Dorothy Scott

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Dorothy Scott
Personal information
NationalityJamaican
Born (1957-08-31) 31 August 1957 (age 67)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventLong jump

Dorothy Scott (born 31 August 1957) is a Jamaican athlete. She competed in the women's long jump at the 1980 Summer Olympics and the 1984 Summer Olympics. [1]

Scott competed in the AIAW for the Texas Woman's Pioneers track and field team, running on their sprint medley relay squad that finished 5th at the 1980 AIAW Outdoor Track and Field Championships. [2]

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica
1973 CARIFTA Games (U17) Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago 1st200 m25.4
1974 CARIFTA Games (U20) Kingston, Jamaica 1st100 m12.0
1stLong jump5.62 m
Central American and Caribbean
Junior Championships
(U20)
Maracaibo, Venezuela 1st100 m11.77
1stLong jump5.80 m
1st4 × 100 m relay46.86
1978 Central American and Caribbean Games Medellín, Colombia 2nd4 × 100 m relay 44.41
Commonwealth Games Edmonton, Canada 20th (h)100 m 11.99
5th4 × 100 m relay 45.75
1979 Central American and Caribbean Championships Guadalajara, Mexico 1st4 × 100 m relay44.82
1980 Olympic Games Moscow, Soviet Union 17th (q)Long jump 5.83 m
1981 Central American and Caribbean Championships Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 1st4 × 100 m relay44.62
1984 Olympic Games Los Angeles, United States 10thLong jump 6.40 m

References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Dorothy Scott Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
  2. "AIAW CHAMPIONSHIPS" (PDF). Women's Track & Field World. p. 8. Retrieved 12 February 2025.