Scott Overall
Personal information | |
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Nationality | British |
Born | 9 February 1983 |
Height | 181 cm (5 ft 11 in)[1] |
Weight | 62 kg (137 lb) |
Sport | |
Sport | Track and field |
Event(s) | Middle, Long Distance |
College team | Butler University |
Club | Blackheath & Bromley |
Achievements and titles | |
Personal best(s) | 1500 m: 3:41 (Hillsdale, Michigan 2008) [2] 1 mile (Indoor): 3:58.61 (Bloomington, Indiana 2010)[3] (Berlin 2011) [3] |
Scott Overall (born 9 February 1983 in Hammersmith, London) is a British athlete who runs for the Blackheath & Bromley running club.[5] Scott was officially named part of the 2012 GB Olympic team on 5 December 2011 after achieving "A-Standard" at the Berlin marathon.[6] He finished 61st in the London Olympic Marathon of 2012 in a time of 2:22:37
Overall attended Archdeacon Cambridge's Church of England Primary School until 1994 then Orleans Park Secondary School in Twickenham until 1999. Overall then attended Butler University in Indiana, United States, from 2004-2007.[7] He was also an usher at Mo Farah's wedding.[8]
International competitions
[edit]Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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2005 | European U23 Championships | Erfurt, Germany | 6th | 5000m | 14:17.16 |
2014 | Reading Half Marathon | Reading, United Kingdom | 1st | Half marathon | 1:04:44[9][10] |
2015 | London Marathon | United Kingdom | 13th | Marathon | 2:13:13[11] |
2015 | Peachtree Road Race | United States | 1st | 10 km | 29:30[12][13][14] |
2019 | Reading Half Marathon | Reading, United Kingdom | 1st | Half marathon | 1:03:50[15][16] |
References
[edit]- ^ "Scott Overall". teamgb.com. British Olympic Association. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
- ^ a b "Profile of Scott Overall - All-Athletics.com". Retrieved 20 May 2012.
- ^ a b c d e "iaaf.org - Athtletes - Overall Scott Biography". iaaf.org. Retrieved 20 May 2012.
- ^ http://www.scottoverall.com/about.html
- ^ "Scott Overall - Team GB". Retrieved 7 May 2012.
- ^ "BBC News - London 2012: Marathon 'last chance' for Olympic qualifiers". BBC News. 17 April 2012. Retrieved 25 May 2012.
- ^ Stearns, Amber (7 July 2012). "Former Butler Student Competing in the Summer Olympics". Retrieved 26 July 2012.
- ^ Anna Kessell (11 August 2012). "London 2012: Marathon runner Scott Overall inspired by Mo Farah". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
- ^ Adkins, Natasha (2 March 2014). "Thousands line the streets to cheer runners in the 2014 Reading Half Marathon". getreading.co.uk. S&B Media. Retrieved 2 March 2014.
- ^ "Mizuno Reading Half Marathon 2014 – Provisional Results" (PDF). Brasher Leisure Ltd T/A Sweatshop. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 July 2014. Retrieved 2 March 2014.
- ^ Spink, Alex (27 April 2015). "Paula Radcliffe sheds 'happy' tears as London Marathon's greatest star bids farewell on day of emotion". The Mirror. Trinity Mirror. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
- ^ Burke, Timothy (4 July 2015). "Runner Loses Prestigious 10K By Celebrating Too Early". deadspin.com. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
- ^ "Results". trackshackresults.com. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
- ^ Jackson, Amanda (4 July 2015). "AJC Peachtree Road Race in Atlanta". cnn.com. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
- ^ Aldridge, James (17 March 2019). "Reading Half Marathon 2019: the results". GetReading. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
- ^ "Sage Reading Half Marathon Provisional Results". 17 March 2019. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
- 1983 births
- Living people
- People from Hammersmith
- Athletes from the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham
- British male marathon runners
- English male long-distance runners
- English male middle-distance runners
- British male middle-distance runners
- English male marathon runners
- Olympic male marathon runners
- Olympic athletes for Great Britain
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- British Athletics Championships winners
- Butler University alumni
- People educated at Orleans Park School
- 21st-century English sportsmen