Neville Scott
Neville Ian Scott (born February 25, 1935 in Ashburton , † January 21, 2005 in Auckland ) was a New Zealand middle and long distance runner .
At the Olympic Games in Melbourne in 1956 , he was seventh over 1500 m .
In 1958 he won bronze over three miles at the British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff and was ninth in the mile run .
After suffering from alcoholism , he made a comeback in 1963, and he qualified over 5000 m for the 1964 Olympic Games in Tokyo, in which, however, he was injured in the run-out.
In 1957, 1964 and 1965 he was New Zealand Champion over three miles.
Personal bests
- 1500 m: 3: 42.8 min, December 1, 1956, Melbourne
- 1 mile: 4:01.2 min, February 16, 1957, Auckland
- 5000 m: 13: 45.0 min, February 1, 1965, Auckland
- 10,000 m : 29: 01.8 min, December 15, 1965, Auckland
- Marathon : 2:22:00 AM, August 14, 1965, Auckland
literature
- Norman Harris: Scottie. A True Story of Ambition, Weakness and Redemption. Last Side Publishing, 2008, ISBN 0473128527
- Website for the book
- Running the wrong way , review by Phil Taylor, The New Zealand Herald , February 23, 2008
Web links
- Obituary by Murray McKinnon in the New Zealand Herald , March 29, 2005
- Athlete portrait at the ARRS
- Neville Scott in the database of trackfield.brinkster.net (English)
- Neville Scott in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Scott, Neville |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Scott, Neville Ian |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | New Zealand middle and long distance runner |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 25, 1935 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ashburton |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 21, 2005 |
| Place of death | Auckland |