Steve Scott
Steve Scott (actually: Steven Michael Scott ; born May 5, 1956 in Upland , California ) is a former American middle and long distance runner .
Career
His special route was the mile run , in which he stayed under 4 minutes 136 times, more often than any other runner. His 1982 US record for this distance was only broken by Alan Webb in 2007 .
In 1980 he won the US elimination match over 1500 m for the Olympic Games in Moscow , where he did not start because of the US boycott of the games.
In 1983 he won silver over the same distance at the World Athletics Championships in Helsinki behind Steve Cram . At the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles he was tenth, at the 1987 World Cup in Rome twelfth and at the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul fifth.
From 1986 to 1988 he won the Carlsbad 5000 three times in a row and set a world best time in the 5 km road race with his first and third victory .
Steve Scott is a graduate of the University of California, Irvine . In 1994 he got testicular cancer but was cured. Since then he has been working as a trainer. He lives with his wife in Carlsbad and has two sons.
Personal best
- 800 m : 1: 45.04 min, July 4th 1982, Gloppen
- 1000 meters : 2: 16.40 min, August 23, 1981, Nice
- 1500 m: 3: 31.76 min, July 16, 1985, Nice
- 1 mile: 3: 47.69 min, July 7, 1982, Oslo
- Hall: 3: 51.8 min, February 20, 1981, San Diego (former world record)
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2000 meters : 4: 54.71 min, August 31, 1982, Ingelheim am Rhein
- Hall: 4: 58.6 min, February 7, 1981, Louisville (former world record)
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3000 m : 7: 36.69 min, September 1, 1981, Ingelheim am Rhein
- Hall: 7: 39.94 min, February 10, 1989, East Rutherford
- 5000 m : 13: 30.39 min, June 6, 1987, Eugene
- 5 km road run: 13:31 min, March 27, 1988, Carlsbad
literature
- with Marc Bloom: Steve Scott the Miler: America's Legendary Runner Talks About His Triumphs and Trials. MacMillan, 1997, ISBN 0028616774
Web links
- Steve Scott in the database of World Athletics (English)
- USA Track & Field Hall of Fame entry
- Steve Scott in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Scott, Steve |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Scott, Steven Michael (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American middle and long distance runner |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 5th 1956 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Upland , California |