Scott Overall

Scott Overall

Scott in the London marathon 2012
Personal information
Nationality British
Born (1983-02-09) 9 February 1983
Residence Sutton, London
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]
3000 m: 7:48 (London 2008) [3]

5000 m: 13:28 (Walnut, CA 2008) [3]
10 mile: 47:37 (Portsmouth 2010)[2]
Half Marathon: 61:25 (New York City 2012)[3]

Marathon: 2:10.55
(Berlin 2011) [3]

Scott Overall (born 9 February 1983 in Hammersmith, London) is a British athlete who runs for the Blackheath & Bromley running club.[4] Scott was officially named part of the 2012 GB Olympic team on 5 December 2011 after achieving "A-Standard" at the Berlin marathon.[5] He finished 61st in the London Olympic Marathon of 2012 in a time of 2:22:37

Overall attended Butler University in Indiana, United States, from 2004-2007.[6] He was also an usher at Mo Farah's wedding.[7]

Achievements

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Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
2005 European U23 Championships Erfurt, Germany 6th 5000m 14:17.16
2014 Reading Half Marathon Reading, United Kingdom 1st Half marathon 1:04:44[8][9]
2015 London Marathon United Kingdom 13th Marathon 2:13:13[10]
2015 Peachtree Road Race United States 1st 10 km 29:30[11][12][13]

References

  1. ↑ "Scott Overall". teamgb.com. British Olympic Association. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
  2. 1 2 "Profile of Scott Overall - All-Athletics.com". Retrieved 20 May 2012.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "iaaf.org - Athtletes - Overall Scott Biography". iaaf.org. Retrieved 20 May 2012.
  4. ↑ "Scott Overall - Team GB". Retrieved 7 May 2012.
  5. ↑ "BBC News - London 2012: Marathon 'last chance' for Olympic qualifiers". Retrieved 25 May 2012.
  6. ↑ Stearns, Amber (2012-07-07). "Former Butler Student Competing in the Summer Olympics". Retrieved 26 July 2012.
  7. ↑ Anna Kessell (2012-08-11). "London 2012: Marathon runner Scott Overall inspired by Mo Farah". The Guardian. Retrieved 2012-08-14.
  8. ↑ 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.
  9. ↑ "Mizuno Reading Half Marathon 2014 – Provisional Results" (PDF). Brasher Leisure Ltd T/A Sweatshop. Retrieved 2 March 2014.
  10. ↑ 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.
  11. ↑ http://screengrabber.deadspin.com/runner-loses-prestigious-10k-by-celebrating-too-early-1715766513
  12. ↑ http://trackshackresults.com/peachtree/results/2015/ptresults.php?Link=10&Type=2&Div=1B&Ind=0
  13. ↑ http://www.cnn.com/2015/07/04/us/ajc-peachtree-road-race-feat/
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