Leonard Scott (athlete)

Leonard Scott

Personal information
Nationality	United States
Born	(1980-01-19) January 19, 1980 Zachary, Louisiana
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight	178 lb (81 kg)
Sport
Sport	Running
Event(s)	60 metres, 100 metres
Medal record Men's Athletics Representing the United States World Indoor Championships 2006 Moscow 60 m World Athletics Final 2006 Stuttgart 100 m

Leonard Scott (born January 19, 1980) is a former American sprinter, competing mainly in the 100 meters event. Scott attended the University of Tennessee on a track scholarship and turned professional in 2002. In 2005, he joined the exclusive list of sprinters to run the 100 in less than 10 seconds. A month later, Scott finished sixth at the 2005 World Championships. Having overcome eventual silver medal winner Michael Frater in the semifinal, he had been among the medal favorites.

In 2006, Scott won at the World Indoor Championships in Moscow, clocking a world leading time of 6.50 seconds in the 60 meters. He also finished second in the World Athletics Final that year, with a personal best of 9.91 seconds.

Personal bests

Event	Time (seconds)	Date	Venue
50 meters	5.58	February 26, 2005	Liévin, France
55 meters	6.07	February 20, 1999	Gainesville, Florida, United States
60 meters	6.46	February 26, 2005	Liévin, France
100 meters	9.91	September 9, 2006	Stuttgart, Germany
200 meters	20.34	May 11, 2005	Columbia, South Carolina, United States

• All information from IAAF Profile.

External links

• Leonard Scott at World Athletics
• USATF profile for Leonard Scott
• Tennessee Volunteers bio