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Dominique Scott-Efurd

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Dominique Scott-Efurd
Scott-Efurd in 2019
Personal information
Birth nameDominique Scott
NationalitySouth African
Born (1992-06-24) 24 June 1992 (age 32)
Cape Town, South Africa
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Sport
SportTrack, long-distance running
Event(s)1500 meters, mile, 5000 meters, 10,000 meters
College teamUniversity of Arkansas Razorbacks
ClubAdidas
Turned pro2016
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)1500 meters: 4:07.20 (2018)

Mile: 4:26.63 (2018)
5000 meters: 14:59.08 (2019)

10,000 meters: 31:00.10 (2022)
Medal record
Representing  South Africa
South African Championships
Silver medal – second place 2016 Senior Championships 1,500m
Gold medal – first place 2018 Senior Championships 5,000m
Silver medal – second place 2019 Senior Championships 5,000m
Updated on 4 June 2016

Dominique Scott-Efurd (née Scott; born 24 June 1992) is a South African long-distance runner who competed at the 2016 and 2020 Summer Olympics.

Prep

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Scott graduated from Rhenish Girls' High School in Stellenbosch. Scott's personal-best times of 4:28 in the 1,500m, 9:40 in the 3,000m, and 34:28 in the 10K road race garnered the attention of Lance Harter of Arkansas.

College

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Dominique Scott graduated from University of Arkansas in Marketing in May 2015. She ran 5th fastest 3000 metres indoor track and field in NCAA history as of 2015.[1]

Dominique Scott finished 6th at the 2014 NCAA cross country championships.[2] Scott is a three-time SEC cross country, three-time indoor, and four-time outdoor champion.

Year Championship Venue Event Time Place
2012 Southeastern Conference Indoor Kentucky – Nutter Field House – Lexington, KY 5000m 16:54.95 9th
2012 Southeastern Conference Outdoor LSU – Bernie Moore Track Stadium – Baton Rouge, LA 10,000m 35:04.96 2nd
2012 Southeastern Conference Outdoor LSU – Bernie Moore Track Stadium – Baton Rouge, LA 5000m 16:36.34 3rd
2013 Southeastern Conference Indoor Arkansas-Randal Tyson Track Center – Fayetteville, AR 3000m 9:30.94 8th
2013 Southeastern Conference Indoor Arkansas-Randal Tyson Track Center – Fayetteville, AR 5000m 16:35.02 5th
2013 Southeastern Conference Cross Country Arkansas-Randal Tyson Track Center – Fayetteville, AR 6000m 20:02.8 1st
2013 NCAA Cross Country LaVern Gibson Championship Cross Country Course
Indiana State – Terre Haute, IN		 6000m 20:38.9 28th
2014 Southeastern Conference Indoor Texas A&M-Gilliam Indoor Track Stadium – College Station, TX 5000m 16:00.73 1st
2014 Southeastern Conference Indoor Texas A&M-Gilliam Indoor Track Stadium – College Station, TX 3000m 9:11.56 2nd
2014 NCAA Indoor Albuquerque Convention Center – Albuquerque, NM 3000m 9:16.05 2nd
2014 NCAA Indoor Albuquerque Convention Center – Albuquerque, NM DMR 11:05.83 1st
2014 Southeastern Conference Outdoor Kentucky – Lexington, KY 10,000m 33:51.84 1st
2014 Southeastern Conference Outdoor Kentucky – Lexington, KY 5000m 15:53.74 2nd
2014 NCAA Outdoor Hayward Field – Eugene, OR 5000m 15:57.79 6th
2014 Southeastern Conference Cross Country Alabama – Tuscaloosa, AL 5872m 19:22.7 1st
2014 NCAA Cross Country LaVern Gibson Championship Cross Country Course
Indiana State – Terre Haute, IN		 6000m 20:01.3 6th
2015 Southeastern Conference Indoor Kentucky – Nutter Field House – Lexington, KY 3000m 9:17.24 1st
2015 Southeastern Conference Indoor Kentucky – Nutter Field House – Lexington, KY Mile 4:32.49 1st
2015 Southeastern Conference Outdoor Mississippi St. – Mississippi State, MS 5000m 16:06.52 1st
2015 Southeastern Conference Outdoor Mississippi St. – Mississippi State, MS 1500m 4:15.20 1st
2015 NCAA Outdoor Hayward Field – Eugene, OR 5000m 15:40.47 2nd
2015 NCAA Outdoor Hayward Field – Eugene, OR 10,000m 33:25.81 2nd
2015 Southeastern Conference Cross Country Texas A&M College Station, TX 77843 6000m 19:23.5 1st
2015 NCAA Cross Country E. P. "Tom" Sawyer State Park Louisville, KY 6000m 19:40.8 3rd
2016 Southeastern Conference Outdoor Sam Bailey Track Stadium Alabama – Tuscaloosa, AL 5000m 16:10.62 1st
2016 Southeastern Conference Outdoor Sam Bailey Track Stadium Alabama – Tuscaloosa, AL 1500m 4:25.15 2nd
2016 NCAA Outdoor Hayward Field – Eugene, OR 5000m 15:57.07 1st
2016 NCAA Outdoor Hayward Field – Eugene, OR 10,000m 32:35.69 1st

Source:[3] Source:[4]

Professional

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16 July 2022, Scott-Efurd placed 17th at 2022 World Championships in Athletics - Women's 10,000 metres#Final in 31:40.73 in Eugene, Oregon, USA.

7 August 2021, Scott-Efurd placed 20th at Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's 10,000 metres#Final in 32:14.05.

30 July 2021, Scott-Efurd placed 26th at Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's 5000 metres in 15:13.94.

October 5, 2019, Scott-Efurd placed 15th at 2019 World Championships in Athletics - Women's 5000 metres#Final in 15:24.47.

25 April 2019, Scott-Efurd placed 2nd at the South African Championship in 16:13.71.

30 March 2019, she competed at 2019 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race but did not finish.

16 March 2018, Scott-Efurd placed 1st and won the 5000 meters Athletics South Africa title at Bestmed Tuks in Pretoria.[5][6]

Nikki Hiltz (left) and Dominique Scott (right) running the Back Bay Mile at the Adidas Boost Boston Games in 2019.

On September 11, 2017, Dominique Scott-Efurd placed 6th in the 2017 New York Road Runners Fifth Avenue Mile Road One Mile in a time of 4:19.6 at New York, New York.[7]

On 19 August 2017, Scott-Efurd placed 5th in the One Mile in a time of 4:30.24 at Falmouth, Massachusetts.[8]

On 21 June 2017, Scott-Efurd placed 11th in the 3000 Metres in a time of 8:41.33 at Monaco (Stade Louis II).[9]

On 16 July 2017, Scott-Efurd placed in the 1500 Metres in a time of 4:08.04 at Padua, Italy (Stadio Euganeo).

On 8 June 2017, Scott-Efurd placed 13th for 5000 Metres in a time of 15:20.10 at IAAF 2017 Diamond League – Golden Gala Pietro Mennea in Roma at (Stadio Olimpico).

On April 2, 2017, Scott-Efurd placed 4th in 15:40 for 5 km at Carlsbad 5000.[10][11]

In February 2017, Scott-Efurd set the South African national record indoor mile in 4:28.47 at Millrose Games.

January 2017, Scott-Efurd set South Africa indoor 3000 meters national records in 8:54.06 at IAAF world indoor tour in Boston, Massachusetts.[12]

Scott-Efurd won a 15 km in 53:59 in Cape Town, South Africa 8 January 2017.[13][14]

Dominique Scott represented South Africa at the 2016 Summer Olympics. She placed 21st in Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's 10,000 metres in a personal best time of 31:51.47.

Personal life

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Dominique Scott-Efurd married Cameron Efurd in December 2015.

References

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  1. ^ February 2015 University of Washington Indoor 3000m Invitational
  2. ^ Dom Scott Post race interview
  3. ^ Dominique Scott Arkansas results
  4. ^ Dominique Scott South African National Olympic Trials 1500 meters results
  5. ^ "Full Results: 2017 Herculis Monaco Diamond League Track and Field Results". Athletics South Africa. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  6. ^ Meeting: ASA SENIOR & COMBINED EVENTS CHAMPIONSHIPS at BESTMED-TUKS (PRETORIA) from 2018/03/15 to 2018/03/17 Athletics South Africa
  7. ^ All-Athletics. "Profile of Dominique Scott".
  8. ^ "The Aetna Falmouth Elite Mile Saturday, 19 August 2017 at 5:45 PM". Falmouth Road Race. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
  9. ^ "Full Results: 2017 Herculis Monaco Diamond League Track and Field Results". letsrun.com. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
  10. ^ "2017 Carlsbad 5000 Elite Women Leaderboard". Rock n' Roll Racing. Archived from the original on 5 April 2017. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
  11. ^ "Olympic Athlete Dominique Scott Runs on Lattes and Hard Work". HBFit.com. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
  12. ^ "DOMINIQUE SCOTT-EFURD SCHEDULE AND SEASON PREVIEW". BackTrack Sports. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
  13. ^ Bay to bay road race somosatletismo.com. 8 January 2017.
  14. ^ Bay to bay road race, Cape Town (South Africa) 8/01/2017 africathle.com. 8 January 2017.
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