Gabriella R. Scott Puig OLY[2] (born 13 January 1997) is a German-born Puerto Rican track and field athlete who has won Puerto Rico national titles at both the 400m and 400m hurdles.[3]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Gabriella R. Scott Puig[1] |
| Born | 13 January 1997 Weisbaden, Germany |
| Sport | |
| Country |  United States (until 2022) Puerto Rico (after 2022) |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event(s) | 400m, 400m hurdles |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | 400m: 50.52 (Paris, 2024) 400m hurdles: 56.04 (Austin, 2019) |
Early and personal life
editBorn in Germany, Scott was brought up in San Diego, California. Her mother, Rosa Puig was born and raised in Puerto Rico. Her father Greg Scott was a professional basketball player. Scott ran track and played soccer at San Diego's Westview High School.[4][5]
Career
editScott competed collegiately for the University of Colorado Boulder.[6] After leaving college in 2019, Scott turned professional and joined the Jerry Evans coached team in Orlando, Florida.[7]
Scott competes internationally for Puerto Rico. In 2022, Scott set a new national record for the 400 metres when she clocked 50.97 seconds in Geneva in June 2022.[8] She qualified for the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon where she reached the semi-finals.[9]
She ran at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest where she reached the semi-finals.[10] She ran in the 400 meter event at the Paris Olympics, reaching the semi-finals.[11]
References
edit- ^ "Gabby Scott - Track and Field". University of Colorado Athletics. Archived from the original on 2023-08-20. Retrieved 2023-08-20.
- ^ "Gabby Scott, OLY". Retrieved August 8, 2024 – via Instagram.
- ^ "Gabby Scott". World Athletics. Archived from the original on 20 August 2023. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
- ^ Weinreb, Michael. "Gabby Scott". the50athletes.com. Archived from the original on 20 August 2023. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
- ^ "Gabby Scott". cubuffs.com. Archived from the original on 20 August 2023. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
- ^ Rooney, Pat (25 June 2019). "Thanks to Gabby Scott, it's not all distance events for CU Buffs track at NCAA finals". Denver Post. Archived from the original on 20 August 2023. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
- ^ "Focus on the 400 sprint Gabby Scott". lasemanapr.com. 16 February 2023. Archived from the original on 20 August 2023. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
- ^ "Gabby Scott achieves a national mark in the 400 meters and qualifies for the World Athletics Championships". elnuevodia.com. 25 June 2022. Archived from the original on 20 August 2023. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
- ^ Muniz Perez, Yamaira. "La velocista boricua Gabby Scott avanza a la semifinal del Campeonato Mundial de Atletismo". Archived from the original on 20 August 2023. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
- ^ Clarke, Athena (August 20, 2023). "Pryce, McLeod and Young through to 400m semis". Observer Online reporter. Archived from the original on 20 August 2023. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
- ^ Shelton, Herman (August 6, 2024), Constien and Scott Advance at the 2024 Paris Olympics