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Dave Scott |
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Men's triathlon | ||
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Ironman 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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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.
YEAR | RACE | POSITION | SWIM | BIKE | RUN | RESULT |
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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.)
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