| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Andrew William Ratcliffe |
| Born | 27 April 1955 |
| Sport | |
| Country | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Sprinting |
Medal record | |
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Andrew William Ratcliffe (born 27 April 1955) is an Australian former athlete who competed as a sprinter. He was a four-time New South Wales state 100 metres champion and a Commonwealth Games gold medalist.[1]
Athletics career
Active in the 1970s, Ratcliffe is an Old Boy of Scots College in Sydney and was a GPS record holder.[2] He received coaching from Trinidad Olympic athlete Mike Agostini.[3] In 1973, Ratcliffe represented Australia at the Pacific Conference Games in Toronto and the World University Games in Moscow.[4] He was a 4x100 metres gold medalist at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games in Christchurch (teamed with Greg Lewis, Laurie D'Arcy and Graham Haskell).[5]
References
- ↑ "Sprinter Expands Program". The Sydney Morning Herald. 3 March 1974.
- ↑ "Youngster Louis Stenmark attributes support of modelling twin brothers for breaking 40-year-old running record". The Daily Telegraph. 19 May 2015.
- ↑ "Emphasis On Fun For Little Aths". The Australian Jewish Times. 10 October 1974. p. 24.
- ↑ "Schoolboy Makes Games Team". The Canberra Times. 27 March 1973. p. 19.
- ↑ "Andrew Ratcliffe Results". commonwealthgames.com.au. 18 June 2020.
External links
- Andrew Ratcliffe at World Athletics
- Andrew Ratcliffe at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
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