Scott Overall

The Honourable, C.D.

Scott Overall

Scott in the London marathon 2012
Personal information
Nationality	British (English)
Born	(1983-02-09) 9 February 1983 (age 42)
Height	181 cm (5 ft 11 in) [1]
Weight	62 kg (137 lb)
Sport
Sport	Track and field
Event(s)	Middle, Long Distance
College team	Butler University
Club	Blackheath and Bromley Harriers AC
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	1500 m: 3:41 (Hillsdale, Michigan 2008) [2] 1 mile (Indoor): 3:58.61 (Bloomington, Indiana 2010) [3] 3000 m: 7:48 (London 2008) [3] 5000 m: 13:28 (Walnut, CA 2008) [3] 10 mile: 47:37 (Portsmouth 2010) [2] Half Marathon: 61:25 (New York City 2012) [3] Marathon: 2:10.55 (Berlin 2011) [3]

Scott Ashley Overall (born 9 February 1983) is a British athlete who runs for the Blackheath & Bromley. ^[4] Scott was officially named part of the 2012 GB Olympic team on 5 December 2011 after achieving "A-Standard" at the Berlin marathon. ^[5] He finished 61st in the London Olympic Marathon of 2012 in a time of 2:22:37

Biography

Overall attended Archdeacon Cambridge's Church of England Primary School until 1994 then Orleans Park Secondary School in Twickenham until 1999. Overall then attended Butler University in Indiana, United States, from 2004-2007. ^[6] He was also an usher at Mo Farah's wedding. ^[7]

Overall became the British 5000 metres champion after winning the 2009 British Athletics Championships. ^{[8] [9]}

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
2005	European U23 Championships	Erfurt, Germany	6th	5000m	14:17.16
2012	Olympic Games	London, England	61st	Marathon
2014	Reading Half Marathon	Reading, United Kingdom	1st	Half marathon	1:04:44 [10] [11]
2015	London Marathon	United Kingdom	13th	Marathon	2:13:13 [12]
2015	Peachtree Road Race	United States	1st	10 km	29:30 [13] [14] [15]
2019	Reading Half Marathon	Reading, United Kingdom	1st	Half marathon	1:03:50 [16] [17]

References

1. "Scott Overall". teamgb.com. British Olympic Association . Retrieved 21 January 2014.
2. "Profile of Scott Overall - All-Athletics.com" . Retrieved 20 May 2012.
3. "iaaf.org - Athtletes - Overall Scott Biography". iaaf.org. Retrieved 20 May 2012.
4. "Scott Overall - Team GB" . Retrieved 7 May 2012.
5. "BBC News - London 2012: Marathon 'last chance' for Olympic qualifiers". BBC News. 17 April 2012. Retrieved 25 May 2012.
6. Stearns, Amber (7 July 2012). "Former Butler Student Competing in the Summer Olympics" . Retrieved 26 July 2012.
7. Anna Kessell (11 August 2012). "London 2012: Marathon runner Scott Overall inspired by Mo Farah". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
8. "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
9. "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
10. Adkins, Natasha (2 March 2014). "Thousands line the streets to cheer runners in the 2014 Reading Half Marathon". getreading.co.uk. S&B Media. Retrieved 2 March 2014.
11. "Mizuno Reading Half Marathon 2014 – Provisional Results" (PDF). Brasher Leisure Ltd T/A Sweatshop. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 July 2014. Retrieved 2 March 2014.
12. Spink, Alex (27 April 2015). "Paula Radcliffe sheds 'happy' tears as London Marathon's greatest star bids farewell on day of emotion". The Mirror. Trinity Mirror. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
13. Burke, Timothy (4 July 2015). "Runner Loses Prestigious 10K By Celebrating Too Early". deadspin.com. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
14. "Results". trackshackresults.com. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
15. Jackson, Amanda (4 July 2015). "AJC Peachtree Road Race in Atlanta". cnn.com. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
16. Aldridge, James (17 March 2019). "Reading Half Marathon 2019: the results". GetReading. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
17. "Sage Reading Half Marathon Provisional Results". 17 March 2019. Archived from the original on 28 September 2019. Retrieved 17 March 2019.