Ryan Scott (born 22 February 1987 in

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) is an English sprint runner from

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who competes in the

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. His first international appearances for

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came in 2007. He ran in the

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at the 2007 European Athletics Indoor Championships, but was disqualified in the final while his running mates

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and

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took gold and silver. In the summer he entered the 100 m at the

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and recorded a personal best of 10.28 seconds in the heats. He did not make the final, however, as he was fifth in the semis. In 2008 he set two new personal bests, running 6.59 seconds over 60 m and recording a mark of 10.20 seconds for the 100 m. He was selected as a relay

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runner for the

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and he started off the British team (including Toby Sandeman, Rion Pierre and Leevan Yearwood) which went on to secure the

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. He won a gold medal in the

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in the

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race held in

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in October 2010. It was first senior international medal. He competes domestically for Newham and Essex.Athletics Team for Commonwealth Games in Delhi by event
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* Living people 1987 births English male sprinters British male sprinters Commonwealth Games gold medallists for England Athletes (track and field) at the 2010 Commonwealth Games Black British sportsmen Athletes from Bristol Medallists at the 2010 Commonwealth Games 21st-century English sportsmen Commonwealth Games gold medallists in athletics {{England-sprint-athletics-bio-stub