Angus Scott (athlete)
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| Nationality | British (English) | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 16 August 1927 Sheffield, England | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 15 March 1990 (aged 62) Dallas, USA | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
| Event | hurdles/400m | ||||||||||||||
| Club | University of Cambridge AC Achilles Club | ||||||||||||||
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Angus Weatherit Scott (16 August 1927 – 15 March 1990) was a British track and field athlete who competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics.[1]
Biography
[edit]Scott was born in Sheffield, England, the son of a government inspector of mines and was educated at Sedbergh School and St John's College, Cambridge, where at the latter he earned a blue in athletics and rugby.[2]
In 1949 he was appointed president of the Cambridge University Athletic Club and was affiliated with the Achilles Club. He finished second behind Harry Whittle in the 400 metres hurdles event at the 1950 AAA Championships.[3][4] Shortly afterwards he was part of the winning British 4×400 metres relay team at the 1950 European Athletics Championships, with Martin Pike, Leslie Lewis and Derek Pugh.[2]
Scott had to settle for second place again behind Whittle in both the 1951 AAA Championships and 1952 AAA Championships[5][6] before representing the Great Britain team at the 1952 Olympic Games in Helsinki.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Angus Scott". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 9 May 2012.
- ^ a b c "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
- ^ "Bailey's furlong record confirmed". Daily Herald. 15 July 1950. Retrieved 16 April 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Won Arthur Wint equals half-mile record". Weekly Dispatch (London). 16 July 1950. Retrieved 16 April 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
- ^ "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
External links
[edit]- Angus Scott at World Athletics
- Angus Scott at Team GB
- Angus Scott at Olympics.com
- Angus Scott at Olympedia
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