10	KL3	2015	Milan, ITA	42.434
14	KL3	2016	Duisburg, GER	43.288

Martlew will race in the KL2 and VL3 at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games. He finished fourth and eighth in the former and latter, respectively, at Tokyo 2020. The three-time world medallist was a rugby player in school and has a bronze in the K4 500m and K4 200m at the Oceania Championships in 2019. He became the first New Zealand paddler to compete at the Paralympic Games when he participated at Rio 2016, finishing eighth in the KL3.

FACEBOOK:

https://www.facebook.com/scottyspeednz/

TWITTER:

https://twitter.com/scottmartlew

INSTAGRAM:

https://www.facebook.com/scottyspeednz/

PLACE OF RESIDENCE:

Christchurch

OCCUPATION:

Surveyor

HIGHER EDUCATION:

Surveying - Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology, New Zealand

WHEN/WHERE DID YOU START CANOEING/ KAYAKING?:

He took up kayaking at age 16

REASON FOR TAKING UP THE SPORT:

He had dreamed of competing at the Olympic Games, but after his illness switched his focus to going to the Paralympic Games in canoe sprint.

CLUB:

Arawa Canoe Club

NAME OF COACH:

Leigh Barker [personal], NZL

MEMORABLE SPORTING ACHIEVEMENT:

Being selected to compete at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro

OTHER INFORMATION:

Classification
KL3

Type of Impairment
Limb deficiency (stuff.co.nz, 08 Jun 2015)

Origin of Impairment
Acquired (stuff.co.nz, 08 Jun 2015)

Impairment Details
In May 2010 he received an accidental headbutt to his thigh during a rugby match. Four days later he ended up in hospital with necrotising fasciitis. He was in a coma for about one month and had to have his left leg amputated and part of his buttock removed. (stuff.co.nz, 08 Jun 2015)

Awards
He was given a community award from the mayor of Christchurch, New Zealand, in recognition of him competing at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (stuff.co.nz, 06 Oct 2016)

In 2016 he received an Olympian Award from Canoe Racing New Zealand. (canoeracing.org.nz, 2016)

General
NATIONAL FIRST
He became the first New Zealand paddler to compete at the Paralympic Games when he participated at the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro. (stuff.co.nz, 15 Sep 2016)

BEST RESULTS:

World Championships: Silver - 1, Bronze - 2.

2019 ICF PARACANOE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
Results