Susan Scott (runner)

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Susan Scott
Personal information
NationalityBritish (Scottish)
Born26 September 1977
Irvine, Scotland
Height171 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight56 kg (123 lb)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Eventmiddle-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.

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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]

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. [2]

Scott finished runner-up to Lisa Dobriskey at the 2008 British Athletics Championships. [3] 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. [4]

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain / Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
1999 European U23 Championships Gothenburg, Sweden15th (h)1500m 4:21.44
2002 Commonwealth Games Manchester, England4th800 m1:59.30
2005 World Championships Helsinki, Finlandsemis800 m2:01.17
2006 Commonwealth Games Melbourne, Australia4th800 m 1:59.02
2008 World Indoor Championships Valencia, Spainheats1500 m4:10.39
Olympic Games Beijing, Chinaheats1500 m 4:14.66

References

  1. "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
  2. "athlete profile". Sports Reference.
  3. "AAA Championships (women)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
  4. "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 April 2025.