Joseph Scott (3 June 1860 – 9 February 1908) was a New Zealand race walker from

Dunedin Dunedin ( ; mi, Ōtepoti) is the second-largest city in the South Island of New Zealand (after Christchurch), and the principal city of the Otago region. Its name comes from , the Scottish Gaelic name for Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. Th ...

. He became New Zealand's first world champion athlete and world record holder in 1888.

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New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame
{{DEFAULTSORT:Scott, Joe New Zealand male racewalkers Athletes from Dunedin 1860 births 1908 deaths Burials at Dunedin Northern Cemetery 19th-century New Zealand sportspeople