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Terry Ratcliffe

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Terry Ratcliffe
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born(1930-08-19)19 August 1930
Bristol, England
Died21 June 1999(1999-06-21) (aged 68)
Medal record
Boxing
Representing  England
British Empire Games
Gold medal – first place 1950 Auckland 67kg

Terence Samuel T Ratcliffe (1930-1999) was a male boxer who competed for England.[1]

Boxing career

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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]

Personal life

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He was in the Royal Air Force and his cousin was Josser Watling.

References

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  1. ^ "Profile". Box Rec.
  2. ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  3. ^ "1950 Athletes". Team England.
  4. ^ "Terry Ratcliffe (Bristol)". Boxing History.
  5. ^ "63rd National Elite Championships". England Boxing.
  6. ^ "Ratcliffe wins ABA title". Western Daily Press. 22 April 1950. Retrieved 8 January 2022 – via British Newspaper Archive.