Susan Scott (runner)

For other people named Susan Scott, see Susan Scott (disambiguation).

Susan Scott

Personal information
Nationality	British (Scottish)
Born	(1977-09-26) 26 September 1977 (age 48) Irvine, Scotland
Height	171 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	56 kg (123 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	middle-distance
Club	City of Glasgow AC

Susan Scott (born 26 September 1977) is a Scottish track and field athlete who competed for Great Britain at the 2008 Olympic Games in the 1500 metres. She also finished fourth in the 800 metres final at the Commonwealth Games in 2002 and 2006.

Biography

Scott was born in Irvine, North Ayrshire, Scotland.

At the 1999 AAA Championships, Scott finished second behind Jilly Ingman in the 3,000 metres event. ^[1] Scott became the British 800 metres champion after winning the British AAA Championships title at the 2002 AAA Championships. ^[2]

Representing Scotland, she finished fourth in the 800 metres final at the Commonwealth Games in Manchester 2002 and Melbourne 2006. In both finals, she broke the Scottish record. In running 1:59.30 in the 2002 final, she improved her best by over a second and broke the longest standing Scottish track record to become the first Scots woman to run under two minutes. The previous record of 2:00.15 by Rosemary Stirling, had stood for 30 years. Scott improved on this in the 2006 final with 1:59.02, which stood as the Scottish record until 2014, when Lynsey Sharp ran 1:58.80. As of 2015, Scott ranks 11th on the UK all-time list. ^[3]

Scott won the AAA title again at the 2005 AAA Championships before finishing runner-up to Lisa Dobriskey at the 2008 British Athletics Championships. ^[4] Her 1500 metres best of 4:07.00, was set in June 2008. At the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, Scott represented Great Britain where she was eliminated in the heats of the 1500 metres. ^[5]

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing   Great Britain /   Scotland
1999	European U23 Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	15th (h)	1500m	4:21.44
2002	Commonwealth Games	Manchester, England	4th	800 m	1:59.30
2005	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	semis	800 m	2:01.17
2006	Commonwealth Games	Melbourne, Australia	4th	800 m	1:59.02
2008	World Indoor Championships	Valencia, Spain	heats	1500 m	4:10.39
	Olympic Games	Beijing, China	heats	1500 m	4:14.66

References

1. "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
2. "Weekend results - Athletics" . The Scotsman. 15 July 2002. Retrieved 5 April 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
3. "athlete profile". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
4. "AAA Championships (women)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
5. "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 April 2025.

• Susan Scott at World Athletics