Steve Scutt

Steve Scutt

Personal information
Nationality	British (English)
Born	(1956-03-18) 18 March 1956 (age 69) Worthing, England
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	400m
Club	Woodford Green AC
Medal record Athletics Representing   England Commonwealth Games 1982 Brisbane 4 x 400m relay

Steven Scutt (born 18 March 1956) is an English sprinter. He won a gold medal for England in the 4x400m relay at the 1982 Commonwealth Games held in Brisbane, Australia. ^[1]

Biography

Scutt, a member of the Woodford Green Athletics Club, ^[2] was a twice United Kingdom National champion after winning the 1979 UK Athletics Championships and the 1981 UK Athletics Championships over 400 metres. ^[3]

He finished third behind Rod Milne at the 1980 AAA Championships. ^{[4] [5]}

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. ^{[6] [7]}

Personal life

He married fellow international athlete Michelle Scutt in 1980. ^{[8] [9]} 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. ^{[1] [10]}

References

1. "Commonwealth gold medallist Steve Scutt jailed for fraud". The Telegraph. 29 August 2009. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
2. "Profile". Power of Ten.
3. "UK CHAMPIONSHIPS". GBR Athletics.
4. "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
5. "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
6. "1982 Athletes". Team England.
7. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
8. "Athletics News - 11 August 1980". Liverpool Echo. 1980.
9. "Marriages Dec 1980 Probert-Scutt". Free BMD.
10. "Commonwealth medallist sent to jail". Welwyn Hatfield Times.