Neville Ian Scott (25 February 1935 – 21 January 2005) was a New Zealand

middle-distance runner Middle-distance running events are track races longer than sprints, ranging from 500 metres up to . The standard middle distances are the 800 metres, 1500 metres and mile run, although the 3000 metres may also be classified as a middle-distanc ...

from Ashburton. At the

1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games The 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games (Welsh: ''Gemau Ymerodraeth Prydain a'r Gymanwlad'' 1958) were held in Cardiff, Wales, from 18 to 26 July 1958. It was the sixth edition of what would come to be known as the Commonwealth Games, the ...

Scott won the

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in the men's 3 miles. He also competed in the mile where he placed 9th. Scott competed at the

1956 Summer Olympics The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XVI Olympiad and officially branded as Melbourne 1956, were an international multi-sport event held in Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia, from 22 November to 8 December ...

, where he finished 7th in the

1500 metres The 1500 metres or 1500-metre run is the foremost middle distance track event in athletics. The distance has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896 and the World Championships in Athletics since 1983. It is equivalent to 1.5 kilomet ...

. He made his second Olympic appearance at the

1964 Summer Olympics The , officially the and commonly known as Tokyo 1964 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 10 to 24 October 1964 in Tokyo, Japan. Tokyo had been awarded the organization of the 1940 Summer Olympics, but this honor was subseq ...

where he came 11th in the

5000 metres The 5000 metres or 5000-metre run is a common long-distance running event in track and field, approximately equivalent to or . It is one of the track events in the Olympic Games and the World Championships in Athletics, run over laps of a sta ...

. Over his running career he set New Zealand records over 1500 metres, 2 miles and 3 miles.Sports-reference.com - Neville Scott
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1935 births 2005 deaths New Zealand male middle-distance runners Olympic athletes for New Zealand Athletes (track and field) at the 1956 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1964 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for New Zealand Sportspeople from Ashburton, New Zealand Athletes from the Canterbury Region Medallists at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games New Zealand Athletics Championships winners 20th-century New Zealand sportsmen Commonwealth Games bronze medallists in athletics {{NewZealand-athletics-bio-stub