Dave Scott (born January 4, 1954) is a U.S.

United States

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 triathlete

Triathlon

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 and the first six-time Ironman Triathon World Champion. He won the Ironman Triathlon

Ironman Triathlon

An Ironman Triathlon is one of a series of long-distance triathlon races organized by the World Triathlon Corporation consisting of a swim, a bike and a marathon run, raced in that order and without a break...

 in Hawaii

Hawaii

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 six times in 1980, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, and 1987. Only his rival, Mark Allen

Mark Allen (triathlete)

Mark Allen is the six-time Ironman Triathon World Champion. He graduated from UC San Diego,where he was an All-American swimmer, with a degree in biology....

, managed to match these six titles eight years later. Scott is also referred to as "The Man."

Dave Scott came out of 'retirement' in 1994 at age 40 to take second place at the Hawaii Ironman World Championship

Ironman World Championship

The Ironman World Championship has been held annually in Hawaii since 1978, with an additional race in 1982. It is owned and organised by the World Triathlon Corporation and is currently sponsored by Ford...

s, 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.

Triathlon career

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.

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.

Scott grew up in Davis, California

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, where he was a star water polo

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 player at Davis High School

Davis Senior High School

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 and UC Davis. Scott married, had three children, and divorced his wife, Anna. Scott currently lives in Boulder, Colorado

Boulder, Colorado

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.

Ironman results

YEAR	RACE	POSITION	SWIM	BIKE	RUN	RESULT
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.)

External links

• Dave Scott's official website