Steve Scott (runner)
Scott signing autographs in Toronto in 1982 | |||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||
| Born | May 5, 1956 Upland, California | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 186 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 1500 meters, mile | ||||||||||||||
| College team | UC Irvine | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Tiger Track Club | ||||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||
| Personal best(s) | 800m: 1:45.05 1500m: 3:31.76 Mile: 3:47.69 3000m: 7:36.69 5000m: 13:30.39 | ||||||||||||||
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Steve Scott (born May 5, 1956) is an American former track athlete who competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics and the 1988 Summer Olympics. Track & Field News ranked Scott #1 in the U.S. on ten occasions, and eleven times during his career he was ranked in the top ten in the world by T&FN. Scott is also regarded as the founder of speed golf in 1979.