Scott Rider

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| nationality = British

| sport = Bobsleigh, shot put, Highland games

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1977|9|22|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Harlow, Essex, England{{cite web |url=http://results.glasgow2014.com/athlete/judo/1033084/scott_rider.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170813202008/http://results.glasgow2014.com/athlete/judo/1033084/scott_rider.html |url-status=usurped |archive-date=13 August 2017 |title=Scott Rider - Biography |author= |website=Glasgow2014.com |access-date=29 January 2019}}

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Scott Rider (born 22 September 1977) is a British bobsledder, shot putter and Highland games competitor.

Biography

Rider joined the British bobsleigh team in 2000, and he competed in the four man event at the 2002 Winter Olympics, where he and his team-mates finished 11th.{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ri/scott-rider-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418041241/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ri/scott-rider-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |title=Scott Rider Olympic Results |accessdate=5 May 2018}}{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/winterolympics2002/hi/english/team_gb/newsid_1775000/1775987.stm |title=Scott Rider |author= |website=bbc.co.uk|date=22 January 2002 |access-date=29 January 2019}}

In shot putting, Rider represented England at three Commonwealth Games, in 2006, 2010 and 2014, finishing in the top ten in all three tournaments.{{cite web |url=https://www.kentonline.co.uk/kent/sport/rider-disappointed-despite-hat-trick-20973/ |title=Shot put star Scott Rider had mixed emotions after finishing 10th in Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games in third consecutive finals appearance |last=Hoad |first=Alex |date=29 July 2014 |website=KentOnline|access-date=29 January 2019}} He was also British outdoor champion in the shot put in 2014 and British indoor champion in 2003 and 2013.{{cite web |url=https://www.iaaf.org/athletes/great-britain-ni/scott-rider-193475 |title=Scott Rider: Athlete Profile |author= |website=International Association of Athletics Federations |access-date=29 January 2019}} He is a member of Birchfield Harriers athletics club.{{cite web |url=http://www.european-athletics.org/athletes/group=r/athlete=142876-rider-scott/index.html |title=Scott Rider |author= |website=European Athletic Association |access-date=29 January 2019}}

At the Highland games, Rider won the World Highland Games Championships in 2016.{{cite web |url=http://www.ironmind.com/news/Scott-Rider-Wins-in-Halkirk-Webster-Highland-Games-World-Championships/|title=Scott Rider Wins in Halkirk: Webster Highland Games World Championships |last=Strossen |first=Randall J. |author-link=Randall J. Strossen |date=31 July 2016 |website=IronMind |access-date=2 February 2019}} He was also World Caber Champion in 2013, 2014, 2016 and 2018.{{cite web |url=https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/highlands/1523143/englishman-wins-world-caber-championships/ |title=Englishman wins World Caber Championships |last=Campbell |first=Rita |date=18 July 2018 |website=The Press and Journal (Scotland) |access-date=2 February 2019}}

Rider holds a BA in Sports Sciences and Art from Brunel University London.{{cite web |url=https://www.brunel.ac.uk/news-and-events/news/articles/Brunel-athletes-head-for-Melbourne# |title=Brunel athletes head for Melbourne |author= |date=3 February 2006 |website=Brunel University London|access-date=23 January 2019}}