Scott Nelson
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Scott Anthony Murray Nelson |
| Born | 10 October 1969 Auckland, New Zealand |
| Height | 186 cm (6 ft 1 in) |
| Weight | 76 kg (168 lb) |
Scott Anthony Murray Nelson (born 10 October 1969 in Auckland) is a New Zealand athlete specialising in race walking. He competed for New Zealand at the 1994 Commonwealth Games, 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.[1]
He attended High School at Waitākere College.
Achievements
[edit]| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing  New Zealand | |||||
| 1991 | World Race Walking Cup | San Jose, United States | 80th | 20 km | 1:33:10 |
| 1993 | World Race Walking Cup | Monterrey, Mexico | 71st | 20 km | 1:37:36 |
| World Championships | Stuttgart, Germany | 27th | 20 km | 1:30:17 | |
| 1994 | Commonwealth Games | Victoria, British Columbia, Canada | 3rd | 30 km | 2:09:10 |
| 1995 | World Race Walking Cup | Beijing, PR China | — | 20 km | DNF |
| World Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 31st | 20 km | 1:32:19 | |
| 1996 | Olympic Games | Atlanta, United States | 32nd | 20 km | 1:25:50 |
| 1997 | World Championships | Athens, Greece | — | 20 km | DNF |
References
[edit]- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Scott Nelson". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016.
- Athletes at the Games by John Clark, page 88 (1998, Athletics New Zealand) ISBN 0473-05498-1
- Profile at NZOGC website
- IAAF Fact & Figures
External links
[edit]- Scott Nelson at World Athletics
- Scott Nelson at Athletics New Zealand
- Scott Nelson at the New Zealand Olympic Committee
- Scott Nelson at Olympics.com
- Scott Nelson at Olympedia
- Scott Nelson at InterSportStats
- Scott Nelson at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
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