Andrew Ratcliffe (sprinter)

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]

Andrew Ratcliffe

Personal information
Birth name	Andrew William Ratcliffe
Born	(1955-04-27) 27 April 1955 (age 70)
Sport
Country	Australia
Sport	Athletics
Event	Sprinting
Medal record British Commonwealth Games 1974 Christchurch 4x100 metres

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]