 Harry Ryan (left) and Thomas Lance at the 1920 Olympics | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Harry Edgar Ryan | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1893-11-21)21 November 1893 St Pancras, London, England | |||||||||||||||||
| Died | 14 April 1961(1961-04-14) (aged 67) Ealing, London, England | |||||||||||||||||
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| Discipline | Track | |||||||||||||||||
| Role | Rider | |||||||||||||||||
| Rider type | Tandem and sprint | |||||||||||||||||
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Harry Edgar Ryan (21 November 1893 – 14 April 1961) was a British track cycling racer. Ryan came second in the world amateur sprint championship in 1913. He competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics and won the tandem competition with Thomas Lance, as well as a bronze medal in the sprint.
Ryan lived at 312 Euston Road, St Pancras, London in 1901. His father was a cutler, toolmaker and shopkeeper of Buck & Ryan. After retiring from competitions, Ryan converted Buck & Ryan into a successful concern. He also became a prominent cycling administrator, supervising most of the major competitions in Europe.
References
- England & Wales Birth Index, Jan/Mar quarter 1894, Harry Edgar Ryan, Pancras registration district, volume 1b, page 1
- 1901 Census – 312 Euston Road, St Pancras, London, RG 13/130, page 4 & 5 of 62
- England & Wales Death Index, Apr/May quarter 1961, Harry E. Ryan, aged 67, Ealing registration district, volume 5e, page 159
- "Harry Ryan". Olympedia. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
- "Track Cycling World Championships – Men: Sprint". Sports123.com. Archived from the original on 5 November 2011. Retrieved 17 December 2007.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Harry Ryan". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 24 December 2013. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
External links
- Harry Edgar Ryan at Cycling Archives (archived)
- Harry Edgar Ryan at Olympics.com
- Harry Ryan at Team GB
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