Marc Scott


Marc Scott is an English long-distance runner. He represented Great Britain in the 5000 metres at the 2017 and 2019 World Athletics Championships. He is currently the British & European Record holder for the indoor 5000m.

Running career

Scott started running at the age of 11. He grew up playing soccer as well as running, and was "moderately" successful as a high school runner according to Tulsa World. Tulsa's cross country and distance coach Steve Gulley claimed that he did not seek international recruits, but that Scott reached out to him. In addition to this, an accomplished British runner put in a good word for Scott.
On 5 June 2017 Scott was admitted to hospital for a seizure he experienced four miles into a regular training run. He reportedly had experienced seizures in the past. In spite of the hospitalisation, doctors did not forbid him from racing, and he went on to win the men's 10,000 metres at the 2017 NCAA DI Outdoor Championships in a time of 29:01.54, running the last 400 metres in 55.44 seconds.
After graduating from Tulsa, Scott raced the men's 5000 metres at the 2018 European Championships, placing fifth in the final.

International competitions

Personal bests

Outdoor
Indoor