Further Information 

Competition Stats

AUSTRALIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS:
Shot put: 1997 (U16) - 5th, 1999 (U18) - 1st, 2000 - 9th, (U20) - 2nd, 2000 (Olympic Games Trial) - 5th, 2001 - 2nd, (U20) - 1st, 2002 - 8th, 2003 - 3rd, 2004 - 2nd, 2005 - 2nd, 2006 - 1st, 2007 - DNC, 2008 - 2nd, 2009 - DNC
Discus: 1997 (U16) - 9th, 1999 (U18) - 4th, 2000 (U20) - 3rd, 2000 (Olympic Games Trial) - 6th, 2001 - 4th, (U20) - 1st, 2002 - 5th, 2003 - 2nd, 2004 - 1st, 2005 - 1st, 2006 - 1st, 2009 - 2nd (1st Australian)

INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS:
World junior championships: 2000 - shot put 11th (17.60m), discus qual (50.56m)
World youth championships: 1999 - shot put 6th (18.71m)
East Asian Games: 2001 - shot put 3rd (18.41m), discus 5th (52.37)
Commonwealth Games: 2006 - shot put 3rd (19.48m), discus 1st (63.48m)
World Cup: 2006 - shot put 4th (20.25m), discus 5th (60.93m)
World championships: 2007 - shot put qual round (19.81m), 2009 - shot put 12th qualifying round (19.52m)
World indoor championships: 2008 - shot put 7th (20.13m), 2009 - 8th (19.76m)
Olympic Games: 2008 – shot put qual round (19.75m)

ANNUAL PROGRESSION:
Shot put:
1998 15.23m
1999 16.68m
2000 17.28m
2001 18.41m
2002 18.29m
2003 18.81m
2004 19.53m
2005 20.10m
2006 20.38m
2007 20.52m
2008 21.26m
2009 59.10m

Discus throw:
1999 50.38m
2000 51.70m
2001 54.90m
2002 58.22m
2004 63.78m
2005 62.58m
2006 64.00m
2007 61.65m
2009 59.10m

EVENTS / PERSONAL BESTS:
Shot put: 21.26m - Melbourne, 21/02/08
Discus throw: 64.00m - Melbourne, 14/01/06

RECORD(S):
National record - shot put: 21.26m - Melbourne, 21/02/08
National U20 record - shot put (6kg): 19.78m - Melbourne, 8/12/01
National Indoor record - shot put: 20.83 - Valencia, 7/03/08

Interesting Facts

Scott was raised in Wodonga, on the Victorian side of the NSW/Victoria border.  He competed at Wodonga Little Athletics, dominating the throws, but also performing well in sprints and jumping events. He played bass guitar in a band and enjoys a game of darts or golf when not training.

Leading into the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games, Scott was prominent in a series of TV commercials for the National Australia Bank, in which he starred as a ballet dancer. He is coached by seven-time Australian hammer throw champion Gus Puopolo.

Sporting Career

1999 – Finished sixth in the shot put at the 1999 world youth championships in Poland.

2000 – Competing against his elder peers, Scott claimed personal best performances in the shot put and discus at the Olympic trials. He gained selection for the world junior championships in Chile, making the shot final.

2001 – Won both national junior titles, and although still at school, was selected in the Australian team for the East Asian Games where he added 21cm to his senior shot put best with an 18.41m effort.

2003 – By the end of the year Scott was demonstrating increased prowess in the discus following a move to Melbourne after a short stint in Sydney. He won the national title in the three years that followed.

2004 – Set new personal bests of 19.53m and 63.78m.

2006 – Won gold in the discus at the Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, where his last round throw of 63.48m was followed by a dash to the fence to embrace coach Gus Puopolo. It more than made amends for the gold he felt he should have won earlier in the shot put. Emerged on the world stage in an outstanding tour of Europe, where he fearlessly mixed it with the best in both events, culminating with a wonderful personal best of 20.38m to place a precocious fifth in the IAAF World Athletics Final and a heave of 20.25m to take fourth in the World Cup in Athens.

2007 – After a new shot put PB in Hobart early in the year, Scott’s plans were railroaded by a serious foot injury that required immediate surgery. By the end of July he returned to training and competition and things were back on track, highlighted by a PB in Madrid. Scott was awarded joint captaincy of the Australian world championships team with long jumper Bronwyn Thompson but missed qualification for the final of the shot put.

2008 – Started the year with another shot put personal best, throwing 20.63m at the Sydney Track Classic before claiming the Australian record at the World Athletics Tour Melbourne with 21.26m. Needing to win the national championships to automatically be nominated for the Beijing team, the 130kg giant threw 20.19m to fall an agonising 2cm short to Justin Anlezark (20.21m). Shortly after the nationals Scott headed to Valencia for the world indoors. He launched the shot 20.83m to secure a place in the final and the national indoor record. Amongst a stellar field, Scott threw 20.13m in the final to finish seventh, building his confidence on the road to Beijing. Scott opened his Olympic account with a throw of 19.75m in the qualifying round, however two fouls then followed and Scott’s Olympic campaign was over, finishing 10th.

2009 – After missing the national championships due to injury Scott went on to launch the shot over the 20m-mark on multiple occasions in 2009, his best performance a 20.45m A-qualifying effort in Salamanca on July 8 stitching up his second world championships berth. At the world championships in August Scott threw 19.52m to finish 25th overall. The following month he captained the Australian team at the Great North City Games, notching Australia’s only victory of the meet with a win in the shot put (18.83m).

2010 - Scott placed eighth at the world indoor championships in Doha, Qatar, in March with a heave of 19.76m.