Michelle Scutt (born Probert on 17 June 1960) is a female former British Olympic athlete. Competing for

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at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in

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, Australia, she won a silver medal in the 400 metres, behind Australia's

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Athletics career

Scutt won a bronze medal in the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, running the third leg of the 4 × 400 m relay. She was Welsh champion at 100m (1978–1982), 200m (1978, 1980–1982) and 400m (1979 and 1984). She competed at the

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in the 400m reaching the semi-final round, and in the 4 × 400 m relay reaching the final and finishing in fourth place. Her personal best time in the 400m was 50.63 which she ran in

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in 1982, making her the 6th fastest Briton at the distance (as of January 2017). In addition to her silver medal for 400 metres at the 1982 Commonwealth Games she also competed in the 200 metres and 4x400 metres relay.

Personal life

She was engaged to and then married fellow international athlete Steve Scutt in 1980.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Scutt, Michelle 1960 births Living people Sportspeople from Liverpool Athletes (track and field) at the 1980 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1982 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics Welsh female sprinters British female sprinters Welsh Olympic medallists Olympic athletes for Great Britain Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Wales Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics Medalists at the 1980 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medallists for Great Britain Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field) Olympic female sprinters Medallists at the 1982 Commonwealth Games