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Paul Ratcliffe (born 12 November 1973 in Salford) is a British slalom canoeist who competed from the early 1990s to the mid-2000s.
He came from Tyldesley, in Wigan, and trained with Manchester Canoe Club.
He attended the University of Nottingham.
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.