MARTLEW Scott

New Zealand
Canoe Sprint
23 Sep 1992
28
Male
KL2,VL3
CHRISTCHURCH
 
New Zealand

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
CSP Canoe Sprint Men's Kayak Single 200m - KL2 4
Men's Va'a Single 200m - VL3 8

Schedule

Change
Start Time Location Event Status
Sea Forest Waterway
Men's Kayak Single 200m - KL2 Heat 1
#5
Finished
Sea Forest Waterway
Men's Va'a Single 200m - VL3 Heat 1
#17
Finished
Sea Forest Waterway
Men's Kayak Single 200m - KL2 Final A
#31
Finished
Sea Forest Waterway
Men's Va'a Single 200m - VL3 Semi-final 1
#41
Finished
Sea Forest Waterway
Men's Va'a Single 200m - VL3 Final A
#49
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

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RankEventYearLocationResult
Paralympic Games
8Kayak Single 200m - KL32016Rio de Janeiro, BRA43.921
World Championships
2Kayak Single 200m - KL22018Montemor-o-Velho, POR42.360
3Kayak Single 200m - KL22019Szeged, HUN43.51
5Men's K1 200m LTA2012Poznan, POL45.743
7Men's K1 200m LTA2013Duisburg, GER40.757
8Men's K1 200m LTA2014Moscow, RUS41.925
10Kayak Single 200m - KL32015Milan, ITA42.434
11Va'a Single 200m - VL32019Szeged, HUN50.76
11Va'a Single 200m - VL32018Montemor-o-Velho, POR52.348
13Kayak Single 200m - KL32017Racice, CZE42.776
14Kayak Single 200m - KL32016Duisburg, GER43.288
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Scotty (South Brighton SLSC Twitter page, 29 Aug 2016)
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Athlete, Lifeguard, Surveyor
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Surveying - Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology, New Zealand
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Partner Sophie Lester
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English
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Arawa Canoe Club [Christchurch, NZL]
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Leigh Barker [personal], NZL
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His twin brother Michael has played rugby union at club level in New Zealand. (stuff.co.nz, 08 Jun 2015)
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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. (paralympics.org.nz, Aug 2015; LinkedIn profile, Apr 2013)
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In February 2020 he fractured his hip after a fall in his garage. He was unable to get into his canoe for six weeks. (tokyo2020.org, 10 Dec 2020)
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He took up kayaking at age 16. (paralympics.org.nz, Aug 2015)
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He was a rugby player in his school. He was also interested in running, judo, surf lifesaving and kayaking. 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. (paralympics.org.nz, Aug 2015; Woman's Day magazine, 08 Jul 2019)
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To compete at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (paralympic.org, 14 Dec 2020; Instagram profile, 17 May 2021)
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In 2016 he received an Olympian Award from Canoe Racing New Zealand. (canoeracing.org.nz, 2016)

General Interest

Classification
KL2, VL3 (ICF, 01 Jun 2021)

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)

General
RETURN TO PADDLING
While in hospital after the amputation of his left leg, he received a paddle and letter from his friend Nick. "It said 'Look forward to seeing you back out on the water. I don't care how fast we go, I just want you back out there.'" Despite experiencing low moments, he said he was determined to return to the water, starting with kayak-specific exercises during six months of rehabilitation. Ten months after the surgery, he, along with his twin brother Michael and friend Nick, won gold and silver medals in their races at the 2011 national surf lifesaving championships. "It was one the most amazing sporting moments of my life." (Woman's Day magazine, 08 Jul 2019; nzherald.co.nz, 26 Feb 2020)

Legend
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Gold Medal Event
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Silver Medal Event
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Bronze Medal Event
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