Neville Ian Scott (25 February 1935 – 21 January 2005) was a New Zealand
middle-distance runner
Middle-distance running events are track races longer than sprints, up to 3000 metres. The standard middle distances are the 800 metres, 1500 metres and mile run, although the 3000 metres may also be classified as a middle-distance event. The 1 ...
from
Ashburton.
At the
1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games Scott won the
bronze medal
A bronze medal in sports and other similar areas involving competition is a medal made of bronze awarded to the third-place finisher of contests or competitions such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, etc. The outright winner receive ...
in the men's
3 miles. He also competed in the mile where he placed 9th.
Scott competed at the
1956 Summer Olympics, where he finished 7th in the
1500 metres. He made his second Olympic appearance at the
1964 Summer Olympics
The , officially the and commonly known as Tokyo 1964 ( ja, 東京1964), were an international multi-sport event held from 10 to 24 October 1964 in Tokyo, Japan. Tokyo had been awarded the organization of the 1940 Summer Olympics, but this ho ...
where he came 11th in the
5000 metres
The 5000 metres or 5000-metre run is a common long-distance running event in track and field, approximately equivalent to or . It is one of the track events in the Olympic Games and the World Championships in Athletics, run over laps of a stan ...
. Over his running career he set New Zealand records over 1500 metres, 2 miles and 3 miles.
Sports-reference.com - Neville Scott
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References
1935 births
2005 deaths
New Zealand male middle-distance runners
Olympic athletes for New Zealand
Athletes (track and field) at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 1964 Summer Olympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for New Zealand
Sportspeople from Ashburton, New Zealand
Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics
Medallists at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
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