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Steve Scutt

Personal information
Nationality	English
Born	(1956-03-18) 18 March 1956 (age 68) Worthing, England
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Club	Woodford Green AC
Medal record Athletics Representing  England Commonwealth Games 1982 Brisbane 4 x 400m relay

Steven Scutt (born 1956) is an English sprinter. He won a gold medal for England in the 4x400m relay at the 1982 Commonwealth Games held in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. He was also a two time United Kingdom champion in the 400m race.

Athletics career

Scutt was a twice United Kingdom National champion after winning the 1979 UK Athletics Championships and the 1981 UK Athletics Championships over 400 metres. He ran for the Woodford Green Athletics Club.

He represented England and won a gold medal with Garry Cook, Phil Brown and Todd Bennett, in the 4x400m relay, at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. He also competed in the 400 metres individual event where he progressed to the semi-finals.

Personal life

He married fellow international athlete Michelle Scutt in 1980. In 2009, he was sentenced to 30 months in prison for fraud after misappropriating the money entrusted to him for developing and marketing an energy drink.

References

1. ^ "Commonwealth gold medallist Steve Scutt jailed for fraud". The Telegraph. 29 August 2009. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
2. "UK CHAMPIONSHIPS". GBR Athletics.
3. "Profile". Power of Ten.
4. "1982 Athletes". Team England.
5. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
6. "Athletics News - 11 August 1980". Liverpool Echo. 1980.
7. "Marriages Dec 1980 Probert-Scutt". Free BMD.
8. "Commonwealth medallist sent to jail". Welwyn Hatfield Times.

• 1956 births
• English male sprinters
• British male sprinters
• Athletes (track and field) at the 1982 Commonwealth Games
• Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics
• Commonwealth Games gold medallists for England
• Living people
• Medallists at the 1982 Commonwealth Games