Promoter/Organiser/Kettlebell Events & Team Australia International Representative
History
2018
March – KBA Melbourne Open / 5th Australia World Grand Prix hosted at the 4th Arnold Classic Australia!
2017
Sep – KBA Perth Kettlebell Sport Open
June – KBA Kettlebell Sport Classic
March – KBA Melbourne Open / 4th Australia World Grand Prix hosted at the 3rd Arnold Classic Australia!
2016
Represented Australia at the ASM Vityaz Moscow World Cup in Russia
March – KBA Melbourne Open / 3rd Australia World Grand Prix hosted at the 2nd Arnold Classic Australia!
2015
Dec – GSAA Melbourne Regionals
Sep – Represented Australia at the 1st IKMF World Championship in Minsk Belarus
March – KBA Melbourne Open / 2nd Australia World Grand Prix hosted at the 1stArnold Classic Australia!
2014
Dec – KBA/Keta Melbourne Open / 1st WAKSC Australia World Grand Prix
Ketacademy Seminar with Sergey Rachinskiy & RGSA with Anton Anasenko at KBA
Dec – IUKL/GSAA 1st Australia World Cup PRO Division at KBA
Aug – 5th GSA National Championship at KBA
2013
Dec – KBA/Keta Melbourne Open / 3rd Australia Marathon Championship at KBA
Dec – Workshop/Training Days with Denis Vasilev
June – KBA/Keta 2nd Melbourne Kettlebell Marathon. First time in the World launching Ketacademy ranking Table which combined both traditional and non-traditional events at KBA.
2012
Aug – 3rd GSAA National Championship at KBA
Aug – IKSFA Level 2 Certification with Sergey Rudner and Sergey Rachinskiy at KBA
Feb – KBA Melbourne Kettlebell Marathon at KBA
Feb – IKSFA Level 1 Certification with Sergey Rudnev and Sergey Rachinskiy at KBA
2011
Aug – Represented Australia making history in the 1st World Olympiad Half Marathon
June – Represented Australia making history at the IGSF 1 Hour Marathon Championships in Milan Italy.
May – Travelled to Russia to train with my coach Sergey Rachinskiy and becoming Australia’s 1st Female IKSFA Certified coach and IKSFA Representative.
2010
Dec – GSAA 1st National Championship hosted by Jad Marinovic/KBA
Nov – Represented Australia at the AKC Classic in Las Vegas
Oct – IKSA Level 1 & 2 Kettlebell Certification with Vasily GInko hosted by Jad Marinovic/KBA
Feb – GSAA Melb Regional hosted by Jad Marinovic/KBA
2009
KBA Introduction to Kettlebells Workshop at KBA
Manufacture Kettlebell Athletica brand of Kettlebells
Jan – Official Launch of Kettlebell Athletica gym
2008
Dec – Steve Cotter Melbourne Workshop
Aug – Kettlebell Athletica signs commercial lease and opens Australia’s 1st commercial kettlebell gym
Aug – JZM Pty Ltd / Kettlebell Athletica club
July – AKI Certification
2007
Started training clients and running group training with Kettlebells for fitness at local gym.
2006
Returned to fitness industry as Personal Trainer / JZM Personal Training business
International/National Representative
Over the past several years Jad has represented both National and International Kettlebell Sport Associations volunteering, hosting and sponsoring competitions, and organising certifications with international world champions guests, including 8 years sponsoring/volunteering as GSA committee member, and representing Australia overseas plus more.
International Representative:
Ketacademy, WAKSC, IGSF & ASM Vityaz
Former Representative History:
IKSFA b/w 2011-2016, IKMF b/w 2013-2017, & IUKL b/w 2014 – 2016, and GSAA Committee Member as Secretary b/w 2010-2011, Competition Advisor b/w 2012-2014 and President b/w 2014-2016
To date Jad Marinovic has been an ambassador for kettlebell sport in Australia and is the only female in the history of Kettlebell Sport in the World to represent 7 associations/clubs simultaneously (Ketacademy, WAKSC, IGSF, ASM Vityaz, IUKL, IKMF and President GSAA) and is known as an ambassador of Kettlebell Sport in Australia promoting and growing sport over the years. In the past year due to personal reasons and being a busy mother of two boys, Jad has resigned from being renominated on GSA committee after sponsoring, hosting events and on committee since 2009, and also resigned as IUKL rep after 2 years and IKMF rep after 5 years.
