Andrew Ratcliffe (sprinter)
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Andrew William Ratcliffe |
| Born | 27 April 1955 |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Australia |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Sprinting |
Medal record | |
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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ "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
[edit]Categories:
- 1955 births
- Living people
- Australian male sprinters
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Australia
- Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games
- Competitors at the 1973 Summer Universiade
- People educated at Scots College (Sydney)
- Medallists at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games