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Javelin Coaches 
    Joseph J.Donahue (Joe).
    donahuej@ix.netcom.com

    Coached at Northeastern University in Boston,Ma. USA for 25 years. Coached Men Hammer 2 over 68 meters 1 at 70 meters 8 over 61.50 mt. Shot Put 4 over 18.28 8 0ver 17.65 Javelin 1 over 75.80 1 over 67.80 3 over 66.60 Discus 3 over 54.80 7 over 50.29 Women Hammer 2 over 54.80 Shot Put 2 over 14.90 1 over 16.70 Discus 2 over 50.90 Javelin 1 over 45.70
    Athletes: 1 Olympian Boris Dzerassi, Hammer 4 National Champions; Boris Dzerassi, Hammer Sandra Burke, (now Sandra Fowler) Shot Anders Halvorsen,Hammer, Norwegian Champ Bjorn Pettersen ,Hammer, Norwegian Jr. Champ In all I coached approx. 22 Div.1 All Americans

    Colin Smith
    castaway@midcoast.com.au

    Taree, NSW, Australia +61 65 532428

    Retired, former Australian & U K National Event Coach, Javelin. Australian Level 3 Throws. Developing new Squad in Country NSW. Interested in expanding in to Multi-events. Coaching experience 35 years.

    Kerry Sterland
    ksterl10@scu.edu.au

    Taree & Lismore, NSW, Australia +61 65 532428

    Human Movement student at SCU, Lismore, Junior Development Coach, North Coast Academy. Special interests in Strength & Conditioning, Biomechanics, Biochemestry. All throws, multi-events and recently, Pole Vault.

    Jorgen Guldbjerg
    jorgen@adam.com.au

    Phone 0411 308 097 Fax (08) 8460 1116

    Level 1 Throws Senior coach at Southern Athletics Club Coaching in the southern suburbs of Adelaide, South Australia. Coaches athletes of all aeges and abilities.

    Name: Patrick McHugh
    pmchugh@nscds.pvt.k12.il.us

    Winnetka, IL, USA

    Has run 2:26:40 for the marathon. Coaches at high school and college level.

    Name: ALLEN GILMAN, CSCS
    GILDER1966@AOL.COM

    Description: I have been involved in Athletics since 1963 in high school and college track and cross country and road racing (2:29.25 marathon PR) and for the past 17 years as a coach of girls track and cross country.  I have coached at my current high school for ten years and won 3 consecutive State Championships (89 to 91) and coached one girl who won the National Junior Olympics and National Junior Championships in the Heptathlon.  As the head coach I am heavily involved in every event which now includes the pole vault.  The girls I coach are from 12 to 18 years old.  I am also a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist.  I  look forward to hearing from other coaches from around the world.

    Location: Byron, Minnesota
     

    Name: John H. Gurule

    Email: XFEST38@AOL.COM

    Description: I have been involved with Track and Field since I competed in High School.
    I became interested in the coaching aspect back in 1980 and then very involved

    in 1990.  I currently coach youth at all levels both AAU/USATF with the Linganore

    Lightning Running Club in Maryland.  I also coach High school athletes at two local

    High Schools Mostly in the THROWS Events(My specialty).  I have had numerous State

    Junior Champions and a few state High Schoo champions in th THROWS events.  I am

    currently trying to form a year round THROWS Club in the Frederick County, MD area.

    I am also in the process of trying to get certified by both AAU and USATF in the THROWS

    as an official.

     

    Location: New Market, Maryland/USA
     

    Name: Ed Crawford

    Email: tcrawfor@nmsu.edu

    Description: Head Women's Track & Cross Country Coach
    New Mexico State University

    Location: Las Cruces,  New Mexico, USA

    telephone: (505) 646-1538
     

    Name: MICHAEL D. BOURDEAU

    Email: BOURDEAU.M@NISK.K12.NY.US

    Description: HEAD COACH HIGH SCHOOL BOYS AND GIRLS X COUNTRY, INDOOR AND OUTDOOR TRACK AND FIELD TEAMS.
    USATF CERTIFIED LEVEL 2 COACH - ENDURANCE, WORKING ON LEVEL 3 ENDURANCE.

    ATHLETES OF NOTE: ANDY BLOOM; NYS HIGH SCHOOL RECORD HOLDER DISCUS 202'9"

                      4TH AT THE '96 OLYMPIC TRIALS

                      PAUL LUPI; RUNNING FOR SANTA MONICA TRACK CLUB - 800M AND 1500M.

                      NYS HIGH SCHOOL 800M CHAMPION.

    STATE CHAMPIONS IN POLE VAULT, SHOT PUT, 200M DASH.

    Location: NISKAYUNA, N. Y. -  U. S. A.

    telephone: 1 - 518 - 382 -2511 EXT. 362
     
     
     


    Name: David J. Kaiser
    djkaise@clemson.edu

    Description: Have been coaching for over 10 years with athletes ranging from international,national, and high level U.S. collegiate performance levels. I have been successful in following a simple philosphy of coaching where the foundation is built on developing the beginning athlete. I have worked with national class athletes in the shot put, discus, heptathlon, pole vault, and all three jump events.

    Loaction: Clemson, South Carolina, USA
     

    Name: Dan Parsons

    Email: parsons@ibm.net

    Description: Combined events and throws coach at University of Toronto (Canada).

    Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
     

    Name: Ray Reinertsen

    Email: RREINERT@staff.uwsuper.edu

    Description: Head track and Cross Country coach at the University
    of Wisconsin at Superior. Teaching coaching courses and

    looking to expand our program internationally. Any ideas?

    Location: Superior, Wisconsin, USA

    telephone: 715-394-8409phone  FAX 715 394 8110
     

    Name: Paul Eric Turner

    Email: pturner@fas.harvard.edu

    Description: Assistant Coach at Harvard University.
    Have coached 2.28 high jumper and am currently coaching Dora Gyorffy (Hungary) 1.93 high jumper.  Have also coached 19+ m shot putter (male), 77.68m male javelin thrower.

    Location: Cambridge Massachusetts USA

    telephone: 617 495-2218 (office phone) 617-496-9343 Fax
     

    Name: Ben Paolillo

    Email: bjpaolillo@athletics.purdue.edu

    Description: Head Women's Track and Cross Country Coach Purdue Univ. (USA)
    Coached NCAA National Champion in Heptathlon in 1996 (Corissa Yasen).

    Yasen and Jamie McNeair were my athletes and finished 8th and 5th at 1996 US Oly Trials.

    Have had 3 collegiate athletes score over 5900 points. (McNeair 6016, Cathey Tyree 5922, Yasen 5912)

    Have had 4 athletes over 6'0" in HJ.  Yasen 6'3-1/2", Tia Hensler 6'1-1/4", Beth Reid 6'0", Yvonne Netterville 6'0".

    Former athlete at Univ. of Wyoming (grad '82).

    Ran 8:51 for 3000m steeplechase, 3:51 for 1500m.

    Location: W. Lafayette, IN  USA

    telephone: 1-765-494-9126, fax-1-765-496-3400

 

 

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