Scott Beattie (runner)

Scott Beattie
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born (1998-12-04) 4 December 1998
Sport
SportAthletics
Event
Long distance running
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)1500m: 3:39.71 (London, 2024)
3000m: 7:43.48 (London, 2024)
5000m: 13:19.41 (Maisons-Laffitte, 2024)
10000m: 27:58.92 (Palo Alto, 2023)
5km (road): 13:32 (Riga, 2023)

Scott Beattie (born 4 December 1998) is a British runner. He won the 2023 British national 5 km road running title.[1]

Biography

A former student at the University of Tulsa, he runs for the Morpeth Harriers athletics club.[2] He won the British national 5 km road title in Newcastle upon Tyne in September 2023.[3][4]

He made his British representative debut in finishing ninth in the 2023 World Athletics Road Running Championships 5 km race in Riga.[5] In January 2024, he placed fourth behind Berihu Aregawi, Aarón Las Heras and Mohamed Katir at the San Silvestre Vallecana, a World Athletics Elite Label road race, in Madrid, Spain, running 27:58 for the 10 km road race.[6][7][8]

He finished fourth at the 2024 UK Athletics Championships over 5000 metres.[9] He finished second behind Marc Scott at the UK Athletics 5K Road Running Championships on 6 September 2024.[10]

In November 2024, he finished third at the Liverpool Cross Challenge, which doubled up as the British trials for the European Cross Country Championship.[11] He was subsequently selected for the British team for the 2024 European Cross Country Championships in Antalya, Turkey, however he was unable to travel due to an issue with his passport.[12][13]

Beattie won the 2025 Liverpool Cross Challenge to gain automatic selection for the 2025 European Cross Country Championships, finishing ahead of fellow Morpeth Harrier Rory Leonard.[14][15] At the championships, he narrowly missed a bronze medal on a photo finish, credited with the same time as Dominic Lobalu, with the British men’s team placing fourth.[16]

References

  1. ^ "Scott Beattie". World Athletics. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
  2. ^ Scaife, Peter (15 August 2023). "Morpeth Harrier Scott Beattie beats Kenyans and sets new course record in Newcastle Quayside 5k". Northumberland Gazette. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
  3. ^ "Great North Run". World Athletics. 8 September 2023. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
  4. ^ Smythe, Steve (Sep 12, 2023). "British titles for Callum Elson, Scott Beattie and Verity Ockenden – UK road results". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
  5. ^ Scaife, Peter (4 October 2023). "Morpeth Harrier Scott Beattie has his first run for Team GB at World Road Running Championships". Northumberland Gazette. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
  6. ^ "Aregawi and Yeshaneh secure Ethiopian double in Madrid". World Athletics. 1 January 2024. Retrieved 12 November 2025.
  7. ^ Smythe, Steve (Jan 2, 2024). "Scott Beattie runs sub-28 10km – international results round-up". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
  8. ^ Scaife, Peter (2 January 2024). "Spanish run sees Morpeth Harrier Scott Beattie become fastest GB athlete on the road over 10k in 2023". Northumberland Gazette. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
  9. ^ Duff, Martin (Aug 12, 2024). "Beattie and Partridge win Quayside 5km titles". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
  10. ^ "UK Athletics 5K Road Running Championships". BBC sport. 6 September 2024. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
  11. ^ Collett, Jasmine (Nov 23, 2024). "Kate Axford and Tomer Tarragano take Euro trials victory in Liverpool". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
  12. ^ "GB & NI TEAM ANNOUNCED FOR EUROPEAN CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS IN ANTALYA". British Athletics. 26 November 2024. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
  13. ^ Adams, Tim (23 Nov 2025). "SCOTT BEATTIE AND RORY LEONARD GO 1-2 AT LIVERPOOL CROSS CHALLENGE". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 23 Nov 2025.
  14. ^ "EUROPEAN CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPS PLACES SECURED AT THE LIVERPOOL CROSS CHALLENGE". British Athletics. 22 Nov 2025. Retrieved 23 November 2025.
  15. ^ Henderson, Jason (26 Nov 2025). "FITZGERALD, BARNICOAT, BEATTIE AND KEITH LEAD GB HOPES AT EURO CROSS IN LAGOA". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 28 Nov 2025.
  16. ^ "A SUPER SIX MEDALS FOR NOVUNA GB & NI TEAM AT THE 2026 EUROPEAN CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPS". British Athletics. 14 Dec 2025. Retrieved 15 Dec 2025.
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