William's Story
William “Bill” Scott represented Victoria and developed into one of Australia’s leading distance runners during the 1970s. He won the national 10,000 metres title in 1974 and represented Australia at the 1975 and 1979 World Cross Country Championships. Scott also excelled on the road, winning the Melbourne Marathon in 1978 and the Vancouver Marathon in 1979. In February 1980, he recorded a career-best 27 minutes, 46.71 seconds for 10,000 metres.
Scott was 28 when he contested the 10,000 metres at the Moscow 1980 Olympic Games. He advanced to the final by placing third in his heat in 28 minutes, 58.8 seconds. Scott improved to 28 minutes, 15.08 seconds in the final, finishing ninth.
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