Mark Stewart

Qualifications

  • Athletics Australia Level 4 Specialist Jumps Coach

  • Bachelor of Economics (Honours) Monash 1986

  • Master of Commerce (Economics) Melbourne 1991

  • Doctor of Philosophy (Economics) Melbourne 1999

Coaching Experience

Mark has been coaching for over 30 years at the Box Hill Athletics Club. For a full list of athletes he has coached to international level, click here.

Team Coach Roles (International Representative Teams)

  • 2023 World University Games, Chengdu (China)

  • 2016 World Under 20 Championships, Bydgoszcz (Poland)

  • 2015 World Youth Championships, Cali (Colombia)

  • 2012 World Junior Championships, Barcelona (Spain)

  • 2011 World Youth Championships, Lille (France)

  • 2009 World University Games, Belgrade (Serbia)

  • 2008 Commonwealth Youth Games, Pune (India)

  • 2003 World University Games in Daegu, (South Korea)

As an athlete

Personal best of 4.90 metres and was one of Australia’s best 10 pole vaulters every year from 1982 to 1994.

Employment

Track & Field

  • Currently works for Athletics Australia as the National Coach Development Coordinator, since 2021.

  • Employed part-time by Athletics Victoria as the Target Talent Pole Vault Coach, 2018 to 2022.

  • Employed part-time by Athletics Australia as the National Junior Coach for Pole Vault from 2006 to 2019.

  • Employed part-time by Athletics Australia as the National Pole Vault Co-ordinator 1999 to 2002.

Professional

  • Academic at RMIT University in the School of Economics and Finance from 1992 to 2021.

Professional Associations

  • Member of the Australian Track and Field Coaches Association (ATFC) since 1994.

Additional Accreditations

  • Working with Children Check, Card No. 3274652A-01

  • ASADA Level 2