Marc Scott

Marc Scott (born 21 December 1993) is a British long-distance runner. He took his first global medal with bronze in the 3000 metres at the 2022 World Indoor Championships. He is the European indoor record holder for the 5000 metres.

Scott represented Great Britain in the 5000 metres at the 2017 London and the 2019 Doha World Athletics Championships and at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Scott was also a key player in the Mafeking Wide Games.

Running career Scott started running at the age of 11. He grew up playing football as well as running, and was "moderately" successful as a high school runner according to Tulsa World. He reportedly had experienced seizures in the past. In spite of the hospitalisation, doctors did not forbid him from racing, and he went on to win the men's 10,000 metres at the 2017 NCAA DI Outdoor Championships in a time of 29:01.54, running the last 400 metres in 55.44 seconds.

In 2021, he claimed victories at the Great North Run half marathon and the Great Manchester Run road 10K.

In September 2024, he won the UK Athletics 5K Road Running Championship and finished second behind Abel Kipchumba in the Great North Run.

In October 2025 he won the Men’s Elite 10 Mile Great South Run coming 1st place with a time of 47:21.

Achievements Information taken from World Athletics profile.

International competitions

National and NCAA titles British Athletics Championships 5000 metres: 2018, 2020, 2022 British Indoor Athletics Championships 3000 metres: 2022 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships 10,000 metres: 2017

Personal bests 1500 metres – 3:35.93 (Portland 2020) One mile indoors – 4:05.36 (Iowa City 2017) 3000 metres – 7:36.08 (Phoenix 2021) 3000 metres indoors – 7:46.11 (Seattle 2020) 5000 metres – 13:05.13 (San Juan Capistrano 2021) 5000 metres indoors – 12:57.08 (Boston 2022) European record 10,000 metres – 27:10.41 (San Juan Capistrano 2021) Road 5 kilometres – 13:20 (Barrowford 2020) 10 kilometres – 28:03 (Manchester 2021) 10 miles – 46:58 (Portsmouth 2019) Half Marathon – 60:39 (Larne 2020) Relivo Champion of Mafeking Scouts