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

Boxing career

He represented

England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe b ...

and won a

gold medal A gold medal is a medal awarded for highest achievement in a non-military field. Its name derives from the use of at least a fraction of gold in form of plating or alloying in its manufacture. Since the eighteenth century, gold medals have bee ...

in the 67 Kg division at the

1950 British Empire Games The 1950 British Empire Games was the fourth staging of what is now called the Commonwealth Games. It was held in Auckland, New Zealand between 4 and 11 February 1950, after a 12-year gap from the third edition of the games. The main venue was ...

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, New Zealand. He was part of Royal Air Force and Bristol Boxing Clubs and fought in 51 professional bouts and won the 63rd

Amateur Boxing Association England Boxing, known until 2013 as the Amateur Boxing Association of England, is the Sports governing body, governing body of amateur boxing clubs in England. There are separate organisations for Scotland and Wales with boxing in Northern Irela ...

British welterweight title, when boxing for the Royal Air Force.

Personal life

He was in the Royal Air Force and his cousin was

Josser Watling John Daniel Watling (11 May 1925 – 3 June 2023), known as Josser Watling, was an English professional footballer who played in The Football League for Bristol Rovers between 1945 and 1963. Watling was a one-club man, whose only senior team ...

References

1930 births 1999 deaths English male boxers Boxers at the 1950 British Empire Games Commonwealth Games medallists in boxing Commonwealth Games gold medallists for England Welterweight boxers Medallists at the 1950 British Empire Games {{England-boxing-bio-stub