Molly Scott (athlete)

Molly Scott
Personal information
Born (1999-08-29) 29 August 1999
Carlow, Ireland
Sport
CountryIreland
SportAthletics
Events
60m, 60m hurdles, 100m, 100m hurdles
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Ireland
World U20 Championships
Silver medal – second place2018 Tampere4x100 m relay
European U18 Championships
Bronze medal – third place2016 Tbilisi100 m hurdles

Molly Scott (born 30 March 1999) is an Irish track and field athlete. She is a multiple Irish 60m national champion as well as the national record holder over that distance. She has been called “Ireland's fastest woman”.[1]

Personal life

Molly Scott is from Carlow in south-east Ireland.[2] She is a member of St. Laurence O'Toole Athletics Club in Carlow.[3] Scott, since the age of 12, has been coached by her mother Deirdre. In 2021, she completed a law degree and subsequently began a barrister of law degree at King's Inns.[4][5][6]

Career

Junior career

Scott won bronze in the 100 metres hurdles at the 2016 European Athletics Youth Championships held in Tbilisi, Georgia.[7] In 2018, she earned silver as part of the 4 × 100 m Irish team at the World U-20 Championships in Tampere, Finland.[8]

Senior career

Scott took her first Irish national senior title in 2019 when she won the 60 m race in a time of 7.32 seconds at the National Sports Campus in Abbotstown.[9]

On 29 January 2022, she broke the national 60 m record held by Amy Foster by running 7.23 seconds for the distance. However, Scott only initially held the record for a few days as Rhasidat Adeleke then ran 7.21 in Albuquerque that same week. On 27 February, Scott regained the national record running 7.19 and in doing so secured the win for her second Irish Indoor Athletics Championships in Abbotstown. It was the second time the final had been run that day after a technical fault had not recorded times for the first race.[10][11][12][13] In February, Scott also recorded a win over 60 m European indoor champion Ajla Del Ponte at the Czech Gala in Ostrava.[14]

Scott was named in the Ireland squad for the 2022 World Athletics Indoor Championships held in the Serbian capital Belgrade in March 2022.[15][16] She qualified from the heats for the semi-final in the 60 m,[17] before finishing 19th overall.[18] She was named in the Irish sprint team for the outdoor 2022 World Athletics Championships held in Eugene, Oregon and the 2022 European Championships, however, that summer a tear to the posterior tibial tendon in her left ankle resulted in a long period of rehabilitation.[19][6]

On 17 February 2024, she finished runner-up in a personal best time of 8.31 in the 60 metres hurdles at the Irish national indoor championships.[20] The following day she won the 60 metres title in a time of 7.36 seconds.[21] In June 2024, she finished second in the 100m hurdles at the Irish Athletics Championships in 13.64 seconds.[22]

Scott was called to the Bar and practises as a barrister at the Four Courts in Dublin. She has said that combining her first year at the Bar with training was unsustainable and contributed to a period of physical burnout during the 2024–25 indoor season.[23]

On 1 March 2026, Scott placed third in the 60 metres at the Irish Indoor Athletics Championships in 7.37 seconds finishing behind Ciara Neville and Precious Akpe-Moses, but ahead of defending champion Sarah Leahy.[24] She was named in the Irish team for the 2026 World Athletics Relays in Botswana, and ran in the women's 4 x 100 m relay.[25][26] Scott had a third-place finish in the 100 m at the Irish Championships in July 2026 and was named in the Irish sprint relay pool for the 2026 European Championships in Birmingham.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Hannon, Shane. "IRELAND'S FASTEST WOMAN: MOLLY SCOTT ON 60M WIN AND MANIFESTING TIMES". otbsports.com.
  2. ↑ "Irish athlete Molly Scott training in Isolation Photos". sportsfile.com.
  3. ↑ ""Best yet to come from Molly Scott" says St Laurence O Toole coach". scoreline.ie.
  4. ↑ "Great Scott: A shining example of why sport pays dividends for young women". Irish Examiner. 31 March 2022.
  5. ↑ Dennehy, Cathal (1 March 2022). "'It might have sounded a bit crazy' – World awaits after sprinter Molly Scott manifests national record". Independent.ie.
  6. 1 2 3 O'Riordan, Ian (7 August 2026). "The Irish barrister making her sprint comeback at the European Athletics Championships". Irish Times. Retrieved 7 August 2026.
  7. ↑ Byrne, Stephen (18 July 2016). "Molly Scott secured bronze in European Youth Athletics Championships in Tbilisi". scoreline.ie.
  8. ↑ O'Riordan, Ian (14 July 2018). "Ireland women secure stunning 100m relay silver in Finland". The Irish Times. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
  9. ↑ Kinsella, Colm (18 February 2019). "Limerick athletes excel at National Indoor Athletics Championships". limerickleader.ie.
  10. ↑ "Blistering Molly Scott steals the show with national record". rte.ie. 27 February 2022.
  11. ↑ "Molly Scott scorched to record run second time around". Irish Times.
  12. ↑ Browne, PJ (27 February 2022). "Molly Scott Sets New Irish 60m Record Despite Race Mishap". balls.ie.
  13. ↑ "Molly Scott smashes Irish 60m record and Phil Healy dominates 400m to take seventh title at national championships". Independent.ie.
  14. ↑ Dollery, Paul (3 February 2022). "Molly Scott builds on record-breaking run with win over European champion". the42.ie.
  15. ↑ Rob (9 March 2022). "Ireland Names Strong Team for World Indoor Athletics". Sportforbusiness.com.
  16. ↑ "Selection Announcement: World Indoor Championships, Belgrade 18th to 20th March 2022". athleticsireland.ie.
  17. ↑ "Ireland's Molly Scott sets up World Indoor semi-final meeting with Shericka Jackson". the42.ie. 18 March 2022.
  18. ↑ "Overseas results including World Indoor Champs, March 18-20, 2022". Athletics Weekly. 22 March 2022.
  19. ↑ McGuire, Ken (2 July 2022). "Molly Scott named to Irish relay team for World Championships in Oregon". scoreline.ie.
  20. ↑ "Sarah Lavin stars on first day of National Indoor Championships". RTE. 17 February 2024. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  21. ↑ Allen, Greg (18 February 2024). "Cathal Doyle dives for victory on dramatic day at National Indoor Championships". RTE. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  22. ↑ Kirk, Katie (29 June 2024). "Sarah Lavin splashes to victory on route to breaking Derval O'Rourke's National Championships record". RTE. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  23. ↑ Ryan, Paddy (01/Aug/2026). ""Cheers for Never Quitting" - Molly Scott and the Four Years Back". Run Republic. Retrieved 01/Aug/2026. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |access-date= and |date= (help)
  24. ↑ Dennehy, Cathal (1 March 2026). "National Indoor Championships – Day 2: Nick Griggs claims 3000m prize as Kate O'Connor wins long jump gold". Retrieved 2 March 2026.
  25. ↑ "Irish relay teams relying on second chance Sunday". RTE. 2 May 2026. Retrieved 2 May 2026.
  26. ↑ "IRISH TEAM SELECTED FOR WORLD ATHLETICS RELAYS IN BOTSWANA". Athletics.ie. 9 April 2026. Retrieved 9 April 2026.
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