Andrew Ratcliffe (sprinter)

Andrew Ratcliffe
Personal information
BornAndrew William Ratcliffe
(1955-04-27) 27 April 1955 (age 71)
Sport
Country Australia
SportAthletics
Event
Sprinting
Medal record
British Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 1974 Christchurch 4x100 metres

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

  1. ^ "Sprinter Expands Program". The Sydney Morning Herald. 3 March 1974.
  2. ^ "Youngster Louis Stenmark attributes support of modelling twin brothers for breaking 40-year-old running record". The Daily Telegraph. 19 May 2015.
  3. ^ "Emphasis On Fun For Little Aths". The Australian Jewish Times. 10 October 1974. p. 24.
  4. ^ "Schoolboy Makes Games Team". The Canberra Times. 27 March 1973. p. 19.
  5. ^ "Andrew Ratcliffe Results". commonwealthgames.com.au. 18 June 2020.

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