Andrew Ratcliffe (sprinter)
Australian sprinter
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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]