Dominique Scott-Efurd

Dominique Scott-Efurd (née Scott; born 24 June 1992) is a South African long-distance runner who competed at the 2016 and 2020 Summer Olympics.

Dominique Scott-Efurd

Scott-Efurd in 2019
Personal information
Nationality	South African
Born	Dominique Scott (1992-06-24) 24 June 1992 (age 33) Cape Town, South Africa
Height	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Sport
Sport	Track, long-distance running
Event(s)	1500 meters, mile, 5000 meters, 10,000 meters
College team	University of Arkansas Razorbacks
Club	Adidas
Turned pro	2016
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	1500 meters: 4:07.20 (2018) Mile: 4:26.63 (2018) 5000 meters: 14:59.08 (2019) 10,000 meters: 31:00.10 (2022)
Medal record Representing  South Africa South African Championships 2016 Senior Championships 1,500m 2018 Senior Championships 5,000m 2019 Senior Championships 5,000m
Updated on 4 June 2016

Prep

Scott graduated from Rhenish Girls' High School in Stellenbosch. Scott's personal-best times of 4:28 in the 1,500m, 9:40 in the 3,000m, and 34:28 in the 10K road race garnered the attention of Lance Harter of Arkansas.

College

Dominique Scott graduated from University of Arkansas in Marketing in May 2015. She ran 5th fastest 3000 metres indoor track and field in NCAA history as of 2015.^[1]

Dominique Scott finished 6th at the 2014 NCAA cross country championships.^[2] Scott is a three-time SEC cross country, three-time indoor, and four-time outdoor champion.

Year	Championship	Venue	Event	Time	Place
2012	Southeastern Conference Indoor	Kentucky – Nutter Field House – Lexington, KY	5000m	16:54.95	9th
2012	Southeastern Conference Outdoor	LSU – Bernie Moore Track Stadium – Baton Rouge, LA	10,000m	35:04.96	2nd
2012	Southeastern Conference Outdoor	LSU – Bernie Moore Track Stadium – Baton Rouge, LA	5000m	16:36.34	3rd
2013	Southeastern Conference Indoor	Arkansas-Randal Tyson Track Center – Fayetteville, AR	3000m	9:30.94	8th
2013	Southeastern Conference Indoor	Arkansas-Randal Tyson Track Center – Fayetteville, AR	5000m	16:35.02	5th
2013	Southeastern Conference Cross Country	Arkansas-Randal Tyson Track Center – Fayetteville, AR	6000m	20:02.8	1st
2013	NCAA Cross Country	LaVern Gibson Championship Cross Country Course Indiana State – Terre Haute, IN	6000m	20:38.9	28th
2014	Southeastern Conference Indoor	Texas A&M-Gilliam Indoor Track Stadium – College Station, TX	5000m	16:00.73	1st
2014	Southeastern Conference Indoor	Texas A&M-Gilliam Indoor Track Stadium – College Station, TX	3000m	9:11.56	2nd
2014	NCAA Indoor	Albuquerque Convention Center – Albuquerque, NM	3000m	9:16.05	2nd
2014	NCAA Indoor	Albuquerque Convention Center – Albuquerque, NM	DMR	11:05.83	1st
2014	Southeastern Conference Outdoor	Kentucky – Lexington, KY	10,000m	33:51.84	1st
2014	Southeastern Conference Outdoor	Kentucky – Lexington, KY	5000m	15:53.74	2nd
2014	NCAA Outdoor	Hayward Field – Eugene, OR	5000m	15:57.79	6th
2014	Southeastern Conference Cross Country	Alabama – Tuscaloosa, AL	5872m	19:22.7	1st
2014	NCAA Cross Country	LaVern Gibson Championship Cross Country Course Indiana State – Terre Haute, IN	6000m	20:01.3	6th
2015	Southeastern Conference Indoor	Kentucky – Nutter Field House – Lexington, KY	3000m	9:17.24	1st
2015	Southeastern Conference Indoor	Kentucky – Nutter Field House – Lexington, KY	Mile	4:32.49	1st
2015	Southeastern Conference Outdoor	Mississippi St. – Mississippi State, MS	5000m	16:06.52	1st
2015	Southeastern Conference Outdoor	Mississippi St. – Mississippi State, MS	1500m	4:15.20	1st
2015	NCAA Outdoor	Hayward Field – Eugene, OR	5000m	15:40.47	2nd
2015	NCAA Outdoor	Hayward Field – Eugene, OR	10,000m	33:25.81	2nd
2015	Southeastern Conference Cross Country	Texas A&M College Station, TX 77843	6000m	19:23.5	1st
2015	NCAA Cross Country	E. P. "Tom" Sawyer State Park Louisville, KY	6000m	19:40.8	3rd
2016	Southeastern Conference Outdoor	Sam Bailey Track Stadium Alabama – Tuscaloosa, AL	5000m	16:10.62	1st
2016	Southeastern Conference Outdoor	Sam Bailey Track Stadium Alabama – Tuscaloosa, AL	1500m	4:25.15	2nd
2016	NCAA Outdoor	Hayward Field – Eugene, OR	5000m	15:57.07	1st
2016	NCAA Outdoor	Hayward Field – Eugene, OR	10,000m	32:35.69	1st

Source:^[3] Source:^[4]

Professional

representing Athletics South Africa
2024 Chicago Marathon	Marathon	2:28:16	15th
2024 Boston Marathon	Marathon	2:32:31	20th
2023 Chicago Marathon	Marathon	2:27:31	16th
2023 London Marathon	Marathon	2:29:19	12th
2022 Commonwealth Games	5000 m	15:07.50	5th
	10,000 m	31:25.18	7th
2020 Summer Olympics	5000 m	15:13.94	13th
	10,000 m	32:14.05	20th
2019 World Athletics Championships	5000 m	15:24.47	15th
2019 IAAF World Cross Country Championships	10 km	DNF	116th
2018 IAAF World Indoor Championships	3000 m	8:59.93	9th
	1500 m	4:09.80	11th
Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics	10,000 m	31:51.47	21st

16 July 2022, Scott-Efurd placed 17th at 2022 World Athletics Championships – Women's 10,000 metres in 31:40.73 in Eugene, Oregon, USA.

7 August 2021, Scott-Efurd placed 20th at Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's 10,000 metres#Final in 32:14.05.

30 July 2021, Scott-Efurd placed 26th at Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's 5000 metres in 15:13.94.

October 5, 2019, Scott-Efurd placed 15th at 2019 World Championships in Athletics - Women's 5000 metres#Final in 15:24.47.

25 April 2019, Scott-Efurd placed 2nd at the South African Athletics Championships in 16:13.71.

30 March 2019, she competed at 2019 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race but did not finish.

16 March 2018, Scott-Efurd placed 1st and won the 5000 meters Athletics South Africa title at Bestmed Tuks in Pretoria.^[5][6]

Nikki Hiltz (left) and Dominique Scott (right) running the Back Bay Mile at the Adidas Boost Boston Games in 2019.

On September 11, 2017, Dominique Scott-Efurd placed 6th in the 2017 New York Road Runners Fifth Avenue Mile Road One Mile in a time of 4:19.6 at New York, New York.^[7]

On 19 August 2017, Scott-Efurd placed 5th in the One Mile in a time of 4:30.24 at Falmouth, Massachusetts.^[8]

On 21 June 2017, Scott-Efurd placed 11th in the 3000 Metres in a time of 8:41.33 at Monaco (Stade Louis II).^[9]

On 16 July 2017, Scott-Efurd placed in the 1500 Metres in a time of 4:08.04 at Padua, Italy (Stadio Euganeo).

On 8 June 2017, Scott-Efurd placed 13th for 5000 Metres in a time of 15:20.10 at IAAF 2017 Diamond League – Golden Gala Pietro Mennea in Roma at (Stadio Olimpico).

On April 2, 2017, Scott-Efurd placed 4th in 15:40 for 5 km at Carlsbad 5000.^[10][11]

In February 2017, Scott-Efurd set the South African national record indoor mile in 4:28.47 at Millrose Games.

January 2017, Scott-Efurd set South Africa indoor 3000 meters national records in 8:54.06 at IAAF world indoor tour in Boston, Massachusetts.^[12]

Scott-Efurd won a 15 km in 53:59 in Cape Town, South Africa 8 January 2017.^[13][14]

Dominique Scott represented South Africa at the 2016 Summer Olympics. She placed 21st in Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's 10,000 metres in a personal best time of 31:51.47.

Personal life

Dominique Scott-Efurd married Cameron Efurd in December 2015.