Brad Scott (runner) explained

Brad Scott
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Full Name:Bradley James Scott
Birth Date:15 April 1988
Birth Place:Liverpool, Sydney

Brad Scott (born 15 April 1988) is a Paralympian track and field athlete from Australia competing mainly in category T37 middle-distance events. He represented Australia at the three Paralympics – 2008 to 2016 in athletics and won two silver and one bronze medals.[1]

Personal

He was born on 15 April 1988 with cerebral palsy – right hemiplegia. He has completed degree in Exercise and Coaching Science at the University of Canberra. After his retirement in November 2016, he was moving back to Bunbury, Western Australia to undertake full-time study in primary education at Edith Cowan University.

Athletics

He competed in the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China just two years after taking up running. There he won a silver medal in the Men's 800 m T37 event and finished fourth in the Men's 200 m T37 event.[2]

At the 2011 IPC Athletics World Championships in Christchurch, New Zealand, he won a silver medal in the Men's 800 m T37 and bronze medal in the Men's 4 × 100 m relay T35–38.[3]

In 2011, he received a sport achievement award from the Australian Institute of Sport[4] and was training at the AIS in preparation for the 2012 Summer Paralympics.[5]

At the 2012 Summer Paralympics Scott won a silver medal in the Men's 1500 m T37 and a bronze medal in the Men's 800 m T37.[2] At the 2013 IPC Athletics World Championships in Lyon, France, he won a silver medal in the Men's 800 m T37.

Whilst at the Australian Institute of Sport, he was coached by Irina Dvoskina.[6] [7] After the 2012 Summer Paralympics, he returned to Perth and is being coached by Lyn Foreman.

At the 2015 IPC Athletics World Championships in Doha, he won the silver medal in the Men's 1500 m T57 in a time of 4:21.12.[8]

At the 2016 Rio Paralympics, Scott finished fifth in the Men's 1500 m T37.[9] At his media interview at the Rio Games, Scott said " To all those kids back home with a disability – the disability doesn't have to be your excuse; it can be your greatest opportunity.". Scott announced his retirement from competitive athletics in November 2016.[10]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Australian Paralympic Athletics Team announced . https://web.archive.org/web/20160829033911/https://www.paralympic.org.au/11564-2/ . dead . 29 August 2016 . Australian Paralympic Committee News, 2 August 2016 . 2 August 2016 .
  2. Web site: Brad Scott . Paralympic.org . . 6 October 2012.
  3. Web site: Outstanding success for Paralympic athletes at world championships. Australian Sports Commission AIS News, 15 February 2011. Australian Sports Commission. 11 March 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120324162135/http://www.ausport.gov.au/news/ais_news/story_414658_outstanding_success_for_paralympic_athletes_at_world_championships. 24 March 2012. dead. dmy-all.
  4. Web site: 8 March 2012. Sport Achievement Awards. Australian Institute of Sport. 2011. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120303210520/http://www.ausport.gov.au/ais/history/awards/sport_achievement. 3 March 2012.
  5. News: Canberra Times. Canberra, Australian Capital Territory. 26 November 2011. Canberrans Chase Olympic Dreams. Chris. Dutton. 10–12.
  6. Web site: Brad Scott – Athlete Profile. Australian Paralympic Committee Website. Australian Paralympic Committee. 11 March 2012. 17 March 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120317204638/http://paralympic.org.au/team/brad-scott. live.
  7. Web site: Goodman honoured with prestigious Paralympic Medal. 17 October 2011. Athletics Australia. 24 October 2008. 23 September 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180923110739/http://www.athletics.com.au/news/news/2008/october/7991. live.
  8. Web site: Doha 2015. Athletics Australia website. 1 November 2015. 4 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304104157/http://athletics.com.au/News/doha-2015-120. live.
  9. Web site: Brad Scott. Rio Paralympics Official site. 14 November 2016. 14 November 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161114165847/https://www.rio2016.com/en/paralympics/athlete/brad-scott. live.
  10. Web site: Multiple Paralympic medallist Brad Scott announces his retirement. Australian Paralympic Committee website. 21 November 2016. 21 November 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161121175102/https://www.paralympic.org.au/multiple-paralympic-medallist-brad-scott-announces-his-retirement/. live.

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