Andrew Ratcliffe (sprinter)

Andrew Ratcliffe

Personal information
Born	Andrew William Ratcliffe (1955-04-27) 27 April 1955 (age 70)
Sport
Country	Australia
Sport	Athletics
Event	Sprinting
Medal record British Commonwealth Games 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.

External links

• Andrew Rathcliffe at World Athletics
• Andrew William Ratcliffe at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
• Andrew Ratcliffe at Commonwealth Games Australia