Paul Ratcliffe

Paul Ratcliffe (born 12 November 1973 in Salford) is a British slalom canoeist who competed from the early 1990s to the mid-2000s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won a silver medal in the K1 event in Sydney in 2000.[1]

Paul Ratcliffe
Medal record
Men's canoe slalom
Representing  Great Britain
Olympic Games
2000 SydneyK1
World Championships
1997 Três CoroasK1 team
1997 Três CoroasK1
1999 La Seu d'UrgellK1
European Championships
1998 Roudnice nad LabemK1
2002 BratislavaK1

Ratcliffe also won three medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with a gold (K1 team: 1997) and two bronzes (K1: 1997, 1999).

He won overall World Cup title in K1 in three consecutive seasons between 1998 and 2000. He is also a two-time European Champion.

World Cup individual podiums

Season Date Venue Position Event
199629 Sep 1996Três Coroas1stK1
199722 Jun 1997Bourg St.-Maurice1stK1
29 Jun 1997Björbo1stK1
199821 Jun 1998Tacen1stK1
2 Aug 1998Wausau2ndK1
13 Sep 1998La Seu d'Urgell1stK1
199924 Jun 1999Tacen1stK1
15 Aug 1999Bratislava1stK1
3 Oct 1999Penrith1stK1
200030 Apr 2000Penrith1stK1
2 Jul 2000Saint-Pé-de-Bigorre1stK1
23 Jul 2000Prague1stK1
20036 Jul 2003La Seu d'Urgell2ndK1
31 Jul 2003Bratislava3rdK1

References

  1. "Profile". CanoeSlalom.net. Retrieved 10 September 2017.


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