Andrew Ratcliffe (sprinter)

Andrew William Ratcliffe 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.

Athletics career

Active in the 1970s, Ratcliffe is an Old Boy of Scots College in Sydney and was a GPS record holder. He received coaching from Trinidad Olympic athlete Mike Agostini. In 1973, Ratcliffe represented Australia at the Pacific Conference Games in Toronto and the World University Games in Moscow. He was a 4x100 metres gold medalist at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games in Christchurch.