Donald Douglas Scott (born February 23, 1992) is an American track and field athlete who competes in the triple jump. Scott earned bronze medal in triple jump at 2022 World Indoor Championships. He holds a wind-aided personal best of , set in 2019. He equalled that mark, to win the 2019 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships. He is a 2017 and 2019 U.S. Indoor Triple Jump Champion and a 2018 U.S. Outdoor Champion. Scott is a third-year volunteer coach (since 2015) at Eastern Michigan University.
Prep Scott graduated from Apopka High School, Apopka, Florida, 15 miles northwest of Orlando, in 2010. He was an outstanding wide receiver and was introduced to field and track.
Career In his first season as a professional, Scott earned eighth place at the 2015 USATF Outdoor Championships and a fourth place at the USA Indoor Championships. In 2017, Scott took third at the Outdoor USA Championships, securing his spot on Team USA for the World Championships in London. In 2018, Scott placed second in triple jump at the 2018 Athletics World Cup and third at the 2018 IAAF Diamond League Final.
Olympics, World Championships, Diamond League Final, Athletics World Cup20222022 World Athletics Indoor ChampionshipsBelgrade Serbia3rdTriple jump2022 World Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's triple jump results World Athletics20212021 Diamond League FinalLetzigrund, Zürich6thTriple jumpSummer OlympicsTokyo, Japan7thTriple jump2019World ChampionshipsDoha, Qatar6thTriple jumpThe Match Europe v USALondon, England5thTriple jump2019 World Athletics Diamond League FinalBrussels, Belgium4thTriple jump20182018 IAAF Diamond League FinalBrussels, Belgium3rdTriple jump2018 Athletics World CupLondon, England2ndTriple jump2017World ChampionshipsLondon, England13thTriple jump USATF Championships Representing Adidas2022USA Indoor Track and Field ChampionshipsSpokane, Washington1stTriple JumpComplete Results 2022 USATF Indoor Track and Field Championships Results World Track2021United States Olympic TrialsHayward Field2ndTriple jump Unattached2020USA Indoor Track and Field ChampionshipsAlbuquerque, New Mexico1stTriple Jump2019USA Outdoor Track and Field ChampionshipsDes Moines, Iowa1stTriple JumpUSA Indoor Track and Field ChampionshipsOcean Breeze, New York1stTriple jump2018USA Outdoor Track and Field ChampionshipsDes Moines, Iowa1stTriple jump(Wind: -0.0 m/s)USA Indoor Track and Field ChampionshipsAlbuquerque, New Mexico5thTriple jump20172017 USA Outdoor Track and Field ChampionshipsCalifornia State University, Sacramento3rdTriple jumpUSA Indoor Track and Field ChampionshipsAlbuquerque, New Mexico1stTriple jump20162016 USA Outdoor Track and Field ChampionshipsHayward Field7thTriple jumpUSA Indoor Track and Field ChampionshipsPortland, Oregon4thTriple jump20152015 USA Outdoor Track and Field ChampionshipsHayward Field8thTriple jump
NCAA Coaching Coach Donald Scott worked with Eastern Michigan University until 2019 under the direction of John Goodridge.EMU roster EMU EaglesJOHN GOODRIDGE Head Men's Track/XC Coach Eastern Michigan University
NCAA Scott attended Eastern Michigan University (EMU), where he earned a degree in criminal justice. Scott set many records at EMU in track and field. While competing for the Eagles, Scott brought home nine Mid-American Conference (MAC) titles and two NCAA Division I All-American honors, and set the MAC and school record for the triple jump. He also came away his senior year with a 2014 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships, a third-place finish for the triple jump, and a runner-up finish indoors. NCAA Division I Track and Field Championships20152015 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field ChampionshipsHayward Field3rdTriple jump2015 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field ChampionshipsUniversity of Arkansas2ndTriple jump20142014 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field ChampionshipsHayward Field6thTriple jump20122012 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field ChampionshipsDrake University23rdTriple jump20112011 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field ChampionshipsDrake University71stTriple jump
References
External links
Donald Scott at Eastern Michigan University
Donald Scott at athletebiz.us (archived)
Donald Scott at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics (archived, alternate link)