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.

Early life He came from Tyldesley, in Wigan, and trained with Manchester Canoe Club.

He attended the University of Nottingham.

Career Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won a silver medal in the K1 event in Sydney in 2000.

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 Total K1 11 2 1 14

SeasonDateVenuePositionEvent 1996 29 September 1996 Três Coroas 1st K1 1997 22 June 1997 Bourg St.-Maurice 1st K1 29 June 1997 Björbo 1st K11998 21 June 1998 Tacen1st K1 2 August 1998 Wausau 2nd K1 13 September 1998 La Seu d'Urgell 1st K11999 24 June 1999 Tacen 1st K1 15 August 1999 Bratislava 1st K1 3 October 1999 Penrith 1st K1 2000 30 April 2000 Penrith 1st K1 2 July 2000 Saint-Pé-de-Bigorre 1st K1 23 July 2000 Prague 1st K1 2003 6 July 2003 La Seu d'Urgell 2nd K1 31 July 2003 Bratislava 3rd K1