Gabby Scott

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Gabby Scott Puig
Personal information
Birth nameGabriella R. Scott Puig [1]
Born (1997-01-13) 13 January 1997 (age 27)
Weisbaden, Germany
Sport
Country Flag of the United States.svg United States (until 2022)
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Puerto Rico (after 2022)
Sport Athletics
Event(s) 400m, 400m hurdles
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)400m: 50.52 (Paris, 2024)
400m hurdles: 56.04 (Austin, 2019)

Gabriella R. Scott Puig OLY [2] (born 13 January 1997) is a German-born Puerto Rican track and field athlete who has won Puerto Rico national titles at both the 400m and 400m hurdles. [3]

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Early and personal life

Born in Germany, Scott was brought up in San Diego, California. Her mother, Rosa Puig was born and raised in Puerto Rico. Her father Greg Scott was a professional basketball player. Scott ran track and played soccer at San Diego's Westview High School. [4] [5]

Career

Scott competed collegiately for the University of Colorado Boulder. [6] After leaving college in 2019, Scott turned professional and joined the Jerry Evans coached team in Orlando, Florida. [7]

Scott competes internationally for Puerto Rico. In 2022, Scott set a new national record for the 400 metres when she clocked 50.97 seconds in Geneva in June 2022. [8] She qualified for the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon where she reached the semi-finals. [9]

She ran at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest where she reached the semi-finals. [10] She ran in the 400 meter event at the Paris Olympics, reaching the semi-finals. [11]

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References

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  11. Shelton, Herman (August 6, 2024), Constien and Scott Advance at the 2024 Paris Olympics