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 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.[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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 July 2014. 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. ↑ Burke, Timothy. "Runner Loses Prestigious 10K By Celebrating Too Early". deadspin.com. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  12. ↑ "Results". trackshackresults.com. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  13. ↑ CNN, Amanda Jackson, Special to. "AJC Peachtree Road Race in Atlanta - CNN". cnn.com. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
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