Scott Anthony Murray Nelson (born 10 October 1969 in

Auckland Auckland (pronounced ) ( mi, Tāmaki Makaurau) is a large metropolitan city in the North Island of New Zealand. The most populous urban area in the country and the fifth largest city in Oceania, Auckland has an urban population of about I ...

) is a New Zealand athlete specialising in

race walking Racewalking, or race walking, is a long-distance discipline within the sport of athletics. Although a foot race, it is different from running in that one foot must appear to be in contact with the ground at all times. Race judges carefully asse ...

. He competed for New Zealand at the

1994 Commonwealth Games The 1994 Commonwealth Games (French: ''XVéme Jeux du Commonwealth'') were held in Victoria, British Columbia, from 18 to 28 August 1994. Ten types of sports were featured at the Victoria Games: athletics, aquatics, badminton, boxing, cycling ...

, winning a bronze in the 30 km road walk. At the 1996 Summer Olympics he came 32nd in the 20 km road walk, with a time of 1 hr 25m 50s. He attended High School at

Waitākere College Waitākere College is a state coeducational secondary school located in Henderson, Auckland, New Zealand, established in 1975. A total of students from Years 9 to 13 (ages 13 to 18) attend Waitākere College as of Students entering the colle ...

Achievements

References

*''Athletes at the Games'' by John Clark, page 88 (1998, Athletics New Zealand)
Profile at NZOGC websiteIAAF Fact & Figures

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* 1969 births Athletes (track and field) at the 1994 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for New Zealand New Zealand male racewalkers Olympic athletes for New Zealand Living people Athletes from Auckland Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics Medallists at the 1994 Commonwealth Games People educated at Waitākere College 20th-century New Zealand sportsmen {{NewZealand-athletics-bio-stub