He also added two Scottish indoor titles in long jump. He finished fourth at the 2002, missing the bronze medal with a one centimetre margin. He also narrowly missed the qualification standards for the 1996 and 2004 Summer Olympics, although in the latter case he came close with a new Scottish record of 8.01 metres.
He lives in Bo"ness and his club was Sale Harriers.
He has also been based in Oslo, Norway. Ritchie is currently Scottish Athletics National Jumps and Combined Events Manager (September 2008).