Georgina Scoot
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 15 January 2004 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
Events | Long jump, Triple jump |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal bests | Long jump: 6.53 (2026) Triple jump: 13.67 (2026) |
Georgina Scoot (born 15 January 2004) is a British long jump and triple jumper.[1]
Biography
From Devon, Scoot attended Torquay Girls' Grammar School and joined Torbay Athletics Club as a 12 year-old, and won her first British national title at under-15 level in the triple jump.[2]
Scoot won national titles in the long jump and triple jump as an under-20 athlete, and was ranked number one in the UK at under-20 level in 2022 and 2023, winning in 2023 with a personal best jump of 12.84 metres. In 2022, she represented England at under-20 level in the triple jump. Via a scholarship she attended Princeton University from 2022 in the United States. In 2024, she won the Ivy League indoor championships titles in both long jump, with 6.28 metres and triple jump, with 13.03 metres.[3][4]
Scoot won both the long jump and the triple jump at the Ivy League Outdoor Track & Field Championships in May 2025 with a personal best 6.51 metres in the long jump, and 13.36 metres in the triple jump and was named Most Outstanding Field Performer of the Meet.[5] Scoot was selected to represent Great Britain at the 2025 European Athletics U23 Championships in Bergen, Norway, jumping 6.10 metres without advancing to the final.[6] She finished in fifth place at the 2025 UK Athletics Championships in Birmingham with a best jump of 6.14 metres.[7]
In January 2026, Scoot broke the Ivy League record in the triple jump with a leap of 13.47m at the 2026 Quaker Invite.[8] That month, she represented England at the Reykjavík Games in Iceland, winning the long jump with 5.96 metres.[9] In March, Scoot won The Ivy League Indoor Track & Field Championships with 13.23 metres,[10] and qualified for the 2026 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships, placing sixth overall in the triple jump with a personal best 13.49 metres.[11][12][13] Competing outdoors in May, Scoot won the triple jump at the NCAA East Regionals with a personal best 13.67 metres.[14] She qualified for the 2026 NCAA Outdoor Championships in both the long jump and triple jump.[15]
References
- ↑ "Georgina Scoot". World Athletics. Retrieved 2 April 2026.
- ↑ Cottle, Steve (23 July 2025). "Torbay athletes represent GB and England in European and home championships". Torbay Weekly. Retrieved 2 April 2026.
- ↑ Cottle, Steve (6 June 2024). "Torbay athlete jumping to success in the States". Torbay Weekly. Retrieved 2 April 2026.
- ↑ Cottle, Steve (24 June 2023). "Record-breaking performances by Torbay Athletic Club juniors". Torbay Weekly. Retrieved 2 April 2026.
- ↑ "Women's Outdoor Track & Field Major Award Winners and All-Ivy Teams Announced". Ivy League. 13 May 2025. Retrieved 2 April 2026.
- ↑ "SIX MEDALS ON SUCCESSFUL DAY AT EUROPEAN ATHLETICS U23 CHAMPIONSHIPS". British Athletics. 19 July 2025. Retrieved 2 April 2026.
- ↑ "UK Championships". World Athletics. 3 August 2025. Retrieved 2 April 2026.
- ↑ "Heptagonal Indoor Track and Field Championships Set For This Weekend at The Armory". Ivy League. 26 February 2026. Retrieved 2 April 2026.
- ↑ "Great results at Reykjavík Games". England Athletics. 26 January 2026. Retrieved 2 April 2026.
- ↑ "Princeton Sweeps Ivy League Indoor Track & Field Titles". National Today. 2 March 2026. Retrieved 2 April 2026.
- ↑ "Arkansas & Georgia Claim The 2026 NCAA D1 Indoor National Team T&F Titles". Flotrack. 15 March 2026. Retrieved 2 April 2026.
- ↑ "NCAA WOMEN'S FORMCHART". DyeStat.com. March 11, 2026. Retrieved 2 April 2026.
- ↑ "11 Ivies and One Relay Team Set For Indoor Track & Field Championships". Ivy League. 10 March 2026. Retrieved 2 April 2026.
- ↑ "Three Tigers Qualify for NCAA Championships as Beaulieu Sets Record". BVM Sports. May 31, 2026. Retrieved 3 June 2026.
- ↑ "NCAA Track And Field Championships 2026 Qualifiers". Flotrack. 2 June 2026. Retrieved 9 June 2026.