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Donald Scott

Basic Information

  • Gender: Male
  • Born: 2/23/1992
  • Status: Active

Residences

  • Hometown: Apopka, FL
  • High School: Apopka High School
  • College: Eastern Michigan University

Athlete Info

  • Event: Indoor Track & Field, Outdoor Track & Field
  • Coach: Sterling Roberts
  • Agent: Paul Doyle
  • Sponsor: adidas

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Olympic Games

  • 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, seventh (triple jump)

World Athletics Championships

  • 2019 World Outdoor Championships, sixth (triple jump)
  • 2017 World Outdoor Championships, Q2-sixth (triple jump)

Other Career Highlights

  • 2020 U.S. Olympic Team Trials, silver (triple jump)
  • 2020 USATF Indoor Championships, gold (triple jump)
  • 2019 USATF Outdoor Championships, gold (triple jump)
  • 2019 USATF Indoor Championships, gold (triple jump)
  • 2018 USATF Outdoor Championships, gold (triple jump)
  • 2018 USATF Indoor Championships, fifth (triple jump)
  • 2017 USATF Outdoor Championships, bronze (triple jump)
  • 2017 USATF Indoor Championships, gold (triple jump)
  • 2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials, seventh (triple jump)
  • 2016 USATF Indoor Championships, fourth (triple jump)
  • 2015 NCAA Outdoor Championships, bronze (triple jump)
  • 2015 USATF Outdoor Championships, eighth (triple jump)
  • 2015 NCAA Indoor Championships, silver (triple jump)
  • 2014 NCAA Outdoor Championships, sixth (triple jump)
  • 2012 NCAA Outdoor Championships, 23rd (triple jump)
  • 2011 USATF Junior (U20) Championships, gold (triple jump)
  • 2011 Pan American Games, fifth (triple jump)
  • 5x national champion (2 outdoor, 3 indoor)

Personal

First child was born the same week he earned a sponsorship with adidas...He and sisters went into foster care until his uncle (mother’s brother) and aunt took them in...He joined the track team his freshman year of high school...Began as a sprinter and hurdler...His high school track coach, Shawn Proffitt, convinced Scott to give triple jump a try...He became a top-three jumper in Florida...Football was his passion and he received a scholarship to play football at EMU...Joined the college track team after football his freshman year...In 2015, graduated with a degree in Criminal Justice...He proposed to his then-girlfriend at a family cookout during the 2016 Olympic Trials a few days before he competed… Is an assistant coach at Eastern Michigan University.

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