What is Bartold Biomechanics?

Bartold Biomechanics is everything you want to know about bio-mechanics, sports injury, athletic footwear and podiatry. It is 24 years of clinical and research experience distilled into one website.

Simon Bartold is a graduate of Adelaide University where he gained a Bachelor Degree in Science with majors in Physiology and Zoology. His further qualification in Podiatry was gained at the University of South Australia. Simon holds postgraduate fellowships in Sports Podiatry with the Australian Academy of Podiatric Sports Medicine and in Sport Sciences with Sports Medicine Australia. He has won the prestigious Best Clinical Paper Award for original research at the Australasian Conference of Science and Medicine in Sport an unprecedented three times.

In July 2009, Simon was awarded the Richard O Schuster Award by the American Podiatric Medical Association for outstanding contributions to Education and Research in the field of Biomechanics. It is the only time the recipient has been a non-North American native. He has been the consultant podiatrist to the Australian Institute of Sport Cricket Academy, The British Cricket Academy, The Adealide 36ers in the NBL, the Port Power in the AFL as well as a number of state and national sporting teams. He has worked at the Sydney Olympic Games in 2000, and again at Turin 2006.

London 2012 was his third Olympic Games. Simon is a Fellow of the University of Melbourne and a Visiting Fellow at the University of Staffordshire. He has published multiple papers in high impact peer-reviewed journals, has authored numerous book chapters and has lectured at international conferences in 33 countries. He is considered one of the world’s foremost experts in athletic footwear science and design After 23 years as a highly regarded clinical sports podiatrist, Simon has now broadened his horizons to research and education.