Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
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Sex | Male |
Full name | Louis Cohn "Lou"•Scott |
Used name | Lou•Scott |
Born | 4 September 1945 in Detroit, Michigan (USA) |
Measurements | 170 cm / 68 kg |
Affiliations | Motor City Striders |
NOC | ![]() |
Lou Scott was a long-distance runner for Arizona State and later the Motor City Striders. He won the AAU 25 km. in 1962. In 1967 Scott won a silver medal in the Pan American Games 5K. At Eastern High School, Scott was the Michigan State Champion in the mile in 1962 and 1963, and also won the cross-country title in 1962. He was the first African-American to run the 5,000 for the USA at the Olympic Games.
Personal Bests: Mile – 4:04.9 (1964); 2 miles – 8:35.2 (1967); 5000 – 13:46.4 (1968).
Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
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1968 Summer Olympics | Athletics | ![]() |
Lou Scott | |||
5,000 metres, Men (Olympic) | 11 h1 r1/2 |