Scott Nelson
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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.
He attended High School at Waitākere College.
Achievements
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| colspan="6"|Representing {{NZL}} |
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| 1991
|80th |20 km |1:33:10 |
| rowspan=2|1993
|Monterrey, Mexico |71st |20 km |1:37:36 |
| World Championships
|Stuttgart, Germany |27th |1:30:17 |
| 1994
|Victoria, British Columbia, Canada |bgcolor=cc9966|3rd |2:09:10 |
| rowspan=2|1995
|— |20 km |DNF |
| World Championships
|31st |1:32:19 |
| 1996
|32nd |1:25:50 |
| 1997
|Athens, Greece |— |DNF |
References
- Athletes at the Games by John Clark, page 88 (1998, Athletics New Zealand) {{ISBN|0473-05498-1}}
- [http://www.commonwealthgames.org.nz/Athletes/AthleteProfile.aspx?Print=&ContactID=1470&id=3780 Profile at NZOGC website]
- [http://www.iaaf.org/mm/document/competitions/competition/cheboksary2008factsfigures_2481.pdf IAAF Fact & Figures]
External links
- {{SR/Olympics profile|ne/scott-nelson-1}}
{{1994 New Zealand Commonwealth Games team}}
{{1996 New Zealand Olympic team}}
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Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1994 Commonwealth Games
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Category:Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for New Zealand
Category:New Zealand male race walkers
Category:Olympic athletes for New Zealand
Category:Athletes from Auckland
Category:Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics
Category:Medallists at the 1994 Commonwealth Games
Category:People educated at Waitākere College
Category:20th-century New Zealand sportsmen
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