Andrew Ratcliffe (sprinter) explained

Birth Name:Andrew William Ratcliffe
Birth Date:27 April 1955
Sport:Athletics
Event:Sprinting

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]

Notes and References

  1. News: Sprinter Expands Program . . 3 March 1974.
  2. News: Youngster Louis Stenmark attributes support of modelling twin brothers for breaking 40-year-old running record . . 19 May 2015.
  3. News: Emphasis On Fun For Little Aths . . 10 October 1974. 24.
  4. News: Schoolboy Makes Games Team . The Canberra Times. 27 March 1973 . 19.
  5. Web site: Andrew Ratcliffe Results . commonwealthgames.com.au . en-AU . 18 June 2020.