title: Mel Batty
text: # Mel Batty
  
  Melvyn 'Mel' Richard Batty (born 1940), is a male former athlete who competed for England.
  
  ## Athletics career
  
  He represented England in the 3,000m steeplechase, 6 miles and marathon at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, Western Australia.
  
  He was a member of the Thurrock Harriers Club, and was the British cross country champion.
  
  