PANTHER ATHLETIC CLUB IPOH

MRS JOSEPHINE MARY SAMSON

Started her athletic carrier when she was 11 years old and then on at the age of 14 she was coached by Mr Tang Choo Mong from 1981 – 1983. She continued her training under coach Mr Sangkaran Kutty Nair from 1984 – 1986 before she came under direct supervision by coach Mr K. Jayabalan from 1987 till 1993. It was under coach Mr. K. Jayabalan when she clocked her personal best for

the 400m of 52.65s in 1989. During her carrier she had represented the State of Perak and Malaysia at various international competitions including the Olympic Games, World Championships, Asian Games and others.

Upon retiring as an athlete in 1993, she took up coaching, where she voluntarily coached the Panther’s Club athletes and at the same time she was employed as a Full time coach by the Perak Sports Council until 2013. From 2014 untill 2019 she shifted to Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur when she was employed as a full time coach by the National Sports Council from 2014 till 2019. Currently she is one of the Panther Athletic Club coaches’ helping in our development programs.

CONTRIBUTIONS AS AN ATHLETE

  • 1983,1985, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1993 - SUKAN SEA
  • 1986, 1990-ASIAN GAMES
  • 1984-ASIAN JUNIOR MEET, KOREA
  • 1984-WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS ROME, ITALY
  • 1987-WORLD INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS, USA
  • 1988-GRAND PRIX KOLN, GERMANY
  • 1988-OLYMPIC GAMES, KOREA
  • 1989-TEAM ASIA, WORLD CONTINENTAL CHAMPIONSHIPS,BARCELONA, SPAIN
  • 1990-COMMONWEALTH GAMES, AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND

MEDALS WON AT INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIONS

  • 1983-SUKAN SEA KE 12 SINGAPORE-800M-PERAK
  • 1983-SUHARTO CUP, SINGAPORE-400M-EMAS
  • 1986-SUHARTO CUP, SINGAPORE-400M-EMAS
  • 1986-ASIAN GAMES KOREA-800M-GANGSA
  • 1987-SUKAN SEA KE 14, INDONESIA-400M-EMAS
  • 1987-SUKAN SEA KE 14, INDONESIA-4X400M -EMAS
  • 1989-ASIAN TRACK & FIELD, INDIA-400M-GANGSA
  • 1990-ASIAN GAMES KE 10, CHINA-4X400M-GANGSA
  • 1991-SUKAN SEA KE 16, PHILIPPINES-400M-PERAK
  • 1991-SUKAN SEA KE 16, PHILIPPINES-4X400M-EMAS
  • 1991-ASIAN TRACK & FIELD MALAYSIA-400M-PERAK
  • 1993-SUKAN SEA KE 17, SINGAPORE-4x400m-EMAS

MEDALS WON AT INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIONS

  • 1986-SUHARTO CUP SINGAPORE – ESTABLISHED NEW NATIONAL RECORD IN 400M WITH A TIME OF 53.85s
  • 1989–1993-ASIAN TRACK & FIELD, INDIA – ESTABLISHED NEW NATIONAL RECORD IN 400M WITH A TIME OF 52.65s AND HELD UNTIL THE YEAR 1993.
  • 1986-ASIAN GAMES, KOREA – ESTABLISHED NEW NATIONAL RECORD IN 800M WITH A TIME OF 53.85s AND BEING HELD TILL TODAY.
  • 1993-17TH SEA GAMES, SINGAPORE – ONE OF THE QUARTERT IN 4X400M WHO ESTABLISHED A NEW NATIONAL RECORD WITH A TIME OF 3:35.85s

COACHING QUALIFICATIONS ATTAINED THROUGH STATE & NATIONAL LEVEL

  • 1-CERTIFICATE LEVEL 1 COACHES COURSE TAHUN 2000
  • 2-SIJIL KEJURULATIHAN TAHAP 1 & 2
  • 3-SIJIL KEJURULATIHAN TAHAP 3 TAHUN 2014
  • 4-SIJIL SAIN SUKAN TAHAP 1 TAHUN 2001
  • 5-SIJIL SAIN SUKAN TAHAP 2 TAHUN 2013
  • 6-SIJIL SAIN SUKAN TAHAP 3 TAHUN 2014
  • 7-CERTIFCATE OF INSTRUCTOR KIDS ATHLETICS COACHING 2011
  • 8-WOMEN LEADERSHIP SEMINAR IN RDC JAKARTA, INDONESIA 2013
  • 9-INTERNATIONAL COACHING ENRICHMENT PROGRAME – UNIVERSITY DELAWARE USA 2015 (IOC SCHOLARSHIP)
  • 10-CERTIFICATE OF PARTICIPATION NATIONAL COACHING CONFERENCE 2016