Dominique Scott-Efurd ( Scott; born 24 June 1992) is a South African

long-distance runner Long-distance running, or endurance running, is a form of continuous running over distances of at least . Physiologically, it is largely Aerobic exercise, aerobic in nature and requires endurance, stamina as well as mental strength. Within e ...

who competed at the

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and

2020 Summer Olympics The , officially the and also known as , was an international multi-sport event held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some preliminary events that began on 21 July. Tokyo was selected as the host city during the ...

Prep

Scott graduated from

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. Scott's personal-best times of 4:28 in the 1,500m, 9:40 in the 3,000m, and 34:28 in the 10K road race garnered the attention of Lance Harter of Arkansas.

College

Dominique Scott graduated from

University of Arkansas The University of Arkansas (U of A, UArk, or UA) is a public land-grant research university in Fayetteville, Arkansas. It is the flagship campus of the University of Arkansas System and the largest university in the state. Founded as Arkansas ...

in Marketing in May 2015. She ran 5th fastest

3000 metres The 3000 metres or 3000-metre run is a track running event, also commonly known as the "3K" or "3K run", where 7.5 laps are run around an outdoor 400 m track, or 15 laps around a 200 m indoor track. It is debated whether the 3000m shoul ...

indoor track and field Track and field is a sport that includes Competition#Sports, athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and a grass field for the throwing and some of ...

in NCAA history as of 2015. Dominique Scott finished 6th at the 2014 NCAA cross country championships. Scott is a three-time SEC cross country, three-time indoor, and four-time outdoor champion. Source: Source:

Professional

16 July 2022, Scott-Efurd placed 17th at 2022 World Championships in Athletics - Women's 10,000 metres#Final in 31:40.73 in Eugene, Oregon, USA. 7 August 2021, Scott-Efurd placed 20th at Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's 10,000 metres#Final in 32:14.05. 30 July 2021, Scott-Efurd placed 26th at

Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's 5000 metres The women's 5000 metres event at the 2020 Summer Olympics took place on 30 July and 2 August 2021 at the Japan National Stadium. Approximately 45 athletes competed; the exact number was dependent on how many nations use universality places to ...

in 15:13.94. October 5, 2019, Scott-Efurd placed 15th at 2019 World Championships in Athletics - Women's 5000 metres#Final in 15:24.47. 25 April 2019, Scott-Efurd placed 2nd at the South African Championship in 16:13.71. 30 March 2019, she competed at

2019 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race The Senior women's race at the 2019 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held at the Aarhus in Denmark, on March 30, 2019. Hellen Obiri from Kenya won the gold medal by two seconds over Ethiopians Dera Dida and Letesenbet Gidey Letes ...

but did not finish. 16 March 2018, Scott-Efurd placed 1st and won the 5000 meters

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title at Bestmed Tuks in

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Nikki Hiltz and Dominique Scott in Boston

On September 11, 2017, Dominique Scott-Efurd placed 6th in the 2017

New York Road Runners New York Road Runners (NYRR) is a non-profit running organization based in New York City whose mission is to help and inspire people through running. It was founded in 1958 by Ted Corbitt with 47 members and has since grown to a membership of more ...

Fifth Avenue Mile The Fifth Avenue Mile is an annual road race on Fifth Avenue in New York City, United States. The race begins at 80th Street and heads twenty blocks south to 60th Street. First held on September 26, 1981, the race is currently organized by N ...

Road One Mile in a time of 4:19.6 at

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. On 19 August 2017, Scott-Efurd placed 5th in the One Mile in a time of 4:30.24 at

Falmouth, Massachusetts Falmouth ( ) is a town in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 32,517 at the 2020 census, making Falmouth the second-largest municipality on Cape Cod after Barnstable. The terminal for the Steamship Authority ferri ...

. On 21 June 2017, Scott-Efurd placed 11th in the 3000 Metres in a time of 8:41.33 at Monaco (Stade Louis II). On 16 July 2017, Scott-Efurd placed in the 1500 Metres in a time of 4:08.04 at

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(Stadio Euganeo). On 8 June 2017, Scott-Efurd placed 13th for 5000 Metres in a time of 15:20.10 at IAAF

2017 Diamond League The 2017 Diamond League was the eighth season of the Diamond League, annual series of outdoor track and field meetings, organised by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF). It is the first to feature the new championship-sty ...

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Golden Gala Pietro Mennea Golden Gala is an annual track and field event normally held at the Olympic Stadium in Rome, Italy. Previously one of the IAAF Golden League events, it is now part of the Diamond League. Following the 2013 death of Italian sprinting legend Pi ...

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at (Stadio Olimpico). On April 2, 2017, Scott-Efurd placed 4th in 15:40 for 5 km at Carlsbad 5000. In February 2017, Scott-Efurd set the South African national record indoor mile in 4:28.47 at

Millrose Games The Millrose Games is an annual indoor athletics meet (track and field) held each February in New York City. They started taking place at the Armory in Washington Heights in 2012, after having taken place in Madison Square Garden from 1914 to 2011 ...

. January 2017, Scott-Efurd set South Africa indoor 3000 meters national records in 8:54.06 at

IAAF World Athletics, formerly known as the International Amateur Athletic Federation (from 1912 to 2001) and International Association of Athletics Federations (from 2001 to 2019, both abbreviated as the IAAF) is the international governing body for ...

world indoor tour in

Boston Boston (), officially the City of Boston, is the state capital and most populous city of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, as well as the cultural and financial center of the New England region of the United States. It is the 24th- mo ...

, Massachusetts. Scott-Efurd won a 15 km in 53:59 in

Cape Town Cape Town ( af, Kaapstad; , xh, iKapa) is one of South Africa's three capital cities, serving as the seat of the Parliament of South Africa. It is the legislative capital of the country, the oldest city in the country, and the second largest ...

, South Africa 8 January 2017.Bay to bay road race, Cape Town (South Africa) 8/01/2017
africathle.com. 8 January 2017. Dominique Scott represented

South Africa at the 2016 Summer Olympics South Africa competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, from 5 to 21 August 2016. This was the nation's seventh consecutive appearance at the Games in the post-apartheid era, and nineteenth overall in Summer Olympic history. The Sout ...

. She placed 21st in

Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's 10,000 metres The women's 10,000 metres event at the 2016 Summer Olympics took place on 12 August at the Olympic Stadium. The gold medal was won by Ethiopian Almaz Ayana—in only her second 10,000 m race on the track—in a world record time of 29 minute ...

in a personal best time of 31:51.47.

Personal life

Dominique Scott-Efurd married Cameron Efurd in December 2015.

References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Scott-Efurd, Dominique 1992 births Living people South African female middle-distance runners South African female long-distance runners Athletes from Cape Town Olympic athletes for South Africa Arkansas Razorbacks women's track and field athletes Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics South African Athletics Championships winners 21st-century South African women 21st-century South African people Athletes (track and field) at the 2022 Commonwealth Games