Susan Scott (runner)
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British (Scottish) |
| Born | 26 September 1977 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
[edit]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
[edit]| 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
[edit]- ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
- ^ "Weekend results - Athletics". The Scotsman. 15 July 2002. Retrieved 5 April 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "athlete profile". Sports Reference.
- ^ "AAA Championships (women)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
- ^ "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 April 2025.
- 1977 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Irvine, North Ayrshire
- Scottish female middle-distance runners
- British female middle-distance runners
- Olympic athletes for Great Britain
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Commonwealth Games competitors for Scotland
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
- World Athletics Championships athletes for Great Britain