- Dave Scott (triathlete)
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Dave ScottMen's triathlon Competitor for 
United StatesIronman World Championship Gold 1980 Men's race Gold 1982 (Oct) Men's race Gold 1983 Men's race Gold 1984 Men's race Gold 1986 Men's race Gold 1987 Men's race Silver 1982 (Feb) Men's race Silver 1989 Men's race Silver 1994 Men's race Dave Scott (born January 4, 1954) is a U.S. triathlete and the first six-time Ironman Triathon World Champion. He won the Ironman Triathlon in Hawaii six times in 1980, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, and 1987. Only his rival, Mark Allen, managed to match these six titles eight years later. Scott is also referred to as "The Man."[1]
Dave Scott came out of 'retirement' in 1994 at age 40 to take second place at the Hawaii Ironman World Championships, very nearly winning for a record-breaking seventh time. In 1996 at age 42, he returned again to place 5th, running the marathon in 2:45.
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Triathlon career
Having started his impressive winning streak only two years after the first ever Ironman contest, Scott shaped the sport of triathlon. His victories and his heart-breaking battles with Mark Allen are highlights in the history of the sport in the US. Scott for a period held the world record for an Ironman Distance event, with a time of 8:01.59 in Japan 1989. He also held the course record in Ironman Hawaii from 1980 to February 1982, and again from October 1982 to 1989.
During the period in which he won all six of his Hawaiian triathlons Dave Scott followed a strict vegetarian (vegan) diet. However, since 1992 he is no longer strictly vegetarian.[2]
Scott works as a triathlon coach, fitness consultant, motivational speaker, commentator, and corporate consultant. In 2011, Scott was inducted into the USA Triathlon Hall of Fame.[3]
Scott grew up in Davis, California, where he was a star water polo player at Davis High School and UC Davis. Scott married, had three children, and divorced his wife, Anna. Scott currently lives in Boulder, Colorado.
Ironman results
YEAR RACE POSITION SWIM BIKE RUN RESULT 2001 Ironman World Championship, Kona, Hawaii, USA DNF --- --- --- DNF 1996 Ironman World Championship, Kona, Hawaii, USA 5th --- --- --- 8:28:31 1994 Ironman World Championship, Kona, Hawaii, USA 2nd --- --- --- 8:24:32 1989 Ironman World Championship, Kona, Hawaii, USA 2nd --- --- --- 8:10:13 1988 Ironman World Championship, Kona, Hawaii, USA DNC --- --- --- --- 1987 Ironman World Championship, Kona, Hawaii, USA 1st --- --- --- 8:34:13 1986 Ironman World Championship, Kona, Hawaii, USA 1st --- --- --- 8:28:37 1985 Ironman World Championship, Kona, Hawaii, USA DNC --- --- --- --- 1984 Ironman World Championship, Kona, Hawaii, USA 1st --- --- --- 8:54:20 1983 Ironman World Championship, Kona, Hawaii, USA 1st --- --- --- 9:05:57 1982 Ironman World Championship, Kona, Hawaii, USA 1st --- --- --- 9:08:23 1982 Ironman World Championship, Kona, Hawaii, USA 2nd --- --- --- 9:14:41 1981 Ironman World Championship, Kona, Hawaii, USA DNC --- --- --- --- 1980 Ironman World Championship, Oahu, Hawaii, USA 1st --- --- --- 9:24:33 DNC - Did Not Compete
DNF - Did Not Finish(In 1982, The Ironman World Championship was moved from a February to October fixture, and therefore took place twice that year. Scott was second in the February race and won in October.)
Notes
- ^ Walker, Stephen (1 July 2007). "Dave Scott Interview". Podium Sports Journal. http://www.podiumsportsjournal.com/2007/07/01/dave-scott-interview/. Retrieved 24 March 2011.
- ^ "Dave Scott is no longer vegetarian". OrganicAthlete's Blog. 2006-04-26. http://organicathlete.zaadz.com/blog/2006/4/dave_scott_is_no_longer_vegetarian. Retrieved 2007-07-19.
- ^ "Dynamic Trio Inducted into USA Triathlon Hall of Fame". USA Triathlon press release. January 16, 2011. http://www.usatriathlon.org/news/2011/01/16/dynamic-trio-inducted-into-usa-triathlon-hall-of-fame/40505?ngb_id=12. Retrieved 17 January 2011.
External links
World Champions in men's Ironman Triathlon Gordon Haller (1978) · Tom Warren (1979) · Dave Scott (1980) · John Howard (1981) · Scott Tinley (Feb 1982) · Dave Scott (Oct 1982) · Dave Scott (1983-1984) · Scott Tinley (1985) · Dave Scott (1986-1987) · Scott Molina (1988) · Mark Allen (1989-1993) · Greg Welch (1994) · Mark Allen (1995) · Luc Van Lierde (1996) · Thomas Hellriegel (1997) · Peter Reid (1998) · Luc Van Lierde (1999) · Peter Reid (2000) · Tim DeBoom (2001-2002) · Peter Reid (2003) · Normann Stadler (2004) · Faris Al-Sultan (2005) · Normann Stadler (2006) · Chris McCormack (2007) · Craig Alexander (2008-2009) · Chris McCormack (2010) · Craig Alexander (2011)
(women)Categories:- Ironman world champions
- American triathletes
- 1954 births
- Living people
- Sports commentators
- People from Boulder, Colorado
- People from Davis, California
- People from Yolo County, California
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