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| Born | 19 August 1930 Bristol, England | |||||||||||||
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Terence Samuel T Ratcliffe (1930-1999) was a male boxer who competed for England. [1]
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| Born | 19 August 1930 Bristol, England | |||||||||||||
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Terence Samuel T Ratcliffe (1930-1999) was a male boxer who competed for England. [1]
He represented England and won a gold medal in the 67 Kg division at the 1950 British Empire Games in Auckland, New Zealand. [2] [3]
He was part of Royal Air Force and Bristol Boxing Clubs and fought in 51 professional bouts [4] and won the 63rd Amateur Boxing Association British welterweight title, when boxing for the Royal Air Force. [5] [6]
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