Dave Scott (triathlete)

Dave Scott

Dave Scott
Medal record
Men's triathlon
Representing  United States
Ironman World Championship
Gold medal – first place 1980 Elite
Gold medal – first place 1982 (Oct) Elite
Gold medal – first place 1983 Elite
Gold medal – first place 1984 Elite
Gold medal – first place 1986 Elite
Gold medal – first place 1987 Elite
Silver medal – second place 1982 (Feb) Elite
Silver medal – second place 1989 Elite
Silver medal – second place 1994 Elite

Dave Scott (born January 4, 1954) is a U.S. triathlete and the first six-time Ironman World Championship winner (1980, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, and 1987).[1] A progenitor of the sport, in 1993, Scott was the first person inducted in the Ironman Hall of Fame.[2] He is known by the nickname "The Man" for his intense training regimens and his unrelenting race performances that created a record number of wins.

In 1994, at age 40, he won second place at the Hawaii Ironman World Championship, very nearly winning for a record-breaking seventh time.[3] In 1996 at age 42, he returned again to place 5th, running the marathon in 2:45.

  1. ^ DeGroote, JR (October 11, 2014). "2014 Ironman World Championship: Dave Scott recalls 1989 'Ironwar'". West Hawaii Today. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  2. ^ MacKinnon, Kevin (February 22, 2013). "IRONMAN Looks Back: Hall of Fame Inductee Dave Scott". Ironman Magazine Blog. Archived from the original on July 26, 2015. Retrieved January 21, 2015.
  3. ^ Greunfield, Lee (October 11, 2014). "Ironman 2014: Apolo Ohno & a few others to watch". Hawaii 24/7. Retrieved 21 January 2015.